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Graduate Student Publications
Recent Publications of Graduate Students written alone or in collaboration with each other:
Recent Publications of Graduate Students written in collaboration with Political Science Faculty:
2007
Edwards, Scott and Michael G. Findley. 2007. "Accounting for the Unaccounted: Weak-Actor Social Structure in Asymmetric Wars." International Studies Quarterly forthcoming.
Shou, Huisheng. 2007. "Nationalism and Political Support in Reforming China ." In S. Guo ed., Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development, Rowman and Littlefield.
2006
Findley, Michael G. and Tze Kwang Teo. 2006. “Rethinking Third Party Interventions into Civil Wars: An Actor-Centric Approach .” Journal of Politics 68, 4 (November).
Lewkowicz, Michael A. 2006. "The Effectiveness of Elite Cues as Heuristics in Proposition Elections." American Politics Research 34, 1 (January): 51-68.
Shou, Huisheng. 2006. "Nationalism and State Legitimacy in Contemporary China." Journal of Washington Institute of China Studies 2, 1 (Fall).
Teo, Tze Kwang. 2005. “Review of Event History Modeling: A Guide for Social Scientists (by Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier and Bradford S. Jones).” The Political Methodologist 13, 2 (Fall): 20-21.
2005
Akcinaroglu, Seden and Elizabeth Radziszewski. 2005. "Expectations, Rivalries, and Civil War Duration." International Interactions 31, 4 (October-December): 349-374.
Darmofal, David. 2005. “Elite Cues and Citizen Disagreement with Expert Opinion.” Political Research Quarterly 58, 3 (September): 381-395.
Rudloff, Peter. 2005. “Introduction to S-Weave.” The Political Methodologist 13, 1 (Spring): 8-13.
2004
Croco, Sarah E. and Tze Kwang Teo. 2004. “Assessing the Dyadic Approach to Interstate Conflict Processes: a.k.a. ‘Dangerous Dyad-Years.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 22, 1 (Spring): 5-18.
Teo, Tze Kwang. 2004. “The LaTeX Corner: LaTeX 102.” The Political Methodologist 12, 1 (Spring): 6-9.
2003
Boniface, Dexter and Heather Tafel. 2003. "Old Carrots, New Sticks: Explaining Labor Strategies Toward Economic Reform in Eastern Europe and Latin America." Comparative Politics 35, 3 (Apri): 313-333.
2002
Boniface, Dexter. 2002. “Is there a Democratic Norm in the Americas? An Analysis of the Organization of American States.” Global Governance 8, 3 (July): 137-162.
Cunion, William E. 2002. "Researching the Presidency: The Overlooked Problem of Biographical Data." White House Studies 2, 2 (Spring): 5-18.
Greig, J. Michael. 2002. “The End of Geography? Globalization, Communications, and Culture in the International System.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 46, 2 (April): 225-243.
2001
Boniface, Dexter and Jason Sharman. 2001. "An ‘Analytic Revolution’ in Comparative Politics?" Comparative Politics 33, 4 (July): 475-493.
Cobb, Michael D. and Jeffery A. Jenkins. 2001. "Race and the Representation of Blacks’ Interests During Reconstruction." Political Research Quarterly 54, 1 (March): 181-204.
Crescenzi, Mark J.C. and Andrew J. Enterline. 2001. "Time Remembered: A Dynamic Model of Interstate Interaction." International Studies Quarterly 45, 3 (September): 409-431.
Greig, J. Michael. 2001. "Moments of Opportunity: Sources of Ripeness Among Enduring Rivals." Journal of Conflict Resolution 45, 6 (December): 691-718.
2000
Jenkins, Jeffery A. 2000. "Examining the Robustness of Ideological Voting: Evidence from the Confederate House of Representatives." American Journal of Political Science 44, 4 (October): 811-822.
Jenkins, Jeffery A. and Timothy P. Nokken. 2000. "The Institutional Emergence of the Republican Party: A Spatial Voting Analysis of the House Speakership Election of 1855-56." Legislative Studies Quarterly 25, 1 (February): 101-130.
Nokken, Timothy P. 2000. "Dynamics of Congressional Loyalty: Party Defection and Roll Call Behavior, 1947-1997." Legislative Studies Quarterly 25: 417-444.
1999
Crescenzi, Mark J.C. 1999. "Violence and Uncertainty in Transitions." Journal of Conflict Resolution 43, 2 (April): 192-212.
Crescenzi, Mark, J.C. and Andrew Enterline, 1999. “Ripples from the Wave? A Systemic, Time-Series Analysis of the Impact of Regime Changes on Interstate Conflict, 1816-1992.” Journal of Peace Research 36, 1
Green, Andrew. 1999. "Non-Profits and Democratic Development: Lessons from the Czech Republic." Voluntas 10, 3 (Fall): 217-235.
