Andrew Roberts
Biographic Data
| ID | 3612196 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Roberts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Roberts |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERTS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8569-6681 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 80 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 427 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 80 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 12 |
Between freedom and domination: Popular control over police use of technology
In a plural democracy, the question of whether the police should use technology for the purposes of investigating crime and detecting offenders is one that does not permit a simple answer. In this paper, we argue that where technology can secure a degree of freedom for citizens by protecting them from crime, not only should the police use it but that there is a duty to do so. However, with the adoption of technology, the police acquire power, whi…
Investigating object orientation effects across 18 languages
Mental simulation theories of language comprehension propose that people automatically create mental representations of objects mentioned in sentences. Mental representation is often measured with the sentence-picture verification task, wherein participants first read a sentence that implies the object property (i.e., shape and orientation). Participants then respond to an image of an object by indicating whether it was an object from the sentenc…
Emotionality in domestic violence evidence-in-chief: Towards unbiased and rational legal fact-finding
Domestic Violence Evidence-in-Chief represents a significant shift in evidentiary practice in Domestic and Family Violence cases. These pre-recorded statements, typically captured shortly after an incident, offer an immediate and seemingly authentic account of events. However, concerns have been raised about the potential introduction of extra-legal influences through elements visible or audible in the recordings. One such element is emotionality…
Gender gaps in policy responsiveness in a new democracy
Prediabetes prevalence and awareness by race, ethnicity, and educational attainment among U.S. adults
Introduction: Racial and ethnic minority groups and individuals with limited educational attainment experience a disproportionate burden of diabetes. Prediabetes represents a high-risk state for developing type 2 diabetes, but most adults with prediabetes are unaware of having the condition. Uncovering whether racial, ethnic, or educational disparities also occur in the prediabetes stage could help inform strategies to support health equity in pr…
Oliver Reed: ‘I’m Mr England!’
This article traces the acting career of Oliver Reed, focusing primarily on his work with Michael Winner, Ken Russell, Joseph Losey and Hammer Films, while also acknowledging interesting later works such as Castaway (1986) and The Brood (1979). It also examines the reasons for his decline in the later years of his career, which were not simply the result of alcoholism, as is all too frequently claimed, but also of the lack of suitable roles in a …
Privacy in the Republic
Sleep Quality and Sleep Behaviors in Varsity Athletes: A Pilot Study
Sleep hygiene practices may hinder university athletes from obtaining quality sleep to support health and performance. We sought to provide a comprehensive evaluation of sleep quality and behaviors in varsity athletes using validated sleep questionnaires: the Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) and the Athlete Sleep Behavior Questionnaire (ASBQ). Sixty-four (n = 64) athletes participated (54% female; 71% Caucasian). The mean age was 20.3…
The design stance, intentional stance, and teleological beliefs about biological and nonbiological natural entities
Teleology involves an appeal to function to explain why things are the way they are. Among scientists and philosophers, teleological explanations are widely accepted for human-made artifacts and biological traits, yet controversial for biological and nonbiological natural entities. Prior research shows a positive relationship between religiosity and acceptance of such controversial teleological explanations. Across three large online studies, we …
Studying Leaders and Elites: The Personal Biography Approach
The last two decades have seen a revival in work that takes the role of individual leaders and elites seriously. This article surveys new research that explores how biographical factors influence their behavior. We call this literature the personal biography approach to political leadership. Our survey first lays out four mechanisms through which biographical characteristics might affect leader behavior. We then discuss the main findings, groupin…
Teachers’ perception of students’ performance in the architectural design studio in the light of Bourdieu
The socioeconomic class system defines every aspect of life in Pakistan, education being one of them. Varied socioeconomic backgrounds along with a strongly discriminated education system produce individuals with a varying level of cultural capital that is familiarity with the dominant culture of society. Success in education is largely dependent upon inherent personality attributes or habitus, as defined by Bourdieu, playing a vital role. To und…
La dette de Churchill à l'égard de Burke
Forewords ∙ Why Privacy and Domination?
