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'''James Allen Thurber''' (born May 29, 1943) is |
'''James Allen Thurber''' (born May 29, 1943) is university distinguished professor of government and founder (1979) and former director (1979-2016) of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies (american.edu/spa/ccps) and affiliate distinguished professor of public administration and policy at American University, Washington, D.C. He is author or editor of numerous books and more than 90 articles and chapters on Congress, the U.S. presidency, interest groups and lobbying, and campaigns and elections. |
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Presidential Studies (american.edu/spa/ccps) and Affiliate Distinguished Professor of |
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Public Administration and Policy at American University, Washington, D.C. He is |
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author or editor of numerous books and more than 90 articles and chapters on Congress, |
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the U.S. presidency, interest groups and lobbying, and campaigns and elections. His four |
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most recent books are: Campaigns and Elections, American Style (with Candice J. |
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Nelson, 5th Ed., 2018), Congress and Diaspora Politics: The Influence |
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of Ethnic and Foreign Lobbying (with Colton C. Campbell and David A. Dulio, 2018), |
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American Gridlock: The Sources, Character and Impact of Political Polarization (with |
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Antoine Yoshinaka, 2015) and Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations |
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(2017, 6th Ed.) (with Jordan Tama). He is also an author or editor of Obama in Office |
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(2011), Congress and the Internet (with Colton Campbell, 2002), The Battle for |
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Congress: Consultants, Candidates, and Voters (2001), Crowded Airwaves: Campaign |
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Advertising in Elections (with Nelson and David A. Dulio, 2000), Campaign Warriors: |
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Political Consultants in Elections (2000), Remaking Congress: The Politics of |
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Congressional Stability and Change (with Roger Davidson, 1995), Divided Democracy: |
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Cooperation and Conflict Between Presidents and Congress (1991), and Setting Course: |
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A Congressional Management Guide (with Chaleff, Loomis, Light, and Serota, first three |
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editions 1988, 1990, and 1992). |
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==Career== |
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During his tenure at American, Thurber served as the [[principal investigator]] of a seven-year study of campaign conduct supported by a Pew Charitable Trusts grant and as principal investigator of a four-year study analyzing lobbying and ethics for the Committee for Economic Development, and is working on international lobbying and ethics reform with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. He founded the biannual Campaign Management Institute, the Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute, and annual European Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute in Brussels. He was worked for several members of the U.S. Congress on congressional reorganization, ethics, and lobbying reform since 1976. Thurber was honored as the American University Scholar/Teacher of the Year in 1996 and received the 2010 Walter Beach [[Pi Sigma Alpha]] American Political Science Association award for his work combining applied and academic research. He is also a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, and a member of the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Lobbying Law Reform. Thurber was an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow in 1973-74 and is currently on its executive board. He was awarded the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Annual Award for Applied Public Policy Research. He serves on the executive board of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. He has lectured at over 100 universities in the U.S. and in 40 countries. Thurber earned a BS in political science from the University of Oregon and PhD in political science from Indiana University Bloomington. |
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During his tenure at American, Dr. Thurber served as the principle investigator of |
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a seven-year study of campaign conduct supported by a Pew Charitable Trusts grant and |
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as principle investigator of a four-year study analyzing lobbying and ethics for the |
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Committee for Economic Development, and is currently working on international |
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lobbying and ethics reform with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and |
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Development. He founded the biannual Campaign Management Institute, the Public |
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Affairs and Advocacy Institute, and annual European Public Affairs and Advocacy |
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Institute in Brussels. He was worked for several members of the U.S. Congress on |
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congressional reorganization, ethics, and lobbying reform since 1976. |
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Dr. Thurber was honored as the American University Scholar/Teacher of the Year |
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in 1996 and received the 2010 Walter Beach [[Pi Sigma Alpha]] American Political Science |
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Association award for his work combining applied and academic research. He is also a |
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fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, and a member of the American |
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Bar Association’s Task Force on Lobbying Law Reform. Dr. Thurber was an American |
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Political Science Association Congressional Fellow in 1973-74 and is currently on its |
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Executive Board. He was awarded the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Annual Award for |
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Applied Public Policy Research. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the U.S. |
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Capitol Historical Society. He has lectured at over 100 universities in the U.S. and in 40 |
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countries. |
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Dr. Thurber earned a BS in political science from the University of Oregon and |
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PhD in political science from Indiana University. |
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==References== |
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Thurber has authored and edited several books. |
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* Campaigns and Elections American Style (Boulder, CO.: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, |
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5 th edition 2019) (Editor with Candice J. Nelson). |
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* Congress and Diaspora Politics: The Influence of Ethnic and Foreign Lobbying (Albany, |
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NY: SUNY Press, 2018) (Editor with Colton C. Campbell and David A. Dulio). |
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* Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations (Lanham, MD: Rowman & |
