Diana Morlang
Department of Political Science
Duke University
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 660-4300
Fax: (919) 660-4330
999 West Hamilton Avenue #88
Campbell, CA 95008
(408)379-4652
dmorlang@acpub.duke.edu
http://www.duke.edu/~dmorlang/

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Education

Ph.D. Political Science, Duke University. Degree expected Fall 1999.

MA Political Science, Duke University. May 1995.

Preliminary Examinations: Comparative Politics and Western Europe.
Passed with distinction.   BA International Relations, University of California, Davis. March 1991. Abstract

Socialists Building Capitalism:

The Hungarian Socialist Party and Economic Policy-Making

Why do some parties pursue rapid economic liberalization when it appears to contradict their constituents’ short-term interests and threatens the party’s success in upcoming elections? Building on extant explanations of economic policy choice, I argue that lengthened time horizons encourage politicians to implement economic reforms despite short-term loss of voter support. My dissertation shows that politicians choose economic policies with long-term benefits when this strategy promotes their competitive position in future elections, and when policies complying with constituent demands do not yield dependable voter support even in the short run. Competing constituent groups facilitate a choice of policy strategy designed to achieve long-term electoral goals. Party organizational structure plays a crucial role in helping politicians refocus on long-term policy strategies. When party organization increases party discipline, party leaders know they can count on parliament’s support of unpopular reforms. Internal party solidarity creates further incentives for long-term policy-making by assuring that party leaders will not face internal challenges should the party abandons its traditional stance. Domestic political features, such as a competitive position in the party system and incentives for party discipline, extend the time horizons of politicians by increasing their security as leaders. By endogenizing the time horizons of politicians, I offer an explanation for why parties sometimes choose economic policies that conflict with their traditional ideological and constituent orientations. These findings reflect analysis of extensive interviews with Hungarian politicians and party members, survey work, parliamentary roll call votes, and cross-national statistical analysis. Research and Teaching Interests Research Interests

East European and post-communist political systems, including, but not limited to, party organization, party systems, economic policies and reforms, interest groups and social cleavages, and institutional preparations for European Union membership.

Teaching Interests

Democratization in Eastern Europe; Globalization and Domestic Politics; East and West European Politics and Institutions; Comparative Politics; Party Politics; Politics of the European Union; Introduction to International Relations.

 Teaching Experience Instructor

Comparative Politics. Duke University. Summer 1999.

Workshop on Rhetoric: Wealth, Work and Class. Duke University. Fall 1998.

The Problem of Collective Action. Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. Summer 1996.

Democratization of Eastern Europe. Duke University. Spring 1996.

Teaching Assistant, Duke University.

Western European Politics (two discussion sections)

Taught with Dr. Herbert Kitschelt. Fall 1995.

Introduction to International Relations (two discussion sections)

Taught with Dr. Albert Eldridge. Fall 1997; Fall 1994; Fall 1993. (twice as head TA)

Taught with Dr. Peter Feaver. Spring semester 1995.

Taught with Dr. Timothy Lomperis. Spring semester 1994.

 Honors and Awards * Duke University Dissertation Fellowship. Fall 1999.

* Mentor for Political Science Teaching Assistants, Duke University. Fall 1999.

* Faculty Teaching Award (nominated), Duke University. Spring 1999.

* Research Fellowship from the Program in International Law and Institutions, Duke University. May 1998-July 1998.

* International Travel Fellowship for continuing research in Hungary, Center for International Studies, Duke University. June 1997-August 1997.

* International Research Exchange Board Grant for nine-month research tenure in Hungary. September 1996-May 1997.

* Fulbright Grant for Hungary (declined). June 1996.

* Duke University Graduate Funding Award. August 1993-May 1996.

* Instructorship at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. Summer 1996.

* W.W. Kulski Instructorship to teach Democratization in Eastern Europe at Duke University. Spring 1996.

* Duke University Graduate School Travel Grant. Summer 1995.

* University of Bonn Transatlantic Summer Academy on the European Union. June 1995.

* ACLS East European Language Study Grant. Summer 1994. Used to attend the Hungarian Summer Language Institute, University of Pittsburgh.

* Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award (nominated), Duke University. May 1994.

 Paper Presentations "Competing Constituencies: Using Economic Reform to Build a Future Support Base" American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA. September 2-5, 1999.   "International Constraints and Domestic Economic Policy Choice in Central Europe" International Institutions, Global Processes and Domestic Consequences, Duke University. April 9-11, 1999.

"Socialists Building Capitalism: The Hungarian Socialist Party and Economic Policy Making"
American Political Science Association, Boston, MA. September 3-6, 1998.

  "Socialists Building Capitalism: Party Discipline and Hungary’s Stabilization Program"
Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. April 23-25, 1998. Languages Hungarian and Danish: fluent speaking, good reading proficiency. Service Association of Graduate Students in Political Science, Duke University 1992-8.

Graduate Student Affairs Committee, Duke University, 1998-9.

Election Assistant, Precinct 3, Durham NC, 1997.

Outreach to North Carolina High School Teachers, presentation on East Europe, 1995.

  Women’s Center, Duke University, student mentor and steering committee, 1996. References Herbert Kitschelt, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, Duke University. Dissertation Chair.

Peter Lange, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, Duke University.

Margaret McKean, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, Duke University.

Scott Morgenstern, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, Duke University.

  Albert Eldridge, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, Duke University. Former Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning.