Evans, Kevin

Evans, Kevin Graduate Faculty

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Associate Professor, Politics and International Relations , Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs

keaevan@fiu.edu

biography

Professor Evans received a B.A. in Political Science from UC-Irvine in 2005 and a Ph.D. in Political Science from UC-Davis in 2011. Evans is an expert on the American presidency and interbranch relations. His research often addresses questions related to conflict and cooperation between the branches of American government and the institutional development of the presidency. His scholarship has been published in American Politics Research, Congress & the Presidency, Political Research Quarterly, Political Science Quarterly, and Presidential Studies Quarterly. Evans's work and expertise have also been featured in nationally recognized outlets like The Washington Post, Vox, New Republic, and CQ Weekly.

research interests

Presidency, Congress and Inter-branch Relations

selected scholarly works & creative activities

Article
- 2016
  
  Presidential Signing Statements and Lawmaking Credit. POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY. 131:749-778.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/polq.12530 Web of Science: 000393190400004
- 2016
  
  The Politics of Credit in Presidential Signing Statements. CONGRESS & THE PRESIDENCY-A JOURNAL OF CAPITAL STUDIES. 43:179-205.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/07343469.2016.1169335
- 2014
  
  Framing the Accomplishment: How, and Why, Presidents use the Rhetorical Content in Signing Statements for Strategic Purposes, FDR-Carter. CONGRESS & THE PRESIDENCY-A JOURNAL OF CAPITAL STUDIES. 41:84-106.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/07343469.2013.861040
- 2012
  
  Principled or Opportunist? Perceptions of Arlen Specter and His Party Switch During the 2010 Midterm Election. AMERICAN POLITICS RESEARCH. 40:880-902.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1532673X12439886 Web of Science: 000308027800004
- 2012
  
  Looking before Watergate: Foundations in the Development of the Constitutional Challenges within Signing Statements, FDR-Nixon
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2012.03972.x Web of Science: 000210664400009
- 2011
  
  Linking Party Platforms to Perceptions of Presidential Candidates' Policy Positions, 1972-2000. POLITICAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY. 64:831-839.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1065912910379226 Web of Science: 000297527700009
- 2011
  
  Challenging law: Presidential signing statements and the maintenance of executive power. CONGRESS & THE PRESIDENCY-A JOURNAL OF CAPITAL STUDIES. 38:217-234.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/07343469.2011.576221
Book Review
- 2019
  
  Presidential Power: Theories and Dilemmas. Ed. 49.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/psq.12532 Web of Science: 000467577600012

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