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Littlefield, 6 th edition 2017)(Editor with Jordan Tama). |
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* American Gridlock: The Sources, Character and Impact of Political Polarization |
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(Cambridge, UK and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015) (Editor with Antoine |
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Yoshinaka). |
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* Campaigns and Elections American Style (Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 4 th edition 2013) |
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(Editor with Candice J. Nelson). |
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* Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations (Lanham, MD: Rowman & |
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Littlefield, 5 th edition 2013)(Editor). |
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* Lobbying Law in the Spotlight: Challenges and Proposed Reforms (coauthor with ABA |
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Task Force on Lobbying Law) (Washington, D.C.: ABA, 2011). |
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* Obama in Office (Paradigm Publishers, 2011) (Editor). |
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* Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations (Lanham, MD: Rowman & |
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Littlefield, 4th edition, 2009)(Editor). |
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* Campaigns and Elections American Style (Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 3 rd Edition, 2009) |
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(Editor with Candice J. Nelson). |
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* Improving How Washington Works (Washington, DC: CED, July 2008). |
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* Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations (Lanham, MD: Rowman & |
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Littlefield, 3rd edition, 2006)(Editor). |
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* Campaigns and Elections American Style (Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 2 rd Edition, 2004) |
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(Editor with Candice J. Nelson). |
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* Making Washington Work (Washington, DC: CED, May 2007). |
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* Campaigns and Elections American Style (Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 2 nd Edition, 2004) |
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(Editor with Candice J. Nelson). |
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* Congress and the Internet (Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 2003) (Editor |
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with Colton Campbell). |
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* Rivals for Power: Congressional-Presidential Relations (Lanham, MD: Roman & Littlefield, |
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2 nd Edition, 2002) (Editor). |
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* The Price of Winning at All Cost: Negative Campaigns, Gridlock and the Public Trust |
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(Washington, DC: State Legislative Leaders Foundation, 2001). |
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* The Battle for Congress: Candidates, Consultants and Voters, (Washington, DC: The |
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Brookings Institution Press, 2001) (Editor). |
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* Campaign Warriors: Political Consultants in Elections (Washington, DC: Brookings |
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Institution Press, 2000) (Editor with Candice Nelson). |
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* Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections (Washington, DC: Brookings |
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Institution Press, 2000) (Editor with Candice Nelson and David Dulio). |
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* Setting Course: A Congressional Management Guide, 7th edition (Washington, DC: |
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Congressional Management Foundation, 1998 (co-author). |
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* Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations (Washington, DC: Congressional |
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Quarterly Press, 1996)(Editor). |
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* A Tribute to the House Appropriations Committee, 1865 - 1995, 130 Years of History, |
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(Washington, DC: United States Capitol Historical Society, 1996). |
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* Campaigns and Elections American Style (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1995)(Editor with |
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Candice J. Nelson). Translated into Chinese, 1997. |
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* Remaking Congress: Change and Stability in the 1990s (Washington DC: Congressional |
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Quarterly Press), 1995, 218 pgs., (Editor with Roger Davidson). |
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* Report on Selected Published Works and Written Comments Regarding the Office of |
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Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program, 1989-1993 (Washington, DC: U.S. |
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Department of Energy, 1994). |
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* Beyond Distrust: Building Bridges Between Congress and the Executive (Washington, DC: |
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National Academy of Public Administration, 1992) (One of five principal investigators and |
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authors). |
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* Congressional-Executive Interaction and the Nuclear Waste Repository Site Selection |
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Process (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Energy, 1992). |
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* Setting Course: A Congressional Management Guide (Washington, DC: Congressional |
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Management Foundation, 4 th Edition, 1992) (Co-authored). |
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* Learning and Problem Solving in Nuclear Power Plants (Minneapolis: University of |
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Minnesota and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1992) (Co-authored). |
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* Is Congress Broken? A Comprehensive Look at Member Turnover, and the Implications for |
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Institutional Change in the U.S. Congress (Washington, DC: American League of Lobbyists, |
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May 1992). |
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* Congressional-Executive Interaction and the Nuclear Waste Repository Site Selection |
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Process (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Energy, 1992). |
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* Divided Democracy: Cooperation and Conflict Between the President and Congress |
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Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1991). Also translated into Spanish and |
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Russian, 1994 and 1995. |
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* Organizational Factors Influencing Improvements in Nuclear Power Plants (Minneapolis: |
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University of Minnesota and Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1991) |
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(NUREG/CR-5705). |