Czech Billionaires as Politicians
This article analyzes the very rich Czechs who have stood for elected office. It identifies two ideal types—one motivated more by business interests and another more by duty and hobbyism. These motivations are related to the clarity of their ideology, prior interest in politics, and the kind of political career they pursue. More generally, the recent emergence of billionaires in Czech politics appears to be connected with the rise in corruption a…
Millionaires and the public in Czech politics
This article relies on a unique survey of Czech millionaires and the general public to probe the nature and extent of the differences in opinions between these two groups and their correspondence with public policy. Its main finding is that millionaires are substantially more right-wing than the public on economic issues and somewhat more internationalist on foreign affairs, though a number of areas of agreement can be found as well, particularly…
The Reasonableness of Remaining Unobserved: A Comparative Analysis of Visual Surveillance and Voyeurism in Criminal Law
The criminalization of offensive, privacy-intrusive behavior is an important form of privacy protection. However, few studies exist of visual observation in criminal law. We address this gap by researching when nonconsensual visual observation is deemed harmful enough to trigger criminal sanctions, and on what basis the law construes the “reasonableness of remaining unobserved,” through a nine-country comparative study. We distinguish between voy…
Effort, incentives, and culture in the Czech Senate
This paper uses the natural experiment of seat allocation in the first Czech Senate to assess the effects of incentives on legislative effort. Contrary to previous work using similar research designs, the incentive of longer terms has little effect on the effort levels of legislators. This may reflect the parliamentary context, the newness of the Czech Senate, or, most interestingly, political culture
Pourquoi le major Attlee a vaincu Churchill
Czech democracy in the eyes of Czech political scientists
This paper surveys six recent Czech language books on the state of Czech democracy. The books are largely critical and identify four major problems: ineffectiveness, corruption, apolitical politics, and economic stagnation. The authors variously attribute these problems to institutions, culture, and public policy and accordingly recommend changes in these areas. While most of these claims ring true, lacking is both a consideration of positive qua…
Privacy, Data Retention and Domination: D igital R ights I reland Ltd v M inister for C ommunications
In D igital R ights I reland L td v M inister for C ommunications , the E uropean C ourt of J ustice found the EU D ata R etention D irective, which required the retention of communications data for up to two years, to be incompatible with A rticles 7 and 8 of the EU C harter of F undamental R ights – the rights to privacy and to the protection of personal data. It is argued in this note that the decision ought to be taken as one that is concerne…
A republican account of the value of privacy
This article provides an account of the value of privacy in securing the republican aims of self-government and conditions of non-domination. It describes how loss of privacy might lead to subjugation to dominating power. The republican concept of domination provides the foundation of a broad and coherent account of the value of privacy. One that encompasses circumstances in which the subject (i) suffers interference as a result of the loss, (ii)…
Do Electoral Laws Affect Women’s Representation
Numerous studies have found that proportional electoral rules significantly increase women’s representation in national parliaments relative to majoritarian and mixed rules. These studies, however, suffer from serious methodological problems including the endogeneity of electoral laws, poor measures of cultural variables, and neglect of time trends. This article attempts to produce more accurate estimates of the effect of electoral rules on women…
Expert Evidence on the Reliability of Eyewitness Identification—Some Observations on the Justifications for Exclusion: Gage v HM Advocate
Policy Responsiveness in Post-communist Europe: Public Preferences and Economic Reforms
This article assesses the degree of policy responsiveness in the new democracies of post-communist Europe. Panel data on economic reform and public opinion show that public support for reform has a large and significant effect on reform progress. Where public support for reform is high, reform proceeds more quickly. This effect remains strong even when controlling for the endogeneity of public support and other economic and political causes of re…
Eyewitness Identification and Expert Insight: R v Forbes
Hyperaccountability: Economic voting in Central and Eastern Europe
Studying Leaders and Elites: The Personal Biography Approach
The last two decades have seen a revival in work that takes the role of individual leaders and elites seriously. This article surveys new research that explores how biographical factors influence their behavior. We call this literature the personal biography approach to political leadership. Our survey first lays out four mechanisms through which biographical characteristics might affect leader behavior. We then discuss the main findings, groupin…
