Chris W. Bonneau is professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh, co-founder of the Pitt Prison Education Project, and served as President of the University Senate from 2018-2021. Chris currently serves as Interim Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. He received his BA from Valparaiso University, an MA from Ball State University, and an MA and PhD from Michigan State University. Chris has authored 3 books, edited 2 others, and published numerous scholarly articles and chapters on judicial politics, specifically the politics of state judicial selection. He is a frequent speaker before academics, attorneys, bar associations, and policymakers.
Courses
- Mass Incarceration (Inside-Out)
- The Supreme Court (Inside-Out)
- American Political Process
- American Politics Through Film
- Sports and Politics
Education & Training
- PhD, Michigan State University, 2002
Representative Publications
Bonneau, Chris W. and Jordan M. Fields. 2024.“Tearing Down Walls: Teaching Political Science in Prison.” In Civic Pedagogies: Teaching Civic Engagement in an Era of Divisive Politics. edited by Lauren Bell, Allison Rank, and Carah Ong Whaley. New York: Palgrave.
Bonneau, Chris W. and Kristin Kanthak. 2021. “Desk Rejecting ‘Against Desk Rejects!’.” PS: Political Science and Politics 54: 690-693.
Bonneau, Chris W., Kristin Kanthak, Amanda Leifson, and Shane M. Redman. 2021. “The Review Process and the Citation Gap: The Role of the Editor’s Nudge.” Journal of Politics 83: 772-776.
Bonneau, Chris W. and Kristin Kanthak. 2020. “‘Stronger Together’: Political Ambition and the Presentation of Women Running for Office.” Politics, Groups, and Identities 8: 576-594.
Bonneau, Chris W. and Kristin Kanthak. N.d. "Desk Rejecting 'Against Desk Rejects!''' PS: Political Science and Politics. Forthcoming.
Bonneau, Chris W., Kristin Kanthak, Amanda Leifson, and Shane M. Redman. 2021. "The Review Process and the Citation Gap: The Role of the Editor's Nudge.'' Journal of Politics. Forthcoming.
Bonneau, Chris W. and Kristin Kanthak. 2020. "'Stronger Together': Political Ambition and the Presentation of Women Running for Office.'' Politics, Groups, and Identities 8 (3): 576-594.
Bonneau, Chris W., Jarrod Kelly, Kira Pronin, Shane Redman, and Matthew Zarit. 2017. “Evaluating the Effects of Multiple Opinion Rationales on Supreme Court Legitimacy.” American Politics Research 45 (May): 335-365.
Bonneau, Chris W. and Melinda Gann Hall. 2016. Judicial Elections in the 21st Century. New York: Routledge.
Bonneau, Chris W. and Damon M. Cann. 2015. Voters’ Verdicts: Citizens, Campaigns, and Institutions in State Supreme Court Elections. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press.
Bonneau, Chris W. and Damon Cann. 2015. “Party Identification and Vote Choice in Partisan and Nonpartisan Judicial Elections.” Political Behavior 37 (March): 43-66.
Bartels, Brandon L. and Chris W. Bonneau. 2015. Making Law and Courts Research Relevant: The Normative Implications of Empirical Research. New York: Routledge.
Research Interests
- Judicial Politics
- State Politics
- Elections