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* Organization and Safety in Nuclear Power Plants (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota and |
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Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1990) (NUREG/CR-5437). |
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* Savannah River Reactor Restart Management Study (Pittsburgh: Westinghouse Energy |
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Systems, August 1989). |
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* Setting Course: A Congressional Management Guide, 3rd ed. (Washington, DC: American |
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University, 1988) (Coauthor). |
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* Evaluation and Proposed Improvements to Effectiveness of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory |
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Commission Generic Communications (Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory |
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Commission, 1987) (NUREG/CR-4991). |
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* Status of Maintenance in the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry, 1985, Vol. 1 (Washington, DC: |
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1986) (NUREG-1212). |
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* Setting Course: A Congressional Management Guide, 2nd ed. (Washington, DC: American |
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University and the Congressional Management Foundation, 1986)(Co-author). (Favorably |
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reviewed in the New York Times, January 21, 1987). |
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* Export Review Criteria for International Safeguards (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Nuclear |
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Regulatory Commission, 1984)(Co-authored). |
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* An Empirical Analysis of Selected Nuclear Power Plant Maintenance Factors and Plant |
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Safety (Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1985)(Co-author). |
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* Workbook for Assessment of Organization and Administration of Utilities Seeking Operating |
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License for a Nuclear Power Plant (Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, |
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First Edition August, 1985; Second Edition September, 1986)(Co-author). |
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* Guidelines for a Utility Organization Plan, Vol. II, (Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear |
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Regulatory Commission, First Edition August, 1985, Second Edition September 1986). |
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* A Review of the Institute for Nuclear Power Organizations Corporate and Plant Performance |
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Objectives and Criteria, (Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, February |
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1984). |
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* The Need for NRC Assessment of Organization and Administration of Nuclear Power Plants, |
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(Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1983) (NUREG/CR-3587). |
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* Analysis of Nuclear Regulatory Commission Review of Organization and Administration |
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(Seattle, Washington: Human Affairs Research Centers, 1983, BHARC 5008334). |
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* Implementing Regulatory Assessment of Organization and Administration, (Washington, |
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DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1983). |
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* A Guide to Literature Relevant to the Organization and Administration of Nuclear Power |
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Plants (Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1983)(Co-author and |
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Principal Investigator). |
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* Advisability of Regulatory Change for Utility Organization and Administration Guidelines |
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(Washington, DC: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1983). |
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* Analysis of Documents used by NRC to Review Administration and Organization |
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(Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1983). |
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* An Analysis of Issues Related to the Legislative Veto (Washington, D.C.: Business |
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Roundtable, 1979). |
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* Party, Patronage, and Recruitment in Indiana Politics (Terre Haute, Indiana: Indiana State |
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University, Center for Governmental Research, 1973). |
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Publications: Refereed Academic Journal Articles |
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* “Political Polarization, the U.S. Election, and the Future of American Democracy,” |
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"Politicheskaia poliarizatsiia, vybory 2016 goda v |
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SShA i budushchee amerikanskoi demokratii," Moscow State University Bulletin (Vestnik |
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Moskovskogo universiteta) Ser. 12, No. 3, Politicheskie nauki, May-June, 2016, pp. 77-91, |
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(in Russ.) |
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* “Teaching Public Policy Advocacy by Combining Academic Knowledge and Professional |
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Wisdom,” Interest Groups & Advocacy, Vol. 4, No. 1, March 2015, pp. 40-52 with Patrick |
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Griffin. |
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* “Has President Obama Changed the Way Washington Works?,” Blog article on |
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Blackpast.org, March 2014. |
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* “Agony, Angst, and the Failure of the Supercommittee,” Extensions: A Journal of the Carl |
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Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center (Summer 2012), pp. 17-24. |
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* The Contemporary Presidency: Changing the Way Washington Works? Assessing President |
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Obama’s Battle with Lobbyists,” Presidential Studies Quarterly, 41, no. 2 (June, 2011), pp. |
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358-374 |
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* Lobbying Law in the Spotlight: Challenges and Proposed Improvements, Administrative |
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Law Review, Volume 63, No. 3, Summer 2011, pp. 419-465 with Members of the Task Force |
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on Federal Lobbying Laws, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, |
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American Bar Association. |
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* "Congress and the Presidency", Politique Américaine, May 2007, pp. 28-43. |
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* “Lobbying, Ethics, and Procedural Reforms: The Do-Nothing Congress 109 th Congress |
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Does Nothing About Reforming Itself.” Extensions: A Journal of the Carl Albert |
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Congressional Research and Studies Center (Fall 2006), pp. 10-15. |
