Research

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.

Selected Publications

Please also see Kenneth Lowande’s Curriculum Vitae (CV).

Forthcoming. “Congressional Oversight Revisited: Politics and Procedure in Agency Rulemaking,” The Journal of Politics. (with Rachel Potter) 

Forthcoming. “Bureaucratic Responsiveness to LGBT Americans,” American Journal of Political Science. (with Andrew Proctor) 

Lowande, K., Ritchie, M. and Lauterbach, E. (2019), Descriptive and Substantive Representation in Congress: Evidence from 80,000 Congressional Inquiries. American Journal of Political Science, 63: 644-659. doi:10.1111/ajps.12443

Kenneth Lowande, “Politicization and Responsiveness in Executive Agencies,” The Journal of Politics 81, no. 1 (January 2019): 33-48.

Lowande, K. (2018). Who Polices the Administrative State? American Political Science Review, 112(4), 874-890. doi:10.1017/S0003055418000497

Kenneth Lowande, Delegation or Unilateral Action?, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Volume 34, Issue 1, March 2018, Pages 54–78, https://doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewy001

News

Kenneth Lowande receives APSA Founders Award
Kenny Lowande wins two MPSA awards