Rate My Professor Leonard Ray

Dr. Ray specializes in comparative politics (European Integration) within Political Science, focusing on the electoral and party systems of Europe, the institutions of the European Union, and public policy in Europe, as well as public opinion, political parties, voting behavior, and research methods. His key publications include "Measuring Party Orientations towards European Integration: Results from an Expert Survey" (European Journal of Political Research, 1999), "National Political Parties and European Integration" (American Journal of Political Science, 2002, with Gary Marks and Carole Wilson), "Descriptive Representation, Policy Outcomes, and Municipal Day-Care Coverage in Norway" (American Journal of Political Science, 2002, with Kathleen A. Bratton), "When Parties Matter: The Conditional Influence of Party Positions on Voter Opinions about European Integration" (Journal of Politics, 2003), and "Validity of Measured Party Positions on European Integration: Assumptions, Approaches, and a Comparison of Alternative Measures" (Electoral Studies, 2007). Ray has received the LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award (2009), LSU Council on Research Summer Stipends (2004, 2001), Bhatia Endowed Professorship in Mass Communications (2002-2003), and Norwegian Marshall Fund research grants (1999, 1996). His departmental service includes roles on research, graduate, and undergraduate committees.