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* "Assessing the Impact of Bureaucracy Bashing by Electoral Campaigns." Public |
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Administration Review (March/April 2006), with R. Sam Garrett, A. Lee Fritschler, and |
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David H. Rosenbloom. pp. 228-240. |
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* “Bringing the 2002 Elections into Your Teaching,” PS: Political Science & Politics, |
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Volume XXXV, Number 3, September 2002 (with Robin Kolodny). |
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* "Teaching about Campaigns and Elections," in The Political Science Educator, Volume 8, |
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Issue 2, July 2002. |
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* "Is the Permanent Campaign Alive and Well After 9/11?" Extensions: Journal of the APSA |
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Legislative Studies Group, Spring 2002. |
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* “The Contemporary Presidency: Managing White House-Congressional Relations: |
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Observations from Inside the Process,” Presidential Studies Quarterly, 30, no. 3 |
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(September), 2000, pp. 553-563 with Gary Andres and Patrick Griffin. |
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* “America’s Two-Party System: Friend or Foe,” Administrative Law Review, Vol. 52, |
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Number 2, July 2000 (with David Dulio). |
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* “Citizens’ Attitudes Toward Campaigns and Campaigners,” Votes and Opinions, Vol. 3, |
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Number 2, June/July 2000 with David Dulio. |
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* “Improving Campaign Conduct: Ethics, Consultants and Elections,” Vox Pop, Vol. 18, No. 3 |
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(March 2000). |
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* “Congressional Tightwads and Spendthrifts: Measuring Fiscal Behavior in the changing |
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House of Representatives,” Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 52, No.2, June 1999, pp. 387- |
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402 with Jeff Gill. |
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* “Untangled the Web: Internet Use During the 1998 Election,” in PS: Political Science and |
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Politics, vol. 32, no. 1 (March 1999), p. 53-59, with David Dulio and Donald L. Goff] |
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* “The Study of Campaign Consultants: A Subfield in Search of a Theory,” in PS: Political |
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Science & Politics, June 1998, 32 (2): pp. 145-149. |
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* “Congressional Budget Reform: Impact on the Appropriations Committees,” in Public |
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Budgeting and Finance, December 1997, pp. 66-73. |
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* “Twenty Years of Congressional Budget Reform,” in The Public Manager, Summer 1996, |
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pp. 6-10. |
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* "The Constitutional Structure of National Government in the United States: Is it in a State |
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of Crisis," Administrative Law Journal, Volume 9, Number 1, Spring 1995, pp. 1-43. |
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* “Thunder From the Right: Observations about the Elections,” The Public Manager, Winter |
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1994-95, pp. 13-16. |
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* “The Politics of Congressional Oversight of the High Level Radioactive Waste Program,” |
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International Journal on High Level Nuclear Waste, Fall 1993, pp. 103-18. |
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* “Congressional Oversight of High-Level Waste Disposal Policy: The DOE Weapons |
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Complex Clean-Up, Political Science, No. 283, pp. 121-139 also in Eric B. Herzik and |
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Alvin H. Mushkatel (eds.), Problems and Prospects in Nuclear Waste Disposal Policy |
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(Westport, CT: Policy Studies Organization and Greenwood Press, 1993). |
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* "Managing Operational Paradoxes," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. |
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LXV, June, 1992, pp. 108-113. |
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* "Representation, Accountability, and Efficiency in Divided Party Control of Government," |
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PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. XXIV, No. 4, December 1991, pp. 653-657. |
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* "The Consequences of Budget Reform for Congressional-Presidential Relations," The |
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Annals, 499, September 1988, pp. 101-113. |
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* "The Right Data for the Right Decision: Performance Indicators for Different Management |
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and Regulatory Needs," IEEE Journal on Human Factors and Power Plants, January 1988, |
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pp. 484-487. |
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* "The Effect of Management and Organizational Structure on Nuclear Power Plant Safety," |
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in American Nuclear Society and European Nuclear Society Advances in Human Factors in |
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Nuclear Power Systems (New York: American Nuclear Society, 1986), pp. 109118. |
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* "An Empirical Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Organization and Its Effect on Safety |
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Performance," in IEEE Journal on Human Factors and Power Plants (New York: IEEE, |
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1985), pp. 89115. |
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* "The Future of the Congressional Budget Process," PS: Political Science and Politics, fall |
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1985. |
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* "Review of the Legislative Veto," Congress and the Presidency, Volume XI, Number 1, |
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autumn 1984. |
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* "The Battelle Memorial Institute's Human Affairs Research Centers," PS: Political Science |
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and Politics, summer 1981, Vol. XIV, No. 3. |
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* "Congress and the Budget," Congressional Studies, Volume VII, Number 1, 1979. |
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* "Congressional Budget Reform and New Demands for Policy Analysis," in Stuart Nagel |
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(ed.), Policy Studies Review Annual (Santa Barbara, CA: Sage Publications, 1977)(Selected |
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by the Policy Studies Association as one of the best articles in policy studies for 1976). |
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* "Policy Analysis on Capitol Hill: Issues Facing the Four Analytic Support Agencies of |
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Congress," Policy Studies Journal, Autumn, 1977. |
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* "Congressional Budget Reform and New Demands for Policy Analysis," in Policy Analysis, |
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Vol.2, No.2, Spring, 1976, pp.197215. Reprinted twice in textbooks. |