Do Electoral Laws Affect Women’s Representation
Numerous studies have found that proportional electoral rules significantly increase women’s representation in national parliaments relative to majoritarian and mixed rules. These studies, however, suffer from serious methodological problems including the endogeneity of electoral laws, poor measures of cultural variables, and neglect of time trends. This article attempts to produce more accurate estimates of the effect of electoral rules on women…
Communist Successor Parties And Coalition Formation In Eastern Europe
One of the most distinctive features of new democracies is the presence of political parties associated with the old, repressive regime. This article investigates whether or not the Eastern European variant of these parties, which we call communist successor parties (CSPs), has affected coalition politics. It finds that CSPs do have significant effects on the dynamics of coalition formation. CSPs are less likely than other parties to be included …
Measuring portfolio salience in Eastern European parliamentary democracies
This article presents the results of an expert survey of 14 Eastern European countries on the subject of portfolio salience. Respondents provided ratings of the relative value of all ministerial portfolios in these countries over the years 1990–2002. The ratings are unique in the study of Eastern Europe and appear to possess the characteristics of comprehensiveness and reliability. Comparing the results with a similar survey of Western Europe ind…
Context and Coalition-Bargaining: Comparing Portfolio Allocation in Eastern and Western Europe
Eastern European countries have adopted parliamentary institutions that resemble those in the West. This enables researchers to evaluate the effects of institutions in contrasting contexts. In this article, we study the impact of context on the allocation of government portfolios. We find that the distinct economic and cultural situation in less advanced Eastern European countries has a pronounced effect on coalition-bargaining over portfolios. I…
What Kind of Democracy Is Emerging in Eastern Europe
An expert on political institutions analyzes the patterns of democracy emerging in Eastern Europe by extending Lijphart's study of democratic patterns to 10 new democracies. Analyzing established democracies, Lijphart found that 10 variables capturing the type and functioning of institutions cluster on two clearly separate dimensions. Distribution of these variables is used to characterize the new democracies of Eastern Europe. The causes of inst…
Policy Responsiveness in Post-communist Europe: Public Preferences and Economic Reforms
This article assesses the degree of policy responsiveness in the new democracies of post-communist Europe. Panel data on economic reform and public opinion show that public support for reform has a large and significant effect on reform progress. Where public support for reform is high, reform proceeds more quickly. This effect remains strong even when controlling for the endogeneity of public support and other economic and political causes of re…
An Outline History of Photography in Africa to ca. 1940
Photographs are attracting growing interest among Africanists. A bibliographical essay in the Cambridge History of Africa , vol. 7, drew attention to the value and availability of photographs of colonial Africa. The critical use of such documents has been discussed in this journal by Christraud Geary, and historical photographs have been a prominent feature of several recent publications. In May 1988 an international workshop at SOAS considered t…
A republican account of the value of privacy
This article provides an account of the value of privacy in securing the republican aims of self-government and conditions of non-domination. It describes how loss of privacy might lead to subjugation to dominating power. The republican concept of domination provides the foundation of a broad and coherent account of the value of privacy. One that encompasses circumstances in which the subject (i) suffers interference as a result of the loss, (ii)…
Tanzania Before 1900
Bulozi under the Luyana Kings
Journal Article Bulozi under the Luyana Kings Get access Bulozi under the Luyana Kings, by Mutumba Mainga. Longmans, 1973. xviii+278pp. Illustrated, 5 maps, bibliography, index. £3.50. £1.75 soft covers. ANDREW ROBERTS ANDREW ROBERTS School of Oriental and African StudiesLondon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 73, Issue 291, April 1974, Pages 242–243, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjo…
The politics of constitutional amendment in postcommunist Europe
Eminent Churchillians
The Politics of Healthcare Reform in Postcommunist Europe: The Importance of Access
Why do countries move from public to private financing of healthcare? This paper explores this issue by looking at the divergent reform trajectories of three postcommunist countries – the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. While existing accounts emphasize veto points to explain changes in healthcare systems, the present analysis finds that moves towards private financing can be better explained by differences in access to the policymaking arm …
