Richard C . Witmer, PhD

Professor

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Contact

RichardWitmer@creighton.edu
College of Arts and Sciences
Political Science
EPLY - Eppley Building - 329

Richard C . Witmer, PhD

Professor

Dr. Witmer is the Rev. John P. Schlegel, SJ, Distinguished Professor in Politics and Government in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Creighton University.  His teaching and research interests include American Politics and American Indian Politics, Policy and Law as well as US-Cuba relations. His research, which focuses on the intersection of American Indian politics and policy, intergovernmental relations and American Politics, has been published in numerous political science journals including the Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, PS:Political Science and Politics, Politics, Groups and Identities, The Social Science Journal, the Indigenous Policy Journal, Human Rights Review, Politics and Policy, and International Politics.  Dr. Witmer was also lead editor of a special issue on Indigenous Politics in The Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics.
He has also published articles in Law Journals including The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Minority Issues, Creighton Law Review and Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation.  Dr. Witmer is co-author of Forced Federalism: Contemporary Challenges to Indigenous Nationhood, (with Jeff Corntassel) University of Oklahoma Press, 2008 (paperback 2011).  He has also co-authored Report on the Resolution of Outstanding Property Claims between Cuba and the US (with Patrick Borchers, Michael Kelly, Erika Moreno, and James Wunsch) Creighton University Press 2007. He is also co-editor of The Cuba-US Bilateral Relationship: New Pathways and Policy Choices, (with Erika Moreno and Michael Kelly) Oxford University Press 2019.
 

Research Focus

American Indian Politics, Policy and Law; Intergovernmental Relations; American Politics

Department

Political Science and International Relations

Position

Professor

Books

  • The Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Relationship: New Pathways and Policy Choices
    Kelly Michael J., etal Conclusion [Book Chapter] 2019
  • The Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Relationship: New Pathways and Policy Choices
    Kelly Michael J., etal U.S. property claims in Cuba [Book Chapter] 2019
  • The Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Relationship: New Pathways and Policy Choices
    Kelly Michael J., etal Succession versus transition [Book Chapter] 2019
  • The Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Relationship: New Pathways and Policy Choices
    Kelly Michael J., etal Introduction [Book Chapter] 2019
  • The Cuba-U.S. bilateral relationship 2019
  • Corntassel Jeff, etal Forced Federalism: Contemporary Challenges to Indigenous Nationhood 2011
  • Witmer Richard C., Dammed Indians Revisited 2011
  • The New Politics of Indian Gaming: The Rise of Reservation Interest Groups
    Boehmke Frederick, etal Tribal Political Expenditures in California” Book Chapter [Book Chapter] 2011
  • Boehmke F. J., etal Tribal Political Expenditures in California and Washington DC [Book Chapter] 2011
  • The New Politics of Indian Gaming : The Rise of Reservation Interest Groups
    Boehmke Frederick J., etal Tribal political expenditures in California and Washington DC [Book Chapter] 2011
  • Cuba in Transition
    Kelly Michael J., etal Resolution of outstanding property claims between Cuba and the United States [Book Chapter] 2008
  • Corntassel Jeff, etal Forced federalism: contemporary challenges to indigenous nationhood 2008
  • Borchers Patrick J., etal Report on the resolution of outstanding property claims between Cuba and the United States 2007
  • Witmer Richard, American Indians in World War I: At War and at Home 1999
  • Witmer Richard Clarence, etal Partisan turnover in congressional elections, 1972-1996: A district level approach 1999

Articles

  • Cuban Affairs
    Witmer Richard C., etal A proposed property claims settlement mechanism for the United States and Cuba
    2, p. 1 - 11 2007

Publications

  • Political research quarterly
    Boehmke Frederick J., etal Proximity, Perceived Costs and Benefits, and Public Support for Indian Gaming 2025
  • Political research quarterly
    Blasingame Elise, etal Are Descriptive Representatives More Successful Passing Group-Relevant Legislation? The Case of Native American State Legislators 2024
  • Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics
    Witmer Richard, etal Introduction to the special issue on indigenous politics
    7:1, p. 1 - 8 2022
  • Representation
    Johnson Joshua, etal American Indian Representation and State Policy
    56:2, p. 173 - 193 2020
  • Australian Journal of Public Administration
    Hendrix Burke A., etal Building capacity in indigenous governance
    79:1, p. 26 - 40 2020
  • Interest Groups and Advocacy
    Boehmke Frederick J., etal Representation and lobbying by Indian nations in California
    9:1, p. 80 - 101 2020
  • Human Rights Review
    Moreno Erika, etal The Power of the Pen: Human Rights Ombudsmen and Personal Integrity Violations in Latin America, 1982-2006
    17:2, p. 143 - 164 2016
  • Social Science Journal
    Witmer Richard C., The Power of the Talking Stick: Indigenous Politics and the World Ecological Crisis
    53:2, p. 265 - 266 2016
  • Politics Groups and Identities
    Boehmke Frederick J., etal State Lobbying Registration by Native American Tribes
    3:4, p. 633 - 648 2015
  • Politics & Policy
    Moreno Erika, etal Where Capacity and Incentives Meet: Presidential Decree Authority and Property Rights in Latin America
    43:3, p. 315 - 346 2015
  • Social Science Quarterly
    Witmer Richard C., etal American Indian Policy in the States
    95:4, p. 1043 - 1063 2014
  • PS - Political Science and Politics
    Mariani M., etal Promoting Student Learning and Scholarship through Undergraduate Research Journals
    46:4, p. 830 - 835 2013
  • Political Research Quarterly
    Boehmke Frederick J., etal Indian Nations as Interest Groups: Tribal Motivations for Contributions to U.S. Senators
    65:1, p. 179 - 191 2012
  • Journal of Politics
    Boehmke Frederick J., etal Close Enough for Comfort? The Spatial Structure of Interest and Information in Ballot Measure Elections
    74:3, p. 827 - 839 2012
  • Creighton Law Review
    Borchers Patrick J., etal Executive summary
    41:2, p. 207 - 218 2008
  • Scholar
    Witmer Richard C., etal Reconsidering religion policy as violence: Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Association
    10:4, p. 373 - 395 2008
  • Social Science Journal
    Witmer Richard, etal American Indian political incorporation in the post-Indian Gaming Regulatory Act era
    44:1, p. 127 - 145 2007
  • International Politics
    Krause Volker, etal US domestic politics and international cooperation, 1953-1998
    43:5, p. 620 - 643 2006
  • Political Research Quarterly
    Boehmke Frederick J., etal Disentangling Diffusion
    57:1, p. 39 - 51 2004
  • Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation
    Jacques Peter, etal Federal Indian law and environmental policy
    18:2, p. 223 - 250 2003
  • Journal of American ethnic history
    Witmer Richard C, Reviews: 'American Indians in World War I: At War and at Home,' by Thomas A. Britten
    18:4, p. 184 - 185 1999
  • Social Science Journal
    Corntassel Jeff J., etal American Indian tribal government support of office-seekers
    34:4, p. 511 - 525 1997

Presentations

  • The U.S.-Cuba bilateral relationship 2019

Grants

  • Creating an Indigenous Studies Dataverse
    /Sponsor: Dr. George F. Haddix President's Faculty Research Grant