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JOSEPH AISTRUP
Professor of political science

 

Joseph Aistrup photoJoe Aistrup knows his fair share about politics. The Kansas State University associate professor of political science specializes in American government, Kansas politics, public policy and methodology.

Along with teaching political science classes in U.S. government, state and local politics, elections and political parties, public policy analysis and research methods, Aistrup has published numerous journal articles and one book. His most recent publications include "Constituency Diversity and Party Competition: A County and State Level Analysis," in Political Research Quarterly and "Defining the Available Labor Pool: The Kansas Labor Force Survey," in Economic Development Quarterly. He has prepared many convention papers, applied survey research reports, public presentations and legislative testimonies on a variety of policy topics. Aistrup has also conducted strategic planning and other consulting activities for cities and state agencies, mostly in Kansas and Missouri. He prepared the "Kansas Labor Force Assessment" for the Kansas Department of Human Resources.

Over the years, Aistrup has been honored with several professional awards and nominations. In 2000, he won the two best class awards for the "Northwest Missouri Regional Labor Availability Analysis," presented by the American Economic Development Council, Dallas, and the National Rural Economic Development Association, Phoenix. He won an excellent award for "Manhattan Kansas Labor Basin Study," in 1999, presented by the American Economic Development Council in Phoenix. Aistrup was also nominated for the V.O. Key award for the best book on Southern politics in 1997 for his book "The Southern Strategy Reconsidered."

Aistrup is originally from Winfield, Kan. He joined K-State after serving as professor of political science and director of Fort Hays State University's Docking Institute of Public Affairs. Aistrup earned a bachelor's degree from Fort Hays State University, a master's from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a doctorate from Indiana University.

Aistrup can be reached by phone at 785-532-6842, or by e-mail at jaistrup@ksu.edu