July Thu, 2012
Preparedness Meets Opportunity: Women’s Increased Representation in the New Jersey Legislature
This paper examines the factors that account for the rapid rise in the number of women legislators in New Jersey, focusing primarily on the time period from 2004 through 2011. Central to the analysis is the question of what it would take to bring about enduring change in a political system characterized by a strong, male-dominated party system like that found in New Jersey. Written by CAWP scholars Susan J. Carroll and Kelly Dittmar.
September Sat, 2011
Crossroads of the World: New Americans in Middlesex County, New Jersey
The report paints a portrait of the immigrant communities central to Middlesex County, highlighting the tremendous and dynamic global diversity of the region’s newcomers, showing the range in their education, earnings and legal status, and gauging their impact on local institutions.
September Thu, 2011
Executive Summary: Crossroads of the World: New Americans in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Nested within the US, where 1 in 7 newcomers make their homes, and within NJ, where 1 in 5 residents emigrated from other nations, 1 in 3 Middlesex County residents is an immigrant.
May Mon, 2010
Reading Between the Lines
Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting their Reform in Iowa, Arizona and California and Ideas for Change in New Jersey