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* "The Impact of Party Recruitment Activity Upon Legislative Role Orientations: A Path |
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Analysis," Legislative Studies Quarterly, Vol.1, No.4, November 1976. |
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* "The Actors in Administering Public Policy: LegislativeAdministrative Relations," Policy |
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Studies Journal, Vol.5, No.1, November 1976. |
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* "Some Causes and Consequences of Student Political Activism," Youth and Society, Vol.5, |
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No.2, December 1973. |
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Publications: Articles, Blogs and Chapters |
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* “Chapter 1: Elections in a Polarized America: Understanding the Dynamics and the |
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Transformation of American Political Campaigns,” in Candice J. Nelson and James A. |
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Thurber (eds.) Campaigns and Elections American Style: The Changing Landscape of |
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Political Campaigns (Boulder, CO.: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 5 th edition |
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2018)(with Candice J. Nelson). |
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* “Chapter 14: Why Campaigns Matter in a Polarized Environment,” in Candice J. Nelson and |
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James A. Thurber (eds.) Campaigns and Elections American Style: The Changing |
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Landscape of Political Campaigns (Boulder, CO.: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 5 th |
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edition 2018) 2018 (with Candice J. Nelson). |
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* “Chapter 1: Ethnic and Foreign Lobbying in Congress,” in Congress and Diaspora Politics: |
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The Influence of Ethnic and Foreign Lobbying (Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2018) (with |
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Colton C. Campbell and David A. Dulio). |
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* “Chapter 1: An Introduction to Presidential-Congressional Rivalry” in |
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James A. Thurber and Jordan Tama (eds.) Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional |
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Relations (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 6 th edition, 2018)(with Jordan Tama), 1-30. |
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* “The President, Congress, and Domestic Policy-Making,” in |
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James A. Thurber and Jordan Tama (eds.) Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional |
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Relations (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 6 th edition, 2018), 198-216. |
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* “Polarization and the 2016 Election, fifteeneightyfour @cambridge.org , |
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Cambridge University Press Blog, January 29, 2016. |
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* “Organizing the White House: Bridging the Executive-Legislative Divide,” in Paul L. |
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Posner, Janice R. LaChance, and Tonya T. Neaves (eds.), Memos to National Leaders |
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Washington, DC: The National Academy of Public Administration and the American Society |
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for Public Administration, 2016)(with Patrick Griffin). |
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* “Introduction to Gridlock and Polarization,” in American Gridlock: The Sources, Character |
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and Impact of Political Polarization (Cambridge, UK and New York: Cambridge |
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University Press, 2015)(with Antoine Yoshinaka), 1-19. |
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* “The Sources and Impact of Polarization,” in American Gridlock: The Sources, Character |
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and Impact of Political Polarization (Cambridge, UK and New York: Cambridge |
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University Press, 2015)(with Antoine Yoshinaka), 378-389. |
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* “Come (non) Funziona Il Congresso,” Limes, April 29, 2015, 114-126. |
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(Potentissima eppure inerte: Capitol Hill è prigioniera della polarizzazione e dell’estrema |
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ideologizzazione dei partiti. Il potere di bloccare tutto schiaccia quello di decisione. La |
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fiducia popolare è ai minimi storici. I fattori dello stallo. Proposte per una riforma) |
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* “Manuale del Lobbista Onesto,” Limes, April 29, 2015, 147-154. |
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(Malgrado i proclami di Obama, il ruolo dei gruppi di pressione resta centrale nella politica |
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americana. I dilemmi etici. Il vincolo della reciprocità e la trappola della campagna |
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permanente. Le principali lobby estere) |
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* “Political Consultants,” in The International Encyclopedia of Political Communication, |
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(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015) (with Aaron Ray). |
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* “The Causes and Consequences of Partisanship and Deadlock in Congress,” in Bruce Cain |
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and Gillian Peele (Eds.), Developments in American Politics (2014, 7 th edition) (with Aaron |
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Ray). |
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* “An Introduction to Presidential-Congressional Rivalry,” in James A. Thurber (Ed.), Rivals |
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for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 5th |
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edition, 2013), 1-27. |
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* “The President, Congress, and Lobbyists: Has Changed the Way Washington Works,” in |
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James A. Thurber (Ed.), Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations (Lanham, |
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MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 5th edition, 2013), 137-155. |
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* “The Dynamics and Dysfunction of the Congressional Budget Process: From Inception to |
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Deadlock,” in Lawrence C. Dodd and Bruce I Oppenheimer (Eds.), Congress Reconsidered |
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(Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2013). |
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* “What is Wrong with Congress and What Should Be Done About It,” In Iwan Morgan and |
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Philip John Davies (Eds.), Broken Government? Politics in the Obama |
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Era (London: University of London/Institute for the Study of the Americas Press, 2012). |
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* "An Introduction of an Early Assessment of the Obama Presidency," in Obama in Office |
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(James A. Thurber (Ed.), 2011). |
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* "Obama's Battle with Lobbyists," in Obama in Office (by James A. Thurber (Editor) 2011). |
