Publications
Redistricting and Party Polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives. 2007. American Politics Research 35(6): 878-904. With Michael Crespin, Charles Finocchiaro, and David Rohde
Candidate Quality, the Personal Vote, and the Incumbency Advantage in Congress. 2007. American Political Science Review 101(3): 289-301. With Erik J. Engstrom and Jason M. Roberts
Redistricting, Candidate Entry, and the Politics of Nineteenth Century U.S. House Elections. 2006. American Journal of Political Science 50(2): 283-293. With Erik J. Engstrom and Jason M. Roberts
Position Taking and Electoral Accountability in the U.S. House of Representatives. 2006. Political Research Quarterly. 59(2): 297-312. With Greg Bovitz
Assessing the Electoral Connection: Evidence from the Early United States. 2005. American Journal of Political Science 49(4): 746-757. With Erik J. Engstrom
Parties as Procedural Coalitions in Congress: An Examination of Differing Career Tracks. 2005. Legislative Studies Quarterly 30(3): 365-389. With Jeffery Jenkins and Michael Crespin
Strategic Politicians and U.S. House Elections, 1874-1914. 2005. The Journal of Politics 67(2): 474-496. With Jason M. Roberts
Strategy, Selection, and Candidate Competition in U.S. House and Senate Elections. 2005. The Journal of Politics 67(1): 1-28.
The Effect of State Redistricting Methods on Electoral Competition in United States House of Representatives Races. 2004. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 4(4): 455-469. With Michael Crespin
Constituency Cleavages and Congressional Parties: Measuring Homogeneity and Polarization, 1857-1913. 2004. Social Science History 28(4): 537-573. With Jeffery A. Jenkins and Eric Schickler
Shirking in the Contemporary Congress: A Reappraisal. 2004. Political Analysis 12(2): 176-179. With Michael Crespin, Jeffery A. Jenkins and Ryan Vander Wielen
Strategic Interaction and Candidate Competition in U.S. House Elections: Empirical Applications of Probit and Strategic Probit Models. 2003. Political Analysis 11(4): 368-380.
A Switch in Time Saves Nine: Institutions, Strategic Actors, and FDR's Court-Packing Plan. 2002. Public Choice 113(6): 301-324. With Benjamin A. Kleinerman
Partisanship,
Consensus, and Committee-Floor Divergence: A Comparison of Member Behavior
in the 96th and 104th Congresses. 2002. American
Politics Research 30(1): 3-33. With Charles J. Finocchiaro
and David W. Rohde
The
Impact of National Tides and District-Level Effects on Electoral Outcomes:
The U.S. Congressional Elections of 1862-63. 2001. American
Journal of Political Science 45(4): 887-898. With Jeffery
A. Jenkins, David W. Rohde, and Mark A. Souva
Electoral and Partisan
Forces in the Roosevelt Era: The U.S. Congressional Elections of 1938. 2001. Congress & the
Presidency 28(2):
161-183.
Conference
Papers
Candidates, Campaigns, and Competition in U.S. House Elections, 1972-2006 (with Anthony Bertelli) Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2008
The Effect of the Partisan Press on U.S. House Elections, 1800-1820 (with Trey Hood) Paper to be presented at the History of Congress Conference (George Washington University), May 2008
Constituency Congruency and Candidate Competition in U.S. House Elections (with Michael Crespin) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2008
The Effect of the Partisan Press on U.S. House Elections, 1800-1820 (with Trey Hood) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2008
The Impact of Progressive Era Reforms on U.S. House Elections (with Jason Roberts) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2007
Candidates, Campaigns, and Competition in U.S. House Elections, 1972-2006 (with Anthony Bertelli) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2007
The Impact of Progressive Era Reforms on U.S. House Elections (with Jason Roberts) Paper presented at the History of Congress Conference (Princeton University), May 2007
Examining the Electoral Connection across Time (with Jeff Jenkins) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2007
Constituency Effects, Redistricting, and Representation in U.S. House Elections (with Anthony Bertelli) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2006
The Competitive Effects of Redistricting Approaches: Legislatures, Courts, and Commissions over Time (with Michael Crespin) Paper presented at the Minnesota Conference on Redistricting, April 2006
The Electoral Consequences of Party Loyalty in Congress (with Greg Koger and Matt Lebo) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2006
Electoral Accountability, Party Loyalty, and Roll-Call Voting in the U.S. Senate -- Paper presented at the Party Effects in the U.S. Senate Conference (Duke University), April 2006
Assessing the Incumbency Advantage Across Time: Evidence from the Nineteenth Century U.S. Congress (with Erik Engstrom and Jason Roberts) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2005
Measuring Constituency Influence in Congressional Voting Decisions (with Anthony Bertelli) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2005
Assessing the Incumbency Advantage Across Time: Evidence from the Nineteenth Century U.S. Congress (with Jason Roberts) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2005
Assessing the Strategic Effects of Presidential Vetoes and Veto Threats on Congressional Decision-Making (with Bryan Marshall) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2004
Linking Congressional Districts Across Time: Redistricting and Party Polarization in Congress (with Michael H. Crespin, Charles J. Finocchiaro, and David W. Rohde) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2004
Congressional Redistricting and Candidate Emergence in Nineteenth Century U.S. House Elections (with Erik Engstrom and Jason Roberts) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2004
The Impact of Congressional Redistricting on Candidate Emergence in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1962-2002 (with Michael Crespin, Charles Finocchiaro, and David Rohde) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2004
