Geoffrey D. Peterson

Associate Professor of Political Science & American Indian Studies

200 D SSS 715-836-3641
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire petersgd@uwec.edu
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004  
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Current Research

The following are links to most of my current and recently published research projects. Whenever possible, I have made copies of my work available in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and Microsoft Word (.doc) formats. Simply click on the appropriate link and read on! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at petersgd@uwec.edu.

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All of the files below are the intellectual property of myself and my co-authors where applicable. Do not use information from these manuscripts without giving proper citation. Thank you.

Legislative Work

The Continuing Puzzle of Committee Outliers: A Methodological Reassessment, with J. Mark Wrighton (1998). Published in Congress & the Presidency, volume 25(1). PDF WORD

A Test of Ideological Bias in House Subcommittees, 1979-2000, with J. Mark Wrighton (2003). Published in Congress & the Presidency, volume 30 (3). PDF WORD

 

Bias In Senate Committees, with J. Mark Wrighton. Working paper originally presented at the 2004 MPSA meeting.

Does Size Matter? Simulating Representative Committees with J. Mark Wrighton. A working paper originally presented at the 2003 MPSA meeting. PDF

Intra-Party Voting in the House of Representatives and Public Opinion: A Time Series Analysis. With David Hogberg. A working paper originally presented at the 2000 APSA national meeting. PDF WORD

Predicting Conference Committee Compromises, with J. Mark Wrighton. Working paper originally presented at the 1999 MPSA regional meeting. PDF WORD

Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition: Judicial Confirmation Hearings and Divided Government, With David Hogberg. A working paper originally presented at the 1999 APSA national meeting. PDF WORD

Comparative Incumbency Rates in Democratic Legislatures, with David Hogberg. Working paper originally presented at the 1998 APSA national meeting. PDF WORD

American Indian Research

Native American Voting in the 1990 and 1992 Elections. (1997) American Indian Quarterly, volume 21 (2). PDF WORD

"American Indian Representation in the United States," in Minority Representation in the 21st Century, ed. Charles Menifield. University Press of America (2001). PDF WORD

 

Native American Turnout in Presidential Elections. Working paper. PDF WORD

Bets and Ballots: The Impact of Gambling on Native American Voter Turnout, with Melissa Gehring