Dr. Joseph A. Pika
James R. Soles Professor and Associate Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
4 Kent Way
Phone: (302) 831-2793
jpika@udel.edu
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Joseph A. Pika, PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979) joined the Department in 1981. He specializes in American Government with an emphasis on the presidency, political leadership, education policy and Delaware politics. Professor Pika is currently conducting research on several aspects of federal and state education policy. He also has ongoing research interests in political leadership, White House staffing and Delaware politics. From 1997 to 2005 Professor Pika served on the Delaware State Board of Education. He currently serves as Director of the Center for Secondary Teacher Education and Associate Dean for Social Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at UD.
Recent Publications:
"The White House Office of Public Liaison," The White House Transition Project/Reports
Confrontation and Compromise: Presidential and Congressional Leadership, 2001-2006. With Jason D. Mycoff. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.
The Politics of the Presidency, revised 6th edition. With John Anthony Maltese. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2006.
'The 2002 Delaware Senate Race,' in David B. Magleby and J. Quin Monson, eds., The Last Hurrah? Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2002 Congressional Elections. Salt Lake City: Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, 2003.
