Professor Romance has been at Drew since 1996. He specializes in American politics, political parties, elections, and American political thought. Joe received his B.S. from the College of William and Mary in 1988 and his Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 1995. He is the co-author of two books, A Republic of Parties? and The Challenge of Politics. He is currently working on two books - one on American founding and the other on welfare reform.

PSCI 6 American Government and Politics
PSCI 8 Political Idealogies
PSCI 124 American Political Campaigns
PSCI 142 American Political Participation

Joe is an avid fan of baseball and football. He maintains his loyalties to the teams of his youth - the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Redskins. He also never misses an episode of The Simpsons.

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