CHRISTOPHER J.
ANDERSON
Welcome!
I am a Professor of Government
and Labor Relations at Cornell University. I work at the intersection of
politics, economics, and sociology, and my research focuses on contextual
models of human action. Such models view individuals as nested in a variety of
social, economic, and political environments that shape and constrain their behavior.
In
the areas of political economy and political sociology, I study how differences
in macro-political contexts across countries shape people’s cognition and
action. I have long been interested in popular consent and inequality in
democracies and have written on the popularity of governments, the legitimacy
of political institutions, and the link between welfare states and citizen
behavior. My current research projects in this area examine how welfare states
shape people’s social and economic behavior and how host societies affect the
propensity of immigrants to participate in politics.
I
also work on sports analytics with a focus on soccer. As a soccer analyst, I use statistical models
to study team dynamics and how complex match interactions can be observed and
analyzed in a way that helps to optimize team performance. In addition, I have
an ongoing interest in the politics of sports. If you are here because you are
interested in soccer analytics, please go to my website at www.soccerbythenumbers.com
Department
of Government | 308 White Hall | Phone: 607.255.8819 | Fax: 607.255.4530
Cornell
University | Ithaca, New York 14853-7901, USA
Email:
christopher.anderson@cornell.edu