Chad L Westerland

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• Westerland, C. L. (2017).

  The Strategic Analysis of Judicial Behavior and the Separation of Powers

  . doi:10.1093/OXFORDHB/9780199579891.013.4
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Chapters

• Westerland, C. L. (2024). Measuring Ideology. In Research Handbook of Judicial Politics. Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Westerland, C. L. (2017). Strategic Analysis and Judicial Decision Making. In Oxford Handbook of US Judicial Behavior. Oxford.
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  Book has release date of Aug 2017.

Journals/Publications

• Schuler, P., & Westerland, C. (2022). Reconsidering the Rubber Stamp Thesis: A Consolidation Theory of Oil Expropriations and Legislatures in Party-based Autocracies. Studies in Comparative International Development, 57(2). doi:10.1007/s12116-022-09354-z
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  Growing conventional wisdom suggests that authoritarian legislatures prevent oil nationalizations in party-based regimes. However, country scholars and media outlets remain skeptical. We develop a theory aligning with the skeptics. We argue that oil expropriations and legislative closures are endogenous to the process of the consolidation of party-based autocracies. New authoritarian parties close legislatures when they seize power and do not reopen them until they can ensure their dominance of the new legislature, a process abetted by oil expropriations. We test the argument using recently developed cross-case comparative Bayesian qualitative techniques. Evidence shows support for our theory. Our findings suggest that authoritarian legislatures are less constraining in terms of oil nationalizations than new conventional wisdom suggests. Additionally, our evidence points to a different interpretation of the role legislatures play in the evolution of authoritarian regimes.
• Westerland, C. L., Epstein, L., Segal, J., Cameron, C., & Comparato, S. (2009). Strategic Defiance in the US Courts of Appeals. American Journal of Political Science.
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  This article examines how US Courts of Appeals respond to Supreme Court precedents.;Your Role: Lead author;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Other faculty members at other institutions;
• Westerland, C. L., Jones, B., Branton, R., & Cassesse, E. (2010). All Along the Watchtower: Acculturation, Fear, Anti-Latino Affect, and Immigration. Journal of Politics.
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• Westerland, C. L., Jones, B., Cassese, E., & Branton, R. (2011). All Along the Watchtower: Acculturation Fear, Anti-Latino Affect, and Immigration. Journal of Politics.
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  ;Your Role: author;Full Citation: Branton, Regina, Erin Cassese, Bradford Jones, and Chad Westerland. 2011. All Along the Watchtower: Acculturation Fear, Anti-Latino Affect, and Immigration. Journal of Politics. 73: 664-679.;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: collaborative with non-UA faculty;
• Westerland, C. L., Segal, J., & Lindquist, S. (2011). Congress, the Supreme Court, and Judicial Review. American Journal of Political Science.
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  ;Full Citation: Segal, Jeffrey A., Chad Westerland, and Stefanie Lindquist. 2011. Congress, the Supreme Court and Judicial Review. American Journal of Political Science. 55: 89-104.;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: collaborative with non-UA faculty;
• Westerland, C. L., Epstein, L., Segal, J., Cameron, C., & Comparato, S. (2010). Strategic Defiance in the US Courts of Appeals. American Journal of Political Science.
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  ;Your Role: Lead author;Full Citation: Westerland, Chad, Lee Epstein, Jeffrey A. Segal, Charles Cameron, and Scott Comparato. 2010. “Strategic Defiance and Compliance in the U.S. Courts of Appeals.” American Journal of Political Science. 54: 891-905.;

Presentations

• Schuler, P. J., & Westerland, C. L. (2018, August). Reconsidering the Rubber Stamp Thesis: A Consolidation Theory of Expropriations and Legislatures in Party-based Autocracies. APSA.
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  Paper presented at 2018 APSA - subsequently nominated for best mixed methods paper presented at the conference
• Westerland, C. L., & Lopez, E. (2012, 2012-04-01). In Whose Interest? Examining Latino Judges Decision Making on US Courts of Appeals. MPSA. Chicago.
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  ;Collaborative with graduate student: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
• Westerland, C. L. (2011, 2011-02-01). Consquences of Immigration Reform. University of Arizona - Sociology.
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  ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;