Preprint copies of publications available upon request.
Higher education and democracy
“Resentment or Empowerment? Civic Education and the Political Efficacy of Rural Individuals” (with Eve M. Ringsmuth). American Politics Research. [link to article] [replication data]
“Calibrating Confidence: Civic Education and the Relationship Between Objective Political Knowledge and Political Knowledge Confidence” (with Eve M. Ringsmuth and Alex P. Smith). Perspectives on Politics. [link to article] [replication data]
“Disrupted Learning about Democracy: Instructor Strategies for Navigating Temporary Modality Shifts” (with Eve M. Ringsmuth). PS: Political Science & Politics. [link to article] [replication data]
“The Impact of Course Structure on Students’ Political Efficacy and Confidence-in-Knowledge in Introduction to American Government Courses” (with Eve M. Ringsmuth). Journal of Political Science Education. [link to article] [replication data]
Representation, resources, and policy diffusion in the states
“Descriptive Representation and Innovation in American Legislatures.” (with Jack Nickelson). Political Research Quarterly. [link to article] [replication data]
“Copy, Paste, Legislate, Succeed? The Effect of Policy Plagiarism on Policy Success in the American States” (with Robert M. Dorrell, Jr.). Policy & Politics. [link to article] [replication data]
- See related post at 3Streams
- This research was cited in articles at RouteFifty and Governing Magazine.
“Athletic competition between the states: The rapid spread of Name, Image, Likeness laws and why it matters for understanding policy diffusion” (with Roshaun Colvin). Policy Studies Journal. [link to article]
“Linking policy design and policy diffusion to advance both theories: Evidence from the elements, attributes, and adoptions of Uniform Law Commission model legislation.” (with Daniel J. Mallinson). Policy Studies Journal. [link to article]
“Copy and Paste Lawmaking: Legislative Professionalism and Policy Reinvention in the States” (with Eric Hansen and Virginia Gray). American Politics Research. [link to article]
- Our paper was also linked in show notes and discussed on Vox’s The Weeds.
“Complexity, Resources, and Text Borrowing in State Legislatures” (with Eric Hansen). Journal of Public Policy. [link to article] [replication data]
“Interest Group Influence in Policy Diffusion Networks” (with Kristin Garrett). State Politics and Policy Quarterly. [link to article]
- We discuss this research further at USAPP Blog.
- See also Jackson Free Press article on model legislation in Mississippi.
Economic inequality and business & labor politics
“Who Passes Restrictive Labor Policy? A View from the States” (with Laura Bucci). Journal of Public Policy. [link to article] [replication data]
“Chasing Disparity: Economic Development Incentives and Income Inequality in the U.S. States” State Politics & Policy Quarterly. [link to article] [replication data]
- See related posts at 3Streams and The Conversation
“The catalysts of “Red for Ed”: Statewide teachers’ strikes as collective voice and conflict expansion for communities of fate” (with Michele M. Hoyman and Austin Bussing). The Social Science Journal. [link to article]
“You Catch More Flies with Honey: An Analysis of PAC Punishment and Congressional Vote Switching” Interest Groups & Advocacy. [link to article]
“Do Unions Punish Democrats? Free-Trade Votes and Labor PAC Contributions, 1999-2012” (with Michele M. Hoyman). Political Research Quarterly. [link to article]
“Client Group Influence and Economic Development Organizations: Evidence from North Carolina, Nevada, and Oregon” Administration & Society. [link to article]
“Captured Development: Industry Influence and State Economic Development Subsidies in the Great Recession Era” (with Virginia Gray). Economic Development Quarterly. [link to article]
- I discuss this research further at the Sunlight Foundation.
- See also Pacific Standard Magazine and WRAL.
Voter registration in the American states
“Finding DORI: Using Item Response Theory to Measure Difficulty of Voter Registration in the U.S. and Its Impact on Voters” (with Matthew Motta and Rebekah Herrick). American Politics Research. [link to article] [replication data]
Joshua Jansa 