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* “Corruption and Scandal in Washington: Have Lobbying and Ethics Reform Made a |
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Difference? Exploring the Relationship Among Candidates, Campaign Consultants. |
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Lobbyists, and Elected and Appointed Public Officials,” in Corruption and American |
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Politics. (Amherst, NY, Cambria Press 2010), pp. 177-207. |
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* “A Perfect Campaign: The Role of Money, Organization and Strategy in the 2008 |
|||
Presidential Campaign,” in Erik Jones and Salvatore Vassallo (Eds.), The 2008 Presidential |
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Election: A Story in Four Acts (New York, Palgrave MacMillan, 2009), pp. 99-114 |
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* “An Introduction to Presidential-Congressional Rivalry,” Rivals for Power: Presidential- |
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Congressional Relations (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 4th edition, 2009), pp. 1-36. |
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* “Understanding the Dynamics and the Transformation of American Campaigns,” Campaigns |
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and Elections American Style (Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 3 rd Edition, 2009), pp. 1-34. |
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* “Una campagna perfetta: messaggio, denaro, organizzanione,” in Erik Jones and Salvatore |
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Vassaloo (ed.), L’America Di Obama: Le elezioni del 2008 e le implicazioni per l’Europa |
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(Bologna, Italy:Societe editrice il Mulino, 2009), pp. 119-136 |
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* Guest Editor, “The State of Inter-Branch Relations at the End of the Bush Presidency,” |
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Congress and the Presidency, Vol. 36, Issue 3, September-December 2009, Special 25 th |
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Anniversary Issue. |
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* “Political Parties and Campaigns,” Campaign and Elections, September 2008. |
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* “Professional Campaign Management Schools,” Campaigns and Elections, October 2008. |
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* "Democrats Can Cash In on Public Anger at Congress," Financial Times, August 5, 2008. |
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* “Delegate Cheat Sheet.” Politics Magazine, March 2008. (co-authored with Alicia Kolar |
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Prevost) |
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* “Campaign Consultants and Political Parties Today,” The Routledge Handbook of Political |
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Management, (New York: Routledge, 2008)(with Alicia Kolar Prevost and Maik Bohne). |
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* “Reforms’ will not assuage anger at Congress,” Financial Times, Aug. 7 th , 2007. |
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* “Perspectives on Campaign Ethics,” in Stephen C. Craig (ed.), The Electoral Challenge: |
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Theory Meets Practice (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2006), PP. 203-225. |
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* “Foreword,” for David A. Dulio and Candice J. Nelson, Vital Signs: Perspectives on the |
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Health of American Campaigning (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2005). |
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* “Untangled Web: Internet Use During the 1998 Election,” in David Rochefort (ed.), |
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Quantitative Methods in Practice (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2005), with David A. Dulio |
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and Donald L. Goff. |
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* “The Transformation of American Campaigns in the Twenty-First Century,” in James A. |
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Thurber and Candice J. Nelson, Campaigns and Elections American Style (Boulder, CO.: |
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Westview Press, 2004). |
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* “Do Political Image Makers Need a Makeover? Assessing Public Attitudes Toward Political |
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Consultants,” Campaigns & Elections, October/November 2003. |
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* “Congress and the Politics of the Deficit,” Woodrow Wilson Center Research Paper, |
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September 2003. |
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* “Preparing for a Career in Politics and Public Affairs,” Campaigns & Elections, December |
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2002-January 2003. |
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* “Congress Goes On-Line,” in James A. Thurber and Colton C. Campbell (eds.), Congress |
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and the Internet (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003)(Co-authored). |
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* “The Symbiotic Relationship between Political Parties and Political Consultants: Partners |
|||
Past, Present, and Future,” in John C. Green and Rick Farmer (eds.), State and of the |
|||
Parties: The Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield |
|||
Publishers, Inc., 2003) with David A. Dulio. |
|||
* An Introduction to Presidential-Congressional Rivalry,” Rivals for Power: Presidential- |
|||
Congressional Relations (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2 nd Edition, 2002). |
|||
* “Conclusion About Congressional-Presidential Rivalries,” Rivals for Power: Presidential- |
|||
Congressional Relations (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2 nd Edition, 2002). |
|||
* “Campaign Consultants and Responsible Party Government,” in John C. Green and Paul S. |
|||
Herrnson (eds.), Responsible Partisanship? The Evolution of American Political Parties |
|||
Since 1950 (Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Press, 2002) with David B. Magleby |
|||
and Kelly D. Patterson. |
|||
* “The Increasing Role of Consultants with State Party Organizations,” Campaigns and |
|||
Elections, September 2002, Vol. 23, No. 9 with David A. Dulio, Robin Kolodny and Candice |
|||
J. Nelson. |
|||
* "From Campaigning to Lobbying," in Nelson, Dulio, and Medvic (eds.), Shades of Gray: |
|||
Perspectives on Campaign Ethics (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2002). |
|||
* Foreword for John Kingdon's Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies (New York: |
|||
Longman, 2002). |
|||
* "Campaign Consultants and Responsible Party Government," in John Green (ed.), An |
|||
Assessment of Responsible Parties in America (Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, 2002) |
|||
with David B. Magleby and Kelly D. Patterson. |
|||
* "Top Issues in Campaign 2002,” The National Voter. September-October 2002. |
|||
* James A. Thurber. "2002 National Student/Parent Mock Election Issues Forum. |
|||
"Curriculum Guide” (National Student/Parent Mock Election, 2002)(with R. Sam Garrett). |
|||
Available at http://www.nationalmockelection.com/curriculumpage/curriculum.htm . |
|||
* “Making Your Choice the Winning One: A Candidate’s Guide to Choosing a Campaign |
|||
Team,” (Washington, DC: Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American |
|||
University, 2002). |
|||
* “Introduction,” The Battle for Congress: Candidates, Consultants and Voters, (Washington, |
|||
DC: The Brookings Institution Press, 2001). |
|||
* “Brian Baird’s ‘Ring of Fire’: The Quest for Funds and Votes in Washington’s Third |
|||
District,” in James A. Thurber (ed.), The Battle for Congress: Candidates, Consultants and |
|||
Voters, (Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution Press, 2001)(Co-authored). |
|||
* “Case Study Framework and Methodology,” The Battle for Congress: Candidates, |
