Selected Research Papers by Topic
I have several working papers listed on my C.V. that I have not posted online. If you’re interested in any of these papers, please email me for a copy. The majority of my work deals with national institutions and policymaking, though I have also written papers on campaigns and elections. The papers are divided accordingly below.
National Institutions
Congress & Lawmaking
“Measuring Legislative Accomplishment, 1877-1946,” co-authored with Josh Clinton.
Forthcoming (January 2006) at the American Journal of Political Science. (link - .pdf)
“The Substance of Representation: Studying Policy Content and Legislative Behavior.” Co-
authored with Ira Katznelson in The Macropolitics of Congress. E. Scott Adler and John Lapinski eds. (forthcoming 2006). Princeton: Princeton University Press. (link - .pdf)
“Demand Side Theory and Congressional Committee Composition: A Constituency Characteristics Approach,” co-authored with E. Scott Adler. July 1997.
American Journal of Political Science, 41: 895-918. (link - .pdf)
American Political Development & Congress
Congress and American Political Development: Missed Chances, Rich Possibilities,” co-
authored with Ira Katznelson. Forthcoming (June 2006) at Perspectives on Politics. (link - .pdf)
“American Federalism, Race and the Administration of Welfare,” co-authored with
Robert Lieberman. April 2001. British Journal of Political Science, 31: 303-329. (link)
Presidency & Lawmaking
"Testing Formal Theories of Political Rhetoric,”co-authored with Charles Cameron and Charles
Riemann. February 2000. Journal of Politics, 62: 187-205. (link - .pdf)
Campaigns and Elections
“The “Race Card” Revisited: Assessing Racial Priming in Policy Contests,” co-authored
with Gregory Huber. Forthcoming ( April 2006) at the American Journal of Political Science. (link - .pdf)
“‘Targeted’ Advertising and Voter Turnout: An Experimental Study of the 2000 Presidential
Election,”co-authored with Joshua Clinton. February 2004. The Journal of Politics, 66: 69-96. (link)