Mistry, Dinshaw. 1999. "Diplomacy, Sanctions, and the U.S. Nonproliferation Dialogue with India and Pakistan." Asian Survey 31, 5 (September/October): 753-771.
Jenkins, Jeffery A. and Marc Weidenmier. 1999. "Ideology, Economic Interests, and Congressional Roll-Call Voting: Partisan Instability and Bank of the United States Legislation, 1811-1816." Public Choice 100, 3-4 (September): 225-243.
Jenkins, Jeffery A. 1999. "Examining the Bonding Effects of Party: A Comparative Analysis of Roll-Call Voting in the U.S. and Confederate Houses." 1999. American Journal of Political Science 43, 4 (October): 1144-1165.
1998
Jenkins, Jeffery A. 1998. "Property Rights and the Emergence of Standing Committee Dominance in the Nineteenth-Century House." 1998. Legislative Studies Quarterly 23, 4 (November): 493-519.
Mistry, Dinshaw. 1998. "India’s Emerging Space Program." Pacific Affairs 71, 2 (Summer): 151-174.
1997
Green, Andrew. 1997. "Obcanska spolecnost, ideje a utvareni politiky" (Civil Society, Ideas, and Policymaking). Sociologicky casopis 33, 3 (September): 309-320.
Mistry, Dinshaw. 1997. "Ballistic Missile Proliferation and the MTCR: A Ten-Year Review." Contemporary Security Policy 18, 3 (December): 59-82.
1996
Dalager, Jon K. 1996. "Voters, Issues, and Elections: Are the Candidates’ Messages Getting Through?" Journal of Politics 58, 2 (May): 486-515.
*All of these works were written while the authors were graduate students at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, though some did not finally appear in print until the authors had graduated and moved on.
2006
Sulkin, Tracy and Jillian Evans. "Dynamics of Diffusion: Aggregate Patterns in Congressional Campaign Agendas." American Political Research, 34, 4 (July): 505-534.
Althaus, Scott L. and Young Mie Kim. "Priming Effects in Complex Information Environments: Reassessing the Impact of News Discourse on Presidential Approval." Journal of Politics, 68, 4 (November): 957-973.
2005
Gaines, Brian J. and Brian D. Roberts. 2005. “Gubernatorial Incapacity and Succession Provisions.” In Keon Chi, ed. The Book of the States. Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, 544-550.
Rudolph, Thomas J. and Jillian Evans. 2005. “Political Trust, Ideology, and Public Support for Government Spending.” American Journal of Political Science, 49, 3 (July): 660-671.
2003
Roper, Steven D. and Florin Fesnic. 2003. “Historical Legacies and Their Impact on Post-Community Voting Behavior.” Europe-Asia Studies 55, 1: 119-131.
2002
Diehl, Paul F. and Jaroslav Tir. 2002. "Geographic Dimensions of Enduring Rivalries." Political Geography 21: 263-286.
Munck, Gerardo L. and Jay Verkuilen. 2002. "Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy: Evaluating Alternative Indices." Comparative Political Studies 35,1 (February) 5-34.
Munck, Gerardo L. and Jay Verkuilen. 2002. "Generating Better Data: A Response to Discussants." Comparative Political Studies 35, 1 (February): 52-57.
2001
Andersen, Pelle, Justin Bumgardner, J. Michael Greig, and Paul F. Diehl. 2001. "Turning Down the Heat: Influences on Conflict Management in Enduring Rivalries." International Interactions 27,3: 239-274.
Jerit, Jennifer and James Kuklinski. 2001. “The Meaning of ‘Attitue’ in Representative Democracies.” In James H. Kuklinski, ed. Citizens and Politics: Perspectives from Political Psychology. Cambridge University Press.
Kuklinski, James H., Paul J. Quirk, Jennifer Jerit, and Robert F. Rich. 2001. "The Political Environment and Citizen Decision Making: Information, Motivation and Policy Tradeoffs." American Journal of Political Science 45, 2 (April): 410-424.
Quirk, Paul J. and Sean C. Matheson. 2001. "The Presidency: The Election and the Prospects for Leadership." In Michael Nelson, ed. The Elections of 2000. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 161-184.
Stinnett, Doug and Paul F. Diehl. 2001. "The Path(s) To Rivalry: Behavioral and Structural Explanations of Rivalry Development." Journal of Politics 63, 3 (August): 717-740.
2000
Kuklinski, James H., Paul J. Quirk, Jennifer Jerit, David Schweider, and Robert F. Rich. 2000. "Misinformation and the Currency of Democratic Citizenship." Journal of Politics 62, 3 (August): 790-816.
Munck, Gerardo and Dexter Boniface. 2000. "Political Processes and Identity Formation: From the Armed Left to the Democratic Left in El Salvador." In Ronald Munck and Purnaka L. de Silva, eds. Postmodern Insurgencies: Political Violence, Identity Formation, and Peacemaking in Comparative Perspective. New York: St. Martin's Press.
