I am a Professor in the Department of Political Science and a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research. My primary areas of research and teaching include Congress and state legislatures, public opinion, bipartisanship and compromise, partisan conflict and polarization, primary elections, political parties, and public policy. I received my Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2009.
My research explores a range of questions surrounding a partisan conflict and the difficulty of reaching bipartisan agreement and legislative compromises in American politics. I am the author of two books – Is Bipartisanship Dead? (2015) and Rejecting Compromise (2020, with Sarah E. Anderson and Daniel M. Butler) – as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters.
Contact Information
Laurel Harbridge-Yong
Office Location:
Scott Hall 312A
Mailing Address:
Department of Political Science, Scott Hall
601 University Pl
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 467-1147
Email Address: l-harbridge@northwestern.edu