JOEL M. OSTROW

Department of Political Science

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL 60532

jostrow@ben.edu

ACADEMIC TRAINING:

University of California at Berkeley, Ph.D., Political Science, May 1997

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S., Political Science, February 1990

Wesleyan University, B.A., Government, May 1987, graduated with Honors

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Assistant Professor, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL, 1999 - present

Visiting Assistant Professor, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1998-88

Visiting Assistant Professor, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA, 1997-98

Visiting Instructor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 1996-97

THESES:

Ph.D. Institutional Design and Legislative Behavior: A Comparative Institutional Analysis of Post-Soviet Legislatures in Russia and Estonia

Professor George Breslauer, Chair; Nelson Polsby; and Glenn Carroll

M.S. Legal Reform in the Soviet Union and the Law on the Press: Sources, Process, Prospects

MAJOR GRADUATE FIELDS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE:

Comparative Politics

Soviet and East European Politics

International Relations

PREPARED TO TEACH COURSES IN:

Russian/Post-Soviet/East European Politics

Democracy and Democratization

Comparative Foreign Policy

Nationalism

Comparative Political Institutions (including legislatures and parties)

The Experience of War

Comparative Politics

International Relations

LANGUAGE: Russian (fluent reading, speaking, and writing)

PUBLICATIONS:

Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures: A Theory of Institutional Design and Political Conflict. Ohio State University Press. 2000.

"How Institutions Impede Rational Budgeting: Unlinked Dual-Channels and Budget Irrationality in Russia." Journal of Public Budgeting and Financial Management. Vol. 13, No. 1, Spring 2001.

"Glasnost Gutted the Party, Democratization Doomed the State," in Mark Kramer, ed., The Collapse of the Soviet Union. Westview Press. 2000.

"Procedural Breakdown and Deadlock in the Russian State Duma: The problems of an unlinked, dual-channel institutional design." Europe-Asia Studies. Vol. 50 No. 5, July 1998.

"The Press and the Campaign: Comprehensive but Fragmented Coverage" in Timothy J. Colton and Jerry F. Hough (eds.), Growing Pains: Russian Democracy and the Elections of 1993. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution. 1998.

"Revolution from Above." Book Review. Europe-Asia Studies. vol. 48 no. 8. December 1997.

"Institutional Design and Legislative Conflict: The Russian Supreme Soviet -- A Well-Oiled Machine, Out of Control." Communist and Post-Communist Studies. vol. 29 no. 4, December 1996.

"Duma and Federation Council Survey." Roper Starch Worldwide, Inc. June 1996.

Accredited Moscow Foreign Correspondent for Crain's Communications and Advertising Age. Parliamentary correspondent for Moscow-based English newspaper. March 1990 - July 1991.

"Parliamentary Staffers." Moscow Magazine. January 1991.

"Naval Officers Urge Economizing Measures." Soviet Defense Notes. July 1989.

"Soviets Look at Capabilities of New `Sea Wolf' Submarine." Soviet Defense Notes. June 1989.

"Spare Parts Shortages Tie Down Soviet Fleet." Soviet Defense Notes. May 1989.

CONFERENCE PAPERS:

"Legislative-Executive Relations in Russia Under the New Regime: The Stability of Instability." American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. August 2000.

"Institutional Design and Political Breakdown in Russia." American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies Convention, St. Louis, MO. November 1999.

"Politics, Legislatures and Parties." Panel Chair and Discussant. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. April 1999.

"Institutional Design and Deadlock in Russian Politics." ISA/Midwest Annual Meeting, Nov., 1998.

"Post-Communist Parties in Comparative Perspective." Panel Chair and Discussant, ISA/Midwest Annual Meeting, November 1998.

"A Comparative Institutional Analysis of Post-Soviet Legislatures." American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. August 1997.

"Institutional Design and Legislative Behavior in Post-Soviet Legislatures." Southwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. March 1997.

"Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures." Georgia Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Savannah, GA. February 1997.

"The Russian Supreme Soviet: A Well-Oiled Machine." American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies Convention, Washington, D.C., October 1995.

"Legislatures in the Policy Process in Russia, Estonia and Ukraine." Social Science Research Council Workshop for Post-Soviet Domestic Politics, Toronto. June 1993.

FIELD WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Moscow, Summer 2000. Conducted extensive interviews with current and former legislators, members of government, and presidential advisors on legislative-executive relations and the decision-making process under the Yeltsin and Putin regimes.

