Political Science
R. Brian Law
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
Department of Political Science
Reed College
3203 SE Woodstock Blvd
Portland, OR 97202-8199, USA
Office: Eliot 110A
Phone: (503) 517-7321
Email: blaw@reed.edu
B.A. 1999, Economics, Pomona College, expected Ph.D. 2012, Political Science, UCLA. Reed College 2011–.
Brian Law researches American institutional politics using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Specifically, he analyzes the evolving system of checks and balances between Congress and the Presidency, and the rise of direct presidential policymaking through executive orders. He has published work in Legislative Studies Quarterly and in the edited volume "Why Not Parties?".