The Tio Kingdom of the Middle Congo 1880-1892
Photographs and African History
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The Quality of Democracy
For the past two decades the main topic of research in comparative politics has been democratization. The question troubling scholars has been why some countries become and stay democratic, while others either do not democratize or waver between democracy and authoritarianism. This research program has been both pro lific and successful. Today, a considerable amount is known about why democracies are distributed around the world the way they are.…
The Creation of Elisabethville, 1910–1940
Journal Article The Creation of Elisabethville, 1910–1940 Get access The Creation of Elisabethville, 1910–1940, by Bruce Fetter. Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, 1976. xx+211pp. $8⋅95. ANDREW ROBERTS ANDREW ROBERTS School of Oriental and African StudiesLondon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 76, Issue 304, July 1977, Pages 414–415, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a096…
Czech Billionaires as Politicians
This article analyzes the very rich Czechs who have stood for elected office. It identifies two ideal types—one motivated more by business interests and another more by duty and hobbyism. These motivations are related to the clarity of their ideology, prior interest in politics, and the kind of political career they pursue. More generally, the recent emergence of billionaires in Czech politics appears to be connected with the rise in corruption a…
Righting Wrongs or Wronging Rights? The United States and Human Rights Post-September 11
What impact are US policies having on the fabric of international human rights law in the wake of September 11? This paper examines this question from three largely independent angles. First, US policies embody discrimination against non-citizens and between non-citizens, which is pushing international law to clarify the rights of non-citizens and the relationship between such discrimination and discrimination based on race, nationality and relig…
Sleep Quality and Sleep Behaviors in Varsity Athletes: A Pilot Study
Sleep hygiene practices may hinder university athletes from obtaining quality sleep to support health and performance. We sought to provide a comprehensive evaluation of sleep quality and behaviors in varsity athletes using validated sleep questionnaires: the Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) and the Athlete Sleep Behavior Questionnaire (ASBQ). Sixty-four (n = 64) athletes participated (54% female; 71% Caucasian). The mean age was 20.3…
Millionaires and the public in Czech politics
This article relies on a unique survey of Czech millionaires and the general public to probe the nature and extent of the differences in opinions between these two groups and their correspondence with public policy. Its main finding is that millionaires are substantially more right-wing than the public on economic issues and somewhat more internationalist on foreign affairs, though a number of areas of agreement can be found as well, particularly…
Effort, incentives, and culture in the Czech Senate
This paper uses the natural experiment of seat allocation in the first Czech Senate to assess the effects of incentives on legislative effort. Contrary to previous work using similar research designs, the incentive of longer terms has little effect on the effort levels of legislators. This may reflect the parliamentary context, the newness of the Czech Senate, or, most interestingly, political culture
Privacy, Data Retention and Domination: D igital R ights I reland Ltd v M inister for C ommunications
In D igital R ights I reland L td v M inister for C ommunications , the E uropean C ourt of J ustice found the EU D ata R etention D irective, which required the retention of communications data for up to two years, to be incompatible with A rticles 7 and 8 of the EU C harter of F undamental R ights – the rights to privacy and to the protection of personal data. It is argued in this note that the decision ought to be taken as one that is concerne…
Conference on Oral History in Tanzania
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Tippu Tip, Livingstone, and the Chronology of Kazembe
Dr. Roberts has been working on the oral history of the Bemba of Zambia. He is now Research Fellow in Oral History at the University College, Dar es Salaam. In this paper he examines crucial points bearing on the chronology of Zambian history, and puts in a plea for a similar re-examination of other supposed exact dates which are in circulation; a plea which we also would heartily support in respect of the early history of the coast as well as th…
Recording East Africa's Past: A Brief Guide for the Amateur Historian
Tanzania before 1900
Chronology of the Bemba (N.E. Zambia)
The main reference point for the chronology of the Bemba is their paramount chieftainship, Chitimukulu. A comparison of written records of traditions with the results of fieldwork in 1964–5 shows that it is impossible to determine the antiquity of this title with any precision, or to demonstrate any very clear connection with Luba or western Lunda history. There is however a strong probability that the Chitimukuluship was created some time in the…
