February Sat, 2014
Executive Summary: Meet the Neighbors
New Jersey has always ranked among the top destinations for US-bound immigrants. Today only California and New York can count larger shares of non-natives.
September Tue, 2013
More Women Can Run: Gender and Pathways to the State Legislatures
“This book advances a new approach for understanding women’s election to office, challenging assumptions of a single model of candidate emergence and the necessity for women to assimilate to men’s pathways to office.” Written by Center for American Women and Politics senior scholars Susan J. Carroll and Kira Sanbonmatsu.
July Wed, 2013
Women’s Election to Office in the Fifty States: Opportunities and Challenges
Center for American Women and Politics scholar Kira Sanbonmatsu wrote a chapter in Gender and Elections discussing the barriers and opportunities women face in seeking state legislative and statewide executive office and the differences across states in women's officeholding. Party is a key factor in understanding women's candidacies and women's representation.
October Wed, 2012
Methodological Lessons Learned from Conducting Civic Education Research in High Schools
With the growing size of the “Millennial Generation” and its potential impact on American democracy, the civic education of this cohort deserves study.