Steven J. Balla
- Title:
- Associate Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration, and International Affairs
- Office:
- Monroe Hall 475
- Phone:
- 202-994-4811
- Email:
- [email protected]
Areas of Expertise
American politics, Chinese politics, regulation, government consultation and public participation in the policymaking process
Background
Steven J. Balla is Associate Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration, and International Affairs, and a Senior Scholar at the George Washington Regulatory Studies Center. He researches government consultation and public participation in policymaking in the United States and China. He has on two occasions served as a consultant to the Administrative Conference of the United States, drawing on his research on public commenting in the U.S. rulemaking process to make recommendations for how to improve regulatory policymaking. He has twice served as a Fulbright Scholar in China, at Peking University in Beijing and Nankai University in Tianjin. He is currently working on projects on congressional oversight of regulatory policymaking, polarization in public commenting on proposed rules, and the responsiveness of Chinese government officials to public feedback on draft laws and regulations.
Education
PhD, Political Science, Duke University
MA, Political Science, Duke University
BA, Government and Economics, Franklin and Marshall College
CV (PDF)
Publications
“Consultation as Policymaking Innovation: Comparing Government Transparency and Public Participation in China and the United States.” With Zhoudan Xie. Journal of Chinese Governance. 2020.
“Lost in the Flood?: Agency Responsiveness to Mass Comment Campaigns in Administrative Rulemaking.” With Alexander R. Beck, Elizabeth Meehan, and Aryamala Prasad. Regulation & Governance. 2020.
“Online Consultation and the Institutionalization of Transparency and Participation in Chinese Policymaking.” With Zhoudan Xie. China Quarterly. 2020.
"Where’s the Spam?: Interest Groups and Mass Comment Campaigns in Agency Rulemaking." With Alexander R. Beck, William C. Cubbison, and Aryamala Prasad. Policy & Internet. 2019.
Office Hours
By appointment
Classes Taught
PSC 2101: Scope and Methods in Political Science
PSC 3193W: Politics of Regulation
PSC 8229: Politics and Public Policy
PSC 8217: Executive Branch Politics