Dr. Gary Wekkin

Research Topics:

Dr. Wekkin's current research topics include American presidency & first ladies; party identification & political independence; primary election voting behavior; voter turnout; party organizational strength; Arkansas politics.

Bullock, Charles S. III, Michael Maggiotto, and Gary D. Wekkin. Politics in the American Democracy. Ft. Worth, TX: Harcourt, Inc. (forthcoming).

Wekkin, Gary D. and Donald E. Whistler. "History, Political Culture, and Constitutional Reform in Arkansas," In Arkansas Politics and Government, 2nd edition, Richard Wang and Janine Perry, editors. (forthcoming).

Wekkin, Gary D. and Andrew Dowdle. 2006. "Arkansas: The Post-2000 Elections: Continued GOP Growth or a Party that Has Peaked?" In The New Politics of the Old South, 3rd edition, Charles S. Bullock III and Mark J. Rozell, editors. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 213-236.

Wekkin, Gary D. 2005. "The 'Blame Game': What Went Wrong with Health Care Reform." White House Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 54-63.

Wekkin, Gary D. and Donald E. Whistler. 2003. "Religion and Politics Among Southern High School Seniors: A Gender and Race Analysis." Journal of Southern Religion, Vol. 6 (October).

Wekkin, Gary D. 2002. "Arkansas: Electoral Competition and Reapportionment in the 'Land of Opportunity'," In The New Politics of the Old South, 2nd Edition, Charles S. Bullock, III and Mark J. Rozell, editors. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 195-222.

Wekkin, Gary D. and Donald E. Whistler. 2001. "History, Political Culture, and Constitutional Reform in Arkansas."  Midsouth Political Science Review, Vol. 5: pp. 21-38.

Wekkin, Gary D. 2000. "Role Constraints and First Ladies." Social Science Journal, Vol.37: pp. 600-610.

Maggiotto, Michael and Gary D. Wekkin. 2000. Partisan Linkages in Southern Politics: Elites, Identifiers, and Voters. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press.