|||
Consultants and Voters, (Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution Press, 2001). |
|||
* “Introduction to Study of Campaign Consultants,” Campaign Warriors: Political Consultants |
|||
in Elections, (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2000) (edited with Candice |
|||
Nelson). |
|||
* “Portrait of Campaign Consultants,” Campaign Warriors: Political Consultants in Elections |
|||
(Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2000) (Editor with Candice J. Nelson). |
|||
* “Measuring Campaign Consultants’ Attitudes,” Campaign Warriors: Political Consultants in |
|||
Elections, (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2000) (Editor with Candice J. |
|||
Nelson). |
|||
* “Introduction,” in Thurber, Nelson and Dulio (eds.), Crowded Airwaves: Campaign |
|||
Advertising in Elections, (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2000). |
|||
* “Summary and Conclusions,” in Thurber, Nelson and Dulio, (eds), Crowded Airwaves: |
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Campaign Advertising in Elections (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2000), |
|||
pp. 170-179, with David Dulio and Candice J. Nelson. |
|||
* “The Senate Budget Committee: Bastion of Comity?” Esteemed Colleagues: Civility and |
|||
Deliberation in the U.S. Senate, Burdett A. Loomis, ed., (Washington, DC: Brookings |
|||
Institution Press, 2000), pp. 241-258. |
|||
* “Where Do Voters Get Their Political Information?” Campaigns & Elections, April 1, 2001. |
|||
* “Internet Campaigning: Should Candidates Even Bother With It?” Roll Call, February 26, |
|||
2001. |
|||
* “Ethics and Politics: An Overview,” Elections, Ethics, and Ethnicity, November 10, 2000 |
|||
(Washington, DC: International Association of Political Consultants). |
|||
* “The Senate Budget Committee: Incubator of Comity?” in Burdett Loomis (ed.), Comity in |
|||
the U.S. Senate (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2000). |
|||
* “The Outstanding Eight,” Campaigns and Elections, Vol. 21, No. 3, April 2000, pp. 43-47. |
|||
* “General Public Attitudes Toward Campaigns and Campaign Practices,” (Washington, DC: |
|||
CCPS, April 2000). Analysis of national survey of voters administered by Yankelovich |
|||
Partners for CCPS. |
|||
* “Campaign 2000: Not Yet Ready for Prime Time,” American Magazine (Summer 2000). |
|||
* “Producing Negative Ads: A Consultant Survey,” Campaigns and Elections, Vol. 21, No. 7 |
|||
(August 2000). |
|||
* “Political Campaign Consultants: Who are They, How They Evaluate the Process of |
|||
Electing Candidates and What They Reveal about Their Ethical Practice,” AU-CCPS |
|||
Research Report, with Yankelovich Partners, July 1999. |
|||
* “Growth of Web Users Pushing Congress to Improve Net Services,” Roll Call, May 10, |
|||
1999. |
|||
* “A Portrait of the Consulting Industry,” in Campaigns and Elections, June 1999 with David |
|||
Dulio. |
|||
* “Net Gains: The 106 th Congress on the World Wide Web,” report of a survey of |
|||
congressional offices, AU-CCPS Research Report, May 3, 1999 with Donald L. Goff, |
|||
Katherine Creecy, John McPhillips, and Christine Pollak. |
|||
* “Twenty-five years of Deficit and Conflict: Partisan Roles in Congressional Budget |
|||
Reform,” in Nicole C. Rae and Colton Campbell (eds.), New Majority or Old Minority: the |
|||
Impact of Republicans on Congress (Lanham, MD: Roman and Littlefield, 1999). |
|||
* “Congress and the Internet: Report of Survey of Congressional Offices,” AU-CCPS |
|||
Research Report, February 17, 1998. |
|||
* “The Complex Portrait of the Political Consultant,” The Hill, July 1, 1998, p. 16. |
|||
* “Political Consultants Survey: Are Campaign Pros Destroying Democracy?” Campaigns |
|||
and Elections, August 1998, pp. 54-61. |
|||
* “Political Power and American Public Policy,” in Thomas B. Birkland (ed.), Public Policy |
|||
Course Syllabi (Washington, DC: American Political Science Association, 1998), pp. 211- |
|||
238. |
|||
* “Interest Groups and the Congressional Budget Process: Lobbying in the Era of Deficit |
|||
Politics,” in Herrnson, Shaiko, and Wilcox (eds.), The Interest Group Connection, |
|||
(Chatham, New Jersey: Chatham House, 1997), pp. 154-173. |
|||
* “Representation, Accountability, and Efficiency in Divided Party Control of Government,” |
|||
in James Pfiffner and Roger Davidson (eds.), Understanding the Presidency (New York, |
|||
NY: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc, 1996), pp. 348-357. |
|||
* “Centralization, Devolution, and Turf Protection in the Congressional Budget Process,” in |
|||
Lawrence Dodd and Bruce Oppenheimer (eds.) Congress Reconsidered (Washington, D.C.: |
|||
CQ Press, 1996), pp. 325-346. |
|||
* “Stability and Change in the Post-Cold War Congress,” in Dittgen and Minkenberg (eds.), |
|||
The American Impasse: U.S. Domestic and Foreign Policy After the Cold War (Pittsburgh, |
|||
PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1996), pp. 58-75. |
|||
* “Stabilitat und Wandel im Kongress,” in Dittgen and Minkenberg (eds.), Das amerikanische |
|||
Dilemma: Die Vereinigten Staaten nach dem Ende des Ost-West-Konflikts (Munich: |
|||
Ferdinand Schoningh, 1996), pp. 79-99. |
|||
* “Shifting the Balance: The Rebirth of Federalism,” in Osterweis, Robin and Holmes (eds.), |
|||
Transformations in Society and Government: Implications for Academic Health Centers - |
|||
Proceedings of 1996 Spring Meeting (Washington, DC: Association of Academic Health |
|||
Centers, 1996), pp. 1-6. |
|||
* “An Introduction to Presidential-Congressional Rivalry,” in Thurber (ed.), Rivals for Power: |
|||
Presidential-Congressional Relations (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 1996), p.1-19. |
|||
* “Congressional-Presidential Battles to Balance the Budget,” in Thurber (ed.), Rivals for |
|||
Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 1996) pp. 191- |
|||
213. |
|||
* "Political Power and Policy Subsystems in American Politics," in B. Guy Peters and Bert A. |
|||
Rockman (eds.), Agenda for Excellence: Administering the State (Chatham, NJ: Chatham |
|||
House Publishers, 1996), pp.76-104. |
|||
* "Congressional Elections," in George Clack (ed.), United States Elections: 1996 |
|||
(Washington, DC: United States Information Agency, 1995), pp. 13-19. |
|||
* "The 104th Congress is Fast and Efficient, But At What Cost," Roll Call, March 4, 1995. |
|||
* "The Corrections Day Proposal: Wrong Way to Fix Dumb Laws," Roll Call, May 8, 1995. |
|||
* “Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Deficit Reduction Act,” “Biography of U.S. Senator Henry |
|||
‘Scoop’ Jackson (D-WA),” “Biography of U.S. Senator Warren G. Magnuson (D-WA),” |
|||
“The Congressional Budget Office,” “Iron Triangles,” and the “U.S. Senate Budget |
|||
Committee,” in Roger Davidson, et al (eds.), The Encyclopedia of the United States |
|||
Congress (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994). |
|||
* “Not in My Back Yard: High Level Nuclear Waste Policy,” in Gilmour, et al (eds.), Who |
|||
Makes Public Policy: The Struggle for Control Between Congress and the Executive |
|||
(Chatham, N.J.: Chatham House, 1994), pp. 62-84. |
|||
* “Making Up for Lost Time: The Defense Nuclear Weapons Complex Cleanup,” in Gilmour, |
|||
et al (eds.), Who Makes Public Policy?: The struggle for Control Between Congress and the |
|||
Executive (Chatham, N.J.: Chatham House, 1994), pp. 127-151. |
|||
* "The 1990 Budget Enforcement Act: Zero-Sum Budgeting and the Decline of Governmental |
|||
Accountability," in L. Dodd and B. Oppenheimer (eds.), Congress Reconsidered 5th ed. |
|||
(Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1993), pp. 375-400. |
|||
* “Congressional Oversight of High-Level Waste Disposal Policy: The DOE Weapons |
|||
Complex Clean-Up in Eric B. Herzik and Alvin H. Mushkatel (eds.), Problems and |
|||
Prospects in Nuclear Waste Disposal Policy (Westport, CT: Policy Studies Organization and |
|||
Greenwood Press, 1993). |
|||
* "Governance and the Budget," in Kenneth W. Thompson (ed.), The Structure and Functions |
|||
of Governance: Its National and International Settings (Charlottesville, Virginia: University |
|||
of Virginia Miller Center of Public Affairs-University Press of America, 1992), pp. 25-48. |
|||
* "New Rules for an Old Game: Zero-Sum Budgeting in the Postreform Congress," in Roger |
|||
