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Charles Tien

Charles Tien

Professor
Areas of Specialization
American Politics; Congress; Race and Ethnicity; Quantitative Research Methods

Charles Tien is a professor in the Department of Political Science and the director of the Asian American Studies Program. He specializes in American Politics, Congress, Race and Ethnicity, and Quantitative Research Methods.

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Charles Tien is the Director of the Asian American Studies Center and Program, as well as a professor of Political Science at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY. He has served as department chair, was selected to be a Fulbright Scholar in American Politics at Renmin University in Beijing, China, and worked as a congressional staffer on Capitol Hill. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on American politics, women and minorities in politics, voting and elections, American foreign policy, research methods, and polling. He has published over 30 scholarly articles, most recently in Presidential Studies Quarterly, and International Journal of Forecasting.

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., University of Iowa
  • B.A., University of Michigan

Areas of Specialization

  • American Politics
  • Congress
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Quantitative Research Methods

Courses

  • POLSC 11000: American Government: A Historical Introduction
  • POLSC 20600: Research Design in Political Science
  • POLSC 23500: The American Congress
  • POLSC 31773: Minority Politics and Representation

Selected Publications

  • “The 2016 Models: Plea for Theory and Lead.” PS: Political Science and Politics 50: 333-334. (2017) with Michael S. Lewis-Beck.
  • Michael S. Lewis-Beck and Charles Tien. 2016. “Election Forecasting: The Long View.” Oxford Handbooks Online. (2016) with Michael S. Lewis-Beck. March 15, 2016. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935307.013.92
  • “Proxy Models and Nowcasting: US Presidential Elections in the Future.” Presidential Studies Quarterly 44: 506-521. (2014) with Michael S. Lewis-Beck.
  • “Proxy Forecasts: A Working Strategy.” PS: Political Science and Politics 46: 39-40. (2013) with Michael S. Lewis-Beck.
  • “Election Forecasting for Turbulent Times." 2012 PS: Political Science and Politics 45: 625-629. (2012) with Michael S. Lewis- Beck.
  • “Obama and 2012: Still a Racial Cost to Pay.” PS: Political Science and Politics
    45: 591-595 with Richard Nadeau and Michael S. Lewis-Beck.
  • “Japanese Election Forecasting: Classic Tests of a Hard Case." 2012 International Journal of Forecasting 28:797-803 with Michael S. Lewis- Beck.
  • “Racial Voting in 2012?” In Model Politics. May 2, 2012. http://today.yougov.com/news/categories/model-politics/ (May 2, 2012) with Richard Nadeau and Michael S. Lewis-Beck
  • “Nowcasting” the 2012 US Presidential Elections. In the Monkey Cage. http://themonkeycage.org. (December 15, 2011 and updates on January 6, 2012, Febuary 3, 2013, March 1, 2012, July 12, 2012, August 10, 2012, September 18, 2012). With Michael S. Lewis-Beck
  • "The Influence of African American Members on Congress: A Content Analysis of Civil Rights Debates," Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race 5(1): 115-35 (2008) with Dena Levy.
  • "The Job of President and the Jobs Model Forecast: Obama for '08?," in PS: Political Science and Politics 41: 687-90 (2008) with Michael S. Lewis-Beck.
  • "Forecasting Presidential Elections: When to Change the Model?," in International Journal of Forecasting 24 (2): 227-36 (2008) with Michael S. Lewis-Beck.
  • “The China Threat, National Missile Defense and American Public Opinion.” Defense Analysis 19:35-54 (2003) with James Nathan.
  • “Presidential Election Forecasting: The Bush-Gore Draw.” Research in Political Sociology; Sociological Views on Political Participation in the 21st Century 10: 173-187 (2002) with Michael S. Lewis-Beck.
  • “Representation, Voluntary Retirement, and Shirking in the Last Term.” Public Choice 106:117-130 (2001).
  • “Do Differences Matter? The Impact of Women in Congress.” Women and Politics 23:105-127 (2001) with Dena Levy and Rachelle Aved.

Office Hours

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Tuesday 2 pm – 3 pm HW 1719 and by appointment on Zoom

Contact Details

Charles Tien

Political Science
68th Street West 1719
(212) 772-5494
ctien@hunter.cuny.edu

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