David Vogler
Professor of Political Science
Office: Knapton 205
Phone: 508-286-3684
Email: dvogler@wheatoncollege.edu
Department(s) and Program(s)
Degrees
Ph.D., University of North Carolina
A.B., University of Florida
Main Interests
American Politics: Constitutional Law, Judicial Politics, Presidency.
Italian Politics: citizenship, participation, quality of life issues.
Research Interests
Alexis de Tocqueville in Italy
Comparative quality of life: Italy and the United States
Teaching Interests
Constitutional law, judicial politics, American presidency, senior seminar in American politics, First Year Seminar
Other Interests
local politics: Two terms in elected office as Town Selectman, served on Town Finance Committee, Conservation Committee, By-Law Review Committee, Beach Committee.
Italian politics, society, language - studied in Florence,Rome, Todi, 1996-2002
Student Projects
Wheaton Research Project - student research on Tocqueville in Italy.
Selected Publications, Creative Work or Performances
books:
The Politics of Congress, 6th edition.
co-author, Governing America
co-author, Congress and Democracy.
co-author, Power, Policy and Particiption
The Third House: Conference Committees in Congress
articles:
articles on congressional politics and public policy in political science journals
guidelines on civic education in Civitas - Center for Civic Education