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Eric N. Waltenburg

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1994
Judicial and Constitutional StudiesEuropean and International Law StudiesElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationLegal and Constitutional StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics

Publications

54

Citations

621

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1994

Research summary
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Eric N. Waltenburg studies courts and judicial politics, with particular attention to the U.S. Supreme Court and state supreme courts. His work examines topics such as public support for courts, judicial diversity and representation, campaign finance in judicial elections, and how judges are selected and perceived. This research would suit students interested in how law, politics, and public opinion intersect within the American judicial system.

Judicial politics and Supreme Court decision-makingDiversity and representation on the benchPublic opinion and legitimacy of courtsJudicial selection and campaign financeState supreme courts and elections

Publication output rose to a peak around 2020-2021 before declining, with sporadic activity (including a gap in 2023) in recent years, averaging about one publication per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 3 publications202021: 4 publications4212022: 2 publications22232024: 1 publication242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Justice System Journal×3
  • Politics Groups and Identities×1
  • Du Bois Review Social Science Research on Race×1
  • Oxford University Press eBooks×1
  • American Politics Research×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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