July Tue, 2018
Standing on Principle: Lessons Learned in Public Life
This political memoir tells the remarkable story of how Florio, a high school dropout who left to join the Navy as a teenager, went on to become an attorney, a state assemblyman, a congressman, and a governor. This book was published in coordination with the Rutgers University Press.
July Tue, 2018
Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics, 4th Edition
“The fourth edition of Gender and Elections highlights the most important developments for women as voters and candidates in the 2012 elections and providing a more long-term, in-depth analysis of the ways that gender has helped shape the contours and outcomes of electoral politics in the United States.” Written by Center for American Women and Politics senior scholar Susan J. Carroll.
November Sat, 2017
Women Candidates in Election 2018: One Year from Election Day
Has there been a “surge” of women running for office after election 2016? With one year until the 2018 elections, we took a look at the numbers of women candidates to assess the degree to which media narratives about, and anecdotal evidence of, women’s heightened political engagement have translated into bids for office.
July Mon, 2017
Young Elected Leaders Project: Mayors & Young Elected Leaders 2017
The Young Elected Leaders Project (YELP) studies and works with young people who run for public office. In 2017, there were 12 sitting mayors who are Young Elected Leaders (YELs), ranging from age 27 to 35.