Jeffery Jenkins

Jeffery Jenkins is the Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law at the University of Southern California (USC), holding the Judith & John Bedrosian Chair on Governance and the Public Enterprise within the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on American political development, civil rights history, and congressional politics with a particular emphasis on legislative dynamics, party systems, and historical institutionalism.

Key works include Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918 (2021) and Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865–1968 (2020), which examine the intersection of law, governance, and social change. His scholarship spans analyses of distributive politics, electoral systems, and the evolution of political parties in the U.S. context.

Jenkins’ articles frequently explore topics like presidential grant allocation strategies, historical voting rights struggles, and legislative procedures, combining quantitative methodologies with detailed historical case studies. His work bridges political science and history, offering insights into how institutions shape—and are shaped by—political conflict and policy outcomes.

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