Timothy Hellwig is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University at Buffalo. His interests are in the areas of comparative political economy, political behavior, political parties, and research methods. Much of his work examines the implications of changes in post-industrial economies on policy preferences, voting decisions, and political representation. His work has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, and Journal of Politics, among others. He joined the department in the 2023, having previously served on the faculty of Indiana University.

• PhD, University of Minnesota
• MA, American University
• BA, St. Cloud State University

Executive approval; economic voting; poverty and precarity; policy responsiveness

• PSC 622 Comparative Political Behavior

• Timothy Hellwig and Matthew Singer, eds. 2023. Economics and Politics Revisited: Executive Approval and the New Calculus of Support. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Lawrence Ezrow, Michele Fenzl, and Timothy Hellwig. Forthcoming. “Bicameralism and Policy Responsiveness to Public Opinion.” American Journal of Political Science
• Timothy Hellwig and Dani M. Marinova. 2023. “Evaluating the Unequal Economy: Poverty Risk, Economic Indicators, and the Perception Gap.” Political Research Quarterly 76(1): 253-266.
• Timothy Hellwig, Yesola Kweon, and Jack Vowles. 2020. Democracy Under Siege? Parties, Voters, and Elections after the Great Recession. Oxford: Oxford University Press.