Coalitions (1962), Riker argued that in situations where there is conflict over finite resources, actors will seek to create coalitions that are large enough to ensure that they get access to the resources, but that the coalitions will not be larger than that (because the actors will not want to dilute the resources more than they have to). The William H. Riker Prize for excellence in undergraduate teaching is awarded by the University of Rochester bi-annually in his honor. The Political Economy section of the American Political Science Association awards an annual book prize in his name as well. Publications Riker, William H. Soldiers of the States: The Role of the National Guard in American Democracy. Washington: Public Affairs Press, 1957. . “The Paradox of Voting and Congressional Rules for Voting on. Amendments.” American Political Science Review. 52, 1958: 349–366. . The Theory of Political Coalitions. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1962. . "Federalism: Origin, Operation, Significance". Boston: Little, Brown, 1964. . "Towards a Positive Political Theory", Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1973. . "Implications from the Disequilibrium of Majority Rule for the Study of Institutions," American Political Science Review, 74, 1980: 432–446. . Liberalism Against Populism. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1982. . "The Heresthetics of Constitution-Making: The Presidency in 1787, with Comments on Determinism and Rational Choice." American Political Science Review, 78, 1984: 1–16. . The Art of Political Manipulation. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986. . The Strategy of Rhetoric. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996. See also Duverger's law Notes External links NAS memoir of William H. Riker with discussion of his contributions Heresthetics : an exposition of Riker's concept for structuring the world so William H Riker Prize: administered by the University of Rochester, Department of Political Science 1920 births 1993 deaths American political scientists American political philosophers Voting theorists DePauw University alumni Lawrence University faculty Harvard University alumni University of Rochester faculty People from Des Moines, Iowa Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Shortridge High School alumni 20th-century political scientists