Comparing the Effects of Legislative, Commission, and Judicial Redistricting Plans on U.S. House Elections, 1972-2002 (with Michael Crespin) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, March 2004
The Electoral Connection in the Early United States: The Congressional Elections of 1826-27 (with Erik Engstrom) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, January 2004
Parties as Procedural Coalitions in Congress: Evidence from a Natural Experiment (with Michael Crespin and Jeffery Jenkins) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, January 2004
Using History as a Laboratory to Study Congressional Elections and Institutional Development (with Jason Roberts) Paper presented at the History of Congress Conference, San Diego, CA, December 2003
Ranking Political Science Departments: A Social Network Analysis of the PhD Market (with Michael Crespin and Burt Monroe) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2003
Checking Power with Power: A Strategic Choice Analysis of Presidential Vetoes and Congressional Overrides (with Bryan Marshall) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2003
Modeling Social Network Formation with Applications to the Discipline of Political Science (with Michael Crespin and Burt Monroe) Invited paper presented at the 2003 Summer Political Methodology Meeting (Minneapolis, MN), July 2003
The Historical Context of Congressional Elections: Candidate Emergence in 19th and Early 20th Century U.S. House Elections (with Jason M. Roberts) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2003
Redistricting, Constituency Influence, and Party Polarization in Congress (with Michael H. Crespin, Charles J. Finocchiaro, and David W. Rohde) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2003
Legislative Politics in a Bicameral System: Strategic Conferee Appointments in the U.S. Congress (with Ryan J. Vander Wielen) Invited paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association (Providence, Rhode Island), November 2002
Shirking in the Contemporary Congress: A Reappraisal (with Michael Crespin, Jeffery Jenkins, and Ryan Vander Wielen) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Savannah, GA
Strategy and Choice in 19th and Early 20th Century U.S. House Elections (with Jason M. Roberts) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2002
The Impact of Legislative Behavior on Candidate Competition in Congressional Elections: A Strategic Choice Analysis -- Invited Paper presented at the 2002 Summer Political Methodology Meeting (Seattle, Washington), July 2002
Constituency Cleavages and Congressional Parties: Measuring Homogeneity and Polarization Across Time (with Jeffery Jenkins and Eric Schickler) Paper presented at the Congress and History Conference, Columbia University, New York, June 2002
Partisan
and Strategic Considerations in Conferee Selection in Congress (with
Ryan J. Vander Wielen) Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science
Association, April 2002
The
Impact of Legislative Behavior on Candidate Emergence in House and Senate
Elections: A Strategic Choice Analysis -- Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association,
April 2002
Constituency Cleavages and Congressional Parties: Measuring Homogeneity and Polarization Across Time (with Jeffery Jenkins and Eric Schickler) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2002
Electoral Accountability and Roll Call Voting in the U.S. Senate -- Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association (Atlanta, Georgia), November 2001
Measuring the Effects of Differential Turnout on House Elections in the 1990s (with Charles J. Finocchiaro, Eduardo L. Leoni, and David W. Rohde) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association (Atlanta, Georgia), November 2001
Investigating the Electoral Roots of Conditional Party Government (with Jeffery Jenkins and Eric Schickler) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (San Francisco, CA), September 2001
Congressional Responses to the Supreme Court (with Kirk Randazzo) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (San Francisco, CA), September 2001
Consensus and Conflict in House Decision Making: A Bill-Level Examination of Committee and Floor Behavior (with Charles J. Finocchiaro and David W. Rohde) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2001
Political Institutions and American Political Development: Evolution in the Size of the U.S. Supreme Court (with Benjamin A. Kleinerman) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Assocation, April 2001
Electoral and Partisan Dynamics in the Roosevelt Era: The U.S. Congressional Elections of 1938 -- Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association (Atlanta, GA), November 2000
The Electoral Consequences of Position-Taking in Congress: Exploring the Relationship Between Roll Call Behavior and House Election Returns (with Gregory L. Bovitz) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (Washington, D.C.) September 2000
Partisanship, Consensus, and Committee-Floor Divergence: A Comparison of Member Behavior in the 96th and 104th Congresses (with Charles J. Finocchiaro and David W. Rohde) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, (Chicago, Illinois) April 2000
The Impact of National Tides and District-Level Effects on Electoral Outcomes: The U.S. Congressional Elections of 1862-63 (with Jeffery A. Jenkins, David W. Rohde, and Mark A. Souva) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, (Chicago, Illinois) April 2000
A Switch in Time Saves Nine: Institutions, Strategic Actors, and FDR's Court-Packing Plan (with Benjamin A. Kleinerman) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, (Savannah, Georgia) November 1999
The
Institutional Context of Member Behavior: Measuring Systematic
Differences Between Committees and the Floor (with
Charles J. Finocchiaro and David W. Rohde) Paper presented
at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association,
(Atlanta, Georgia) September 1999
Please email me at
carson@uga.edu if
you would like any of the above conference papers.