RESEARCH

 
Recent Works

1. “Electoral Participation and Democracy in Comparative-Historical and 
Cross-National Perspective: A New Conceptualization and Evaluation of
Voting in Advanced and Developing Democracies, 1776-2002
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20032003 American Political Science Association Meeting

2. "In-Class Database Construction: The VirginiaState Elected Officials Database Project," 2003 Midwest Political Science Association Meeting

3. Recreating the American Republic: Rules of Apportionment, Constitutional Change and  American Political Development, 1700-1870 (CambridgeUniversity Press, September 2002) 

4. "Why Has Voter Turnout Declined? Because It Has Not: American Electoral Turnout Rates, 1776-2001" 2001 Midwest Political Science Association Meeting

5. "Transition Valleys and the Problematical Costs of Constitutional Change: A Game Theoretic Analysis of the Road to Philadelphia" 

6.  "Rules of Apportionment and Democratic Regime Collapse: A Game Theoretic Analysis of the U.S. Secession Crisis" 

Data

1. The Virginia State Elected Officials Database, 1776-2003 (August 2003).

2. The United States Elected Officials Data Base: An NSF Proposal

3.American State Level Data File: An Introduction
   A. Table A-1 to Graph A-5.3
   B. Table A-6.1 to Table A-10
   C. Table A-11 to Table A-15
   D. Graph A-16 to Graph A-22