Prof. Donald Zinman

 

Contact
Donald Zinman, Ph.D. (University of Texas-Austin)
1127 AuSable Hall
Grand Valley State University
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401
            (616) 331-8714      
zinmand@gvsu.edu

Fields: American politics, presidency, parties, elections

Courses Taught:

PLS 102- Intro to American Government and Politics

PLS 206- Constitutional Foundations

PLS 300- Political Analysis

PLS 304- Political Parties and Interest Groups

PLS 305- Congress and the Presidency

PLS 341- Voting and Elections

PLS 380- Special Topics (American Political Development)

 

Selected publications:

 

"The Heir Apparent Presidency of James Madison", Presidential Studies Quarterly, forthcoming in 2011.

"Ulysses S. Grant", chapter in Chronology of the Presidency, Matthew Manweller, ed., forthcoming in 2011.

"Martin Van Buren", chapter in Chronology of the Presidency, Matthew Manweller, ed., forthcoming in 2011.

“Passing the Torch Through Political Time:  Heir Apparent Presidents and the Governing Party”, White House Studies, Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 51-65. 

 

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