Moscow, August 1993 - January 1995. Participant observation in Russian State Duma Budget Committee. Library research on the Russian Supreme Soviet budget process. Conducted extensive interviews with current and former Russian legislators and government officials.

Estonia, January - December 1994. Research on Estonian Parliament. Conducted in-depth interviews with Estonian MPs and government officials.

Moscow, October-December 1993. Election observer, participant in Harvard Russian Election Study.

Research Fellow: Roper Starch Worldwide, Inc. and the Center for Applied Political Research, Moscow, 1993-1994, 1990-1991. Researched legislative activity in USSR and Russia. Developed extensive database and statistical package on legislative roll-call votes.

Research Assistant to Professor Gail Lapidus: University of California at Berkeley, 1992-1993. Research on ethnic and nationalist tensions, national sovereignty movements, and federalism.

Visiting Fellow: Institute of State and Law, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, April - July, 1990. Research on Soviet legal reform, emphasis on human rights and economic legislation. Systematic analysis of major Soviet daily and periodic press on Soviet domestic political reform.

Moscow, Summer 1989: Researched, interviewed experts and legislators on USSR Press Law.

Staff Assistant: Senator William Proxmire, United States Senate, Washington, D.C., Spring 1988. Assistant to Legislative Aide for Foreign Policy and Defense.

Research Intern: Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, D.C., Fall 1987. Research on issues of verification of nuclear arms control treaties.

Research Intern: The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., Summer 1985. Researched, wrote and edited manuscripts on education, constitutional reform, and bureaucratic politics.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 1999-2000

International Relations

International Political Economy

The Experience of War

International Organization/UN

Democracy and Democratization

Global Affairs

Principles of Politics

Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1998-99

Democracy and Democratization. Graduate and Undergraduate sections.

International Relations. Three sections.

War, Peace and Politics.

Problems of Postcommunist Transformation.

LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA 1997-98

International Relations Theory. Two sections.

Global Affairs. Introductory international studies course.

Problems of Postcommunist Transformation.

Introduction to American Government. Two sections.

Introduction to Political Science.

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 1996-97

Problems of Postcommunist Transformation. Graduate and Undergraduate sections.

Global Affairs. Four sections.

University of California at Berkeley, Graduate Student Instructor 1992, 1995

Comparative Political Parties and Party Systems.

Introduction to Soviet Politics.

GRANTS AND AWARDS:

International Research and Exchanges Board Summer Travel Grant, Summer 2000

Professional Development Summer Research Award, Benedictine University, Summer 2000

Dissertation Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley, 1995-96

Dissertation Research Fellowship, Berkeley-Stanford Program in Post-Soviet Studies, 1993-94

Participant, Russian Election Study, Russian Research Center, Harvard University, 1993

Graduate Training Fellowship, Berkeley-Stanford Program in Soviet Studies, 1991-92

Department Honors, Wesleyan University, Department of Government, 1987

PUBLIC OUTREACH:

Television Appearances

March 28, 2000 -- WTTW's Chicago Tonight: Participant in international roundtable on the Russian Presidential election, the Clinton Administration's foreign policy legacy, the India-Pakistan crisis, and Middle East Peace.

January 3, 2000 -- WTTW's Chicago Tonight: Participated in international roundtable discussion on political events in Russia, including President Yeltsin's resignation and the war in Chechnya; Israel-Syria peace negotiations, and the India-Pakistan crisis.

September 1, 1998 -- CLTV News: Discussed the growing economic and political crisis in Russia, and President Yeltsin's relations with the legislature, and the progress of democracy more generally.

August 29, 1998 -- WMAQ-TV Morning News: Discussed political events in Russia, changes in the government, and President Yeltsin's tenure in office.

August 24, 1998 -- WGN Morning News: Discussed Government reshuffle in Russia, the severity of the economic and political crisis, and President Yeltsin's power in office.

Radio Appearances

March 25-28, 2000: Commentary on WMAQ-AM670 and WBBM-AM780, discussing presidential elections in Russia, the war in Chechnya and the prospects for democracy in Russia.

March 10-15, 1999: Appearances on WMAQ-AM670 discussing government reshuffle in Russia and the general political and economic situation in Russia.

August 24-September 1, 1998: Appearances on WBBM-AM780, WMAQ-AM670, discussing political events and the economic crisis in Russia.