education and training
- Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign - (Urbana, Illinois, United States) 1991
- B.A. in Politics, Catholic University of America - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 1984
selected publications
Academic Articles25
- Flavin, P., Pacek, A. C., & Radcliff, B. (2019). Labour market regulation and subjective well-being in low-income countries. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL RESEARCH. 58(4), 1088-1107.
- Pacek, A., Radcliff, B., & Brockway, M. (2019). Well-Being and the Democratic State: How the Public Sector Promotes Human Happiness. Social Indicators Research. 143(3), 1147-1159.
- Flavin, P., Pacek, A. C., & Radcliff, B. (2014). Assessing the Impact of the Size and Scope of Government on Human Well-Being. SOCIAL FORCES. 92(4), 1241-1258.
- Pacek, A. C. (2014). The political economy of human happiness: how voters' choices determine the quality of life. CAMBRIDGE REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 27(1), 200-202.
- Keane, L., Pacek, A., & Radcliff, B. (2012). Organized Labor, Democracy, and Life Satisfaction. Labor Studies Journal. 37(3), 253-270.
Chapters1
- Davidson, R., Pacek, A. C., & Radcliff, B. (2013). Public Policy and Human Happiness: The Welfare State and the Market as Agents of Well-Being. Brockmann, H., & Delhey, J. (Eds.), Human Happiness and the Pursuit of Maximization: Is More Always Better?. 163-176. Springer Science & Business Media.
recent teaching activities
- INTS497 Hnr-independent Honors Study Instructor
- POLS229 Comparative Politics Instructor
- POLS326 Govt Polit Eastern Europ Instructor
- POLS338 Govt&pols Frmr Sovt Un Instructor
- POLS485 Directed Studies Instructor
Email
a-pacek@tamu.edu
First Name
Alexander
Last Name
Pacek
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Political Science; 4348 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4348
USA