Kenneth Scott Lowande
BIO
Kenneth Lowande is an associate professor of political science at the University of Michigan, with a courtesy appointment at the Ford School, and a faculty associate of the Center for Political Studies. Lowande studies American political institutions and policymaking. He has published research on congressional oversight, presidential power, and policy implementation. His most recent policy work concerns the use of military surplus by local law enforcement. Lowande previously held research fellowships at Washington University in St. Louis and the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at Princeton University. In October 2024, his book False Front: The Failed Promise of Presidential Power will be published by the University of Chicago Press.
- Eldes, Ayse, Christian James Fong, Kenneth Scott Lowande. 2025. Does Ambition Counteract Ambition?.
- Lowande, Kenneth Scott. 2019. Politicization and Responsiveness in Executive Agencies. The Journal of Politics 81(1):33-48.
- Lowande, Kenneth Scott, Ritchie, Melinda , Lauterbach, Erinn . 2019. Descriptive and Substantive Representation in Congress: Evidence from 80,000 Congressional Inquiries. American Journal of Political Science 63(3):644-659.
- Lowande, Kenneth Scott. 2018. Who Polices the Administrative State?. American Political Science Review 112(4):874-890.
- Lowande, Kenneth Scott, Clarke, Andrew J, Gray, Thomas R. 2018. Causal Inference from Pivotal Politics Theories. The Journal of Politics 80(3):1082-1087.
- Lowande, Kenneth Scott, Jenkins, Jeffery A, Clarke, Andrew J. 2018. Presidential Particularism and US Trade Politics*. Political Science Research and Methods 6(2):265-281.
- Lowande, Kenneth Scott. 2018. Delegation or Unilateral Action?. The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 34(1):54-78.
- Lowande, Kenneth Scott, Gray, Thomas . 2017. Public Perception of the Presidential Toolkit. Presidential Studies Quarterly 47(3):432-447.
- Lowande, Kenneth Scott, Clarke, Andrew J, Jenkins, Jeffery A. 2017. Tariff politics and congressional elections: exploring the Cannon Thesis. Journal of Theoretical Politics 29(3):382-414.
- Lowande, Kenneth Scott, Peck, Justin . 2017. Congressional Investigations and the Electoral Connection. The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 33(1):1-27.
