July Thu, 2014
A Companion to Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover
“With the analysis of the best scholars on this era, 29 essays demonstrate how academics then and now have addressed the political, economic, diplomatic, cultural, ethnic, and social history of the presidents of the Republican Era of 1921-1933 - Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover.” The seventh chapter titled, “ The Opposition: Labor, Liquor, and Democrats,” is written by Eagleton Center on the American Governor scholar Kristoffer Shields.
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 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.
July Tue, 2012
The Best Job in Politics: Exploring How Governors Succeed as Policy Leaders
“Drawing on a survey of former governors, personal interviews, as well as gubernatorial memoirs and biographies, Rosenthal shows students how and why governors succeed as policy leaders and makes a case as to why some governors are better at leveraging the institutional advantages of the office.” Written by former Eagleton director Alan Rosenthal.