Professor Fowler's research interests include social networks, behavioral economics, evolutionary game theory, political participation, the evolution of cooperation, and the genetic basis of political behavior.  His work has received front-page coverage in the New York Times and he has published over 30 articles in a wide range of multidisciplinary and political science journals, including Nature, Science, PNAS, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Politics, American Political Science Review, American Journal of Sociology, Political Analysis, Social Networks, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Theoretical Politics, Twin Research and Human Genetics, American Journal of Political Science, Scientometrics, and Physica A.   His most recent book is Mandates, Parties, and Voters: How Elections Shape the Future (2007).  He is currently working with Nicholas Christakis on a general audience book about social networks that is under contract to be published by Little Brown in the U.S. and by other publishers in a dozen languages worldwide.

Contact Information
Phone: (858) 534-6807
Office: SSB 383
E-mail: jhfowler@ucsd.edu