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.
June Fri, 2010
Life’s A Party: Do Political Parties Help or Hinder Women?
CAWP scholar Kira Sanbonmatsu evaluates the role of political parties in electing women to office. She argues that the history of U.S. parties indicates that women’s organizations and movements, women leaders, and women voters are the keys to making political parties a help rather than a hindrance to women’s representation.
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