Tanzania Before 1900
Safari: Records of East Africa's Past
The Tio Kingdom of the Middle Congo 1880-1892
Bulozi under the Luyana Kings
Journal Article Bulozi under the Luyana Kings Get access Bulozi under the Luyana Kings, by Mutumba Mainga. Longmans, 1973. xviii+278pp. Illustrated, 5 maps, bibliography, index. £3.50. £1.75 soft covers. ANDREW ROBERTS ANDREW ROBERTS School of Oriental and African StudiesLondon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 73, Issue 291, April 1974, Pages 242–243, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjo…
African Apprenticeship
Ivory and Slaves in East Central Africa
Journal Article Ivory and Slaves in East Central Africa Get access Ivory and Slaves in East Central Africa, by Edward A. Alpers. Heinemann Educational Books, London, 1975. xviii+296pp. £7 (£2.80 soft covers). ANDREW ROBERTS ANDREW ROBERTS School of Oriental and African StudiesLondon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 75, Issue 300, July 1976, Pages 403–404, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfo…
The Exchange Economy of Pre-Colonial Tropical Africa
Journal Article The Exchange Economy of Pre-Colonial Tropical Africa Get access The Exchange Economy of Pre-Colonial Tropical Africa, by Lars Sundstrõm. C. Hurst, 1974. xxii+262pp. £8. ANDREW ROBERTS ANDREW ROBERTS School of Oriental and African StudiesLondon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 75, Issue 299, April 1976, Pages 254–255, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a09671…
The training of Underground train guards — A case study with a field experiment
An experimental training scheme, based on methods derived from the CRAMP system, was introduced for London Transport Underground guards. The existing training period and content were not altered. The objectives were to increase the pass rate and reduce the resignation rate of trainees during training, especially of both older men and those born overseas who are less likely to leave their jobs once they have passed the training period. Comparison …
Rural Responses to Industrialization: A study of village Zambia
Journal Article Rural Responses to Industrialization: a study of village Zambia Get access Rural Responses to Industrialization: a study of village Zambia, by Robert H. Bates. ( Yale University Press, New Haven, 1976. xii+380pp. £14.40. ANDREW ROBERTS ANDREW ROBERTS School of Oriental and African StudiesLondon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 76, Issue 303, April 1977, Pages 271–272,…
The Creation of Elisabethville, 1910–1940
Journal Article The Creation of Elisabethville, 1910–1940 Get access The Creation of Elisabethville, 1910–1940, by Bruce Fetter. Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, 1976. xx+211pp. $8⋅95. ANDREW ROBERTS ANDREW ROBERTS School of Oriental and African StudiesLondon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 76, Issue 304, July 1977, Pages 414–415, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a096…
A History of Zambia
A History of Zambia
Les socialistes et le Tiers-Monde. Éléments pour une politique socialiste de relations avec le Tiers-Monde
A History of Zambia
Black Heart. Gore-Brown and the Politics of Multiracial Zambia
Journal Article Black Heart. Gore-Brown and the Politics of Multiracial Zambia Get access Black Heart. Gore-Brown and the Politics of Multiracial Zambia, by Robert I. Rotberg. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles and London, 1978. xviii+359pp. £10·50. ANDREW ROBERTS ANDREW ROBERTS School of Oriental and African StudiesLondon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 78, Issue…
The New Grove
The Ash Grove
Manda: Excavations at an Island Port on the Kenya Coast
Journal Article Manda: Excavations at an Island Port on the Kenya Coast Get access Manda: Excavations at an Island Port on the Kenya Coast by Neville Chittick. British Institute in Eastern Africa (memoir no. 9), Nairobi, 1984 (distributed by Thames and Hudson, London). Pp. xvi + 258, plates, figures. £25. ANDREW ROBERTS ANDREW ROBERTS School of Oriental and African StudiesLondon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Sch…
Portuguese Africa
At the beginning of the twentieth century Portugal was an underdeveloped country whose economy was perhaps as typical of the Africa she was purporting to civilise as of Europe. Idealism is a marked trait in Portuguese political thought. In 1908, British and South African capital established the Nyassa Consolidated company, which took control of the chartered company and provided it with funds. The aim of this consortium was to obtain contract lab…
Belgian Africa
In 1908 the Belgian state took over from Leopold II responsibility for the former Congo Independent State. This huge territory encompassed great ecological contrasts: savanna and woodland in the north and south, equatorial rainforest in the centre, and high mountains and plateaux in the east and south-east. In Belgian Africa the legislative and executive powers were not responsible to the society they governed: this was as true of Belgian settler…
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