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Scott Althaus is a professor of political science and of communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the director of the Cline Center for Advanced Social Research at the University. [1] [2]
Althaus completed his doctoral work in political science at Northwestern University. After that, he joined UIUC in 1996 and has stayed there ever since. [1]
Althaus serves on the editorial boards of Critical Review , Human Communication Research , Journal of Communication , Political Communication , and Public Opinion Quarterly . His research has appeared in the American Political Science Review , the American Journal of Political Science , Communication Research , Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly , Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media , Journal of Conflict Resolution , Journal of Politics , Public Opinion Quarterly , and Political Communication . [1]
Althaus authored a book on the political uses of opinion surveys in democratic societies titled Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics: Opinion Surveys and the Will of the People. [3]
Althaus has been cited and quoted on matters related to foreign policy and war in the New York Times [4] and the Washington Post . [5] [6]