Research
Original research lies at the heart of the Center for American Politics and Citizenship. We examine trends in elections, campaign ethics, campaign finance, the legislative process, and much more. Our research is non-partisan. We distribute our findings through a wide variety of publications, educational efforts, and communications.
We are currently performing research on a variety of projects:
The Campaign Assessment and Candidate Outreach project, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, provides research and outreach for the purposes of improving the standards of ethics and propriety in American political campaigns.
Recent publications include:
- Paul S. Herrnson, Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and In Washington, 3rd ed. (Washington, D.C.: CQ, Inc., 2000).
- Paul S. Herrnson, Playing Hardball: Campaigning for the U.S. Congress (Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001).
- Ronald A. Faucheux and Paul S. Herrnson, The Good Fight (Washington, DC: Campaigns & Elections, 2001).
- Ronald A. Faucheux and Paul S. Herrnson, “See How They Run: State Legislative Candidates,” Campaigns & Elections Magazine (August 1999).
- Peter Francia and Paul S. Herrnson, “Running Against the Odds: Minor-Party Campaigns in Congressional and State Legislative Elections” in Multiparty Politics in America (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, forthcoming 2001).
- Dave Beattie and Bill Hamilton, “The Big Metamorphosis: How Campaigns Change Candidates,” Campaigns & Elections Magazine (August 1999).
- Owen Abbe, Paul S. Herrnson, David Magleby, and Kelly Patterson, “Going Negative Does Not Always Mean Getting Ahead in Elections,” Campaigns & Elections Magazine (February 2000).
- Peter Francia and Paul S. Herrnson. “Begging for Bucks,” Campaigns & Elections Magazine (April 2001).
- Paul S. Herrnson, J. Celeste Lay, Atiya Kai Stokes, “Women Candidates: Shattering the Glass Ceiling?” Campaigns & Elections Magazine (forthcoming 2001).
The Study of Individual Contributors to House and Senate Campaigns, funded by the Joyce Foundation, surveyed donors to better explain their role in campaign finance. Special focus was given to donors’ motives and the mobilization of women contributors.
Reports include:
- John C. Green, Paul S. Herrnson, Lynda Powell, and Clyde Wilcox, Individual Congressional Campaign Contributors: Wealthy, Conservative, and Reform-Minded (1998).
- John C. Green, Paul S. Herrnson, Lynda Powell, and Clyde Wilcox, Women Big Donors Mobilized in Congressional Elections (1999).
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