H. Davidson (ed.), The Postreform Congress (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992), pp. 257- |
|||
278. |
|||
* Biography of Hubert H. Humphrey," in L. Sandy Maisel (ed.), Encyclopedia of American |
|||
Political Parties and Elections (New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1991). |
|||
* "Introduction: The Roots of Divided Democracy," in J. Thurber (ed.), Divided Democracy |
|||
(Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1991), pp. 1-10. |
|||
* "The Impact of Congressional Budget Reform on Presidential-Congressional Governance," |
|||
in J. Thurber (ed.), Divided Democracy (Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, |
|||
1991), pp. 145-171. |
|||
* "Congressional War Powers and the Persian Gulf Crisis," Oxford Analytica, Spring 1991, |
|||
pp. 58-72. |
|||
* "Deadlock and Deficits: Evaluating Proposals for Congressional Budget Reform," in |
|||
Thomas D. Lynch (ed.), Federal Budget and Financial Management Reform (Westport, |
|||
Connecticut: Greenwood Press, Inc., 1991), pp. 53-88. |
|||
* "Dynamics of Policy Subsystems in American Politics," in Allan J. Cigler and Burdett A. |
|||
Loomis (eds.), Interest Group Politics (Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, |
|||
1991, 3 rd ed.), pp. 302-348. |
|||
* "Congress and the Constitution: Two Hundred Years of Stability and Change," in R. |
|||
Maidment and A. Zvesper (eds.), Reflections on the Constitution: The American |
|||
Constitution After Two Hundred Years (Manchester, England: Manchester University Press, |
|||
1989), pp. 51-75. |
|||
* "Budgetary Continuity and Change: An Assessment of the Congressional Budget Process," |
|||
in D.K. Adams (ed.), Studies in Modern American Politics (Manchester, England: |
|||
Manchester University Press, 1987), pp. 78-118. |
|||
* “The Presidency, Congress, and Public Policy-making Systems, “ The Journal (Kathmandu, |
|||
Nepal: Nepal Council of World Affairs, December 1987). |
|||
* "Reagan and the Intergovernmental Lobby: Iron Triangles, Cozy Subsystems and Political |
|||
Conflict," in Allan J. Cigler and Burdett A. Loomis (eds.), Interest Group Politics |
|||
(Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1986, 2nd ed.)(with Charles S. Levine), |
|||
pp. 202220. |
|||
* "Political Determinants of the Effectiveness of International Nuclear Safeguards," in Export |
|||
Review Criteria for International Safeguards, (Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory |
|||
Commission, 1984). |
|||
* "The Politics of the Congressional Budget Process Reexamined," L. Dodd and B. |
|||
Oppenheimer (eds.), Congress Reconsidered (Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, |
|||
Inc., 1981, 2 nd ed.), pp. 246274. |
|||
* "The Evolving Role and Effectiveness of the Research Agencies," in Cooper and Mackenzie |
|||
(eds.), The House at Work (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981). |
|||
* "Congressional Reform in the 1970s," in Proceedings of the National Capital Area Political |
|||
Science Association Annual Spring Meeting of 1977 (Washington, DC: NCAPSA, 1978). |
|||
* "New Powers of the Purse: An Assessment of Congressional Budget Reform," in Leroy |
|||
Rieselbach (ed.), Legislative Reform (Lexington, MA: DC Heath, 1978). |
|||
* "Congressional Budget Reform and New Demands for Policy Analysis," in Fremont J. |
|||
Lyden and Ernest G. Miller (eds.) PlanningProgramming Budgeting: A Systems Approach |
|||
to Management (Chicago: Rand McNally, 1978, 3 rd ed.). |
|||
* “The New Congressional Budget Process: The Hows and Whys of House/Senate |
|||
Differences, in Dodd and Oppenheimer (eds.), Congress Reconsidered (New York: Praeger, |
|||
1977). |
|||
* "Analysis of the Congressional Support Agencies," for Final Report of the Commission on |
|||
Administrative Review (Washington, DC: U.S. House of Representatives, Commission on |
|||
Administrative Review, July 1977). |
|||
* "Some Causes and Consequences of Congressional Budget Reform," in John Peters and |
|||
Susan Welsh (eds.), The Impact of Legislative Reform on Public Policy (New York: Praeger, |
|||
1977)(Co-authored). |
|||
* "Comments on Congressional Budget Reform," in Proceedings of the National Capital Area |
|||
Political Science Association Annual Spring Meeting of 1976 (Washington, DC: NCAPSA, |
|||
1977). |
|||
* "Administering Public Policy: LegislativeAdministrative Relations," in Charles R. Wise |
|||
(ed.), Public Administration and Public Policy (Lexington, MA: DC Heath, 1977). |
|||
* "Review of Patterns of Recruitment," American Political Science Review, September, 1977. |
|||
* "Implications of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act for the Senate |
|||
Committee System," in The Senate Committee System: Jurisdictions, Referrals, Numbers |
|||
and Sizes, and Limitations on Members (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing |
|||
Office, July 1976). |
|||
* "Jurisdictional Overlaps of Major Policy Areas," in The Senate Committee System: |
|||
Jurisdictions, Referrals, Numbers and Sizes, and Limitations on Members (Washington, DC: |
|||
U.S. Government Printing Office, July 1976). |
|||
* "Present Jurisdictions of Senate Committees," in The Senate Committee System: |
|||
Jurisdictions, Referrals, Numbers and Sizes, and Limitation on Membership (Washington, |
|||
DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, July 1976). |
|||
* "The Case for Public Service Internships: Good Education and Good Government," in |
|||
Robert Sexton (ed.), Dimensions of Experiential Education (Washington, DC: National |
|||
Center for Public Service Internship Programs, 1976). |
|||
* “The New National Center for Public Service Internships,” Washington Involvement, Vol. 2, |
|||
No. 2 April 1973. |
|||
* “The Elements of a Government Internship,” Washington Involvement, Vol. 1, No. 2, |
|||
October 1972. |
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James A. Thurber | |
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Born | May 29, 1943 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Indiana University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Political science |
Institutions | American University |
Doctoral students | Jeff Gill |
James Allen Thurber (born May 29, 1943) is university distinguished professor of government and founder (1979) and former director (1979-2016) of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies (american.edu/spa/ccps) and affiliate distinguished professor of public administration and policy at American University, Washington, D.C. He is author or editor of numerous books and more than 90 articles and chapters on Congress, the U.S. presidency, interest groups and lobbying, and campaigns and elections.
Career
[edit]During his tenure at American, Thurber served as the principal investigator of a seven-year study of campaign conduct supported by a Pew Charitable Trusts grant and as principal investigator of a four-year study analyzing lobbying and ethics for the Committee for Economic Development, and is working on international lobbying and ethics reform with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. He founded the biannual Campaign Management Institute, the Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute, and annual European Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute in Brussels. He was worked for several members of the U.S. Congress on congressional reorganization, ethics, and lobbying reform since 1976. Thurber was honored as the American University Scholar/Teacher of the Year in 1996 and received the 2010 Walter Beach Pi Sigma Alpha American Political Science Association award for his work combining applied and academic research. He is also a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, and a member of the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Lobbying Law Reform. Thurber was an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow in 1973-74 and is currently on its executive board. He was awarded the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Annual Award for Applied Public Policy Research. He serves on the executive board of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. He has lectured at over 100 universities in the U.S. and in 40 countries. Thurber earned a BS in political science from the University of Oregon and PhD in political science from Indiana University Bloomington.
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