Nokken, Timothy P. and Brian R. Sala. 2000. "Confirmation Dynamics: A Model of Presidential Appointments to Independent Agencies." Journal of Theoretical Politics 12, 1 (January): 91-112.
Quirk, Paul J. and William E. Cunion. 2000. "Clinton’s Domestic Policy: The Lessons of A ‘New Democract’." In Colin Campbell and Bert A. Rockman, eds. The Clinton Legacy. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House Publishers.
1998
Diehl, Paul F., David Green, and Chad Kahl. 1998. "The Price of Peace: A Predictive Model of UN Peacekeeping Fiscal Costs." Policy Studies Journal 26, 4: 620-635.
Diehl, Paul F., David Green, and Chad Kahl. 1998. "Predicting the Size of UN Peacekeeping Operations." Armed Forces and Society 24, 4: 485-500.
Diehl, Paul F. and Mark J.C. Crescenzi. 1998. "Reconfiguring the Arms Race-War Debate." Journal of Peace Research 35, 1: 111-118.
Jenkins, Jeffery A. and Brian R. Sala. 1998. "The Spatial Theory of Voting and the Presidential Election of 1824." American Journal of Political Science 42,4 (October): 1157-1179.
Kuklinski, James H. and Michael D. Cobb. 1998. "When White Southerners Converse About Race." In Jon Hurwitz and Mark Peffley, eds., Perception and Prejudice: Race and Politics in the United States. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Kuklinski, James H., Paul J. Quirk, David W. Schweider, and Robert F. Rich. 1998. "Just the Facts, Ma’am: Political Facts and Public Opinion." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Sp (November): 143-154.
Munck, Gerardo L. and Jeffrey A. Bosworth. 1998. "Parties and Democracy in Post-Pinochet Chile." Party Politics 4, 4: 471-493.
Quirk, Paul J. and Joseph Hinchliffe. 1998. "The Rising Hegemony of Mass Opinion." Journal of Policy History 10, 1: 19-50.
Sharman, J.C. and Roger E. Kanet. 1998. "The Challenge of Democratic Consolidation in Postcommunist Europe." International Politics 35: 1-19.
Sharman, J.C. and Roger E. Kanet. 1998. "International Influences on the Democratization Process in Eastern Europe." (in German). Osteuropa 48, 11-12: 1069-1085.
Tir, Jaroslav and Paul F. Diehl. 1998. "Demographic Pressure and Interstate Conflict: Linking Population Growth and Density to Militarized Disputes and Wars, 1930-1989." Journal of Peace Research 35, 3: 319-339.
Tir, Jaroslav, Philiip Schafer, Paul F. Diehl and Gary Goertz. 1998. "Territorial Changes, 1816-1996: Procedures and Data." Conflict Management and Peace Science 16, 1: 89-97.
1997
Cobb, Michael D. and James H. Kuklinski. 1997. "Changing Minds: Political Arguments and Political Persuasion." American Journal of Political Science 41, 1 (January): 88-121.
Green, Andrew T. and Carol Skalnik Leff. 1997. "The Quality of Democracy: Mass-Elite Linkages in the Czech Republic." Democratization 4, 4 (Winter): 63-87.
Kuklinski, James H., Michael D. Cobb, and Martin Gilens. 1997. "Racial Attitudes and the New South." Journal of Politics 59, 2 (May): 323-349.
Quirk, Paul J. and Sean Matheson. 1997. "The Presidency: Elections and Presidential Governance." In Michael Nelson, ed. The Elections of 1996. Washington, DC: CQ Press.
1996
Birgerson, Susanne M., Alexander V. Kozhemiakin and Roger E. Kanet. 1996. "La Politique russe en Aftrique: désengament ou coopération?" Revue d’Etudes Comparatives Est-Ouest 3: 145-168.
Diamond, Greg Andrade and Michael D. Cobb. 1996. "The Candidate as Catastrophe: Latitude Theory and the Problems of Political Persuasion." In Diana C. Mutz, Paul M. Sniderman, and Richard A. Brody, eds., Political Persuasion and Attitude Change. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 225-247.
Diehl, Paul F., Jennifer Reifschneider and Paul Hensel. 1996. "United Nations Intervention and Recurring Conflict." International Organization 50, 4: 683-700.
Kuklinski, James H. and Norman L. Hurley. 1996. "It’s A Matter of Interpretation." In Diana C. Mutz, Paul M. Sniderman, and Richard A. Brody, eds., Political Persuasion and Attitude Change. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 125-144.
Nardulli, Peter F., Jon K. Dalager, and Donald E. Greco. 1996. "Voter Turnout in U.S. Presidential Elections: An Historical View and Some Speculation." PS: Political Science and Politics 29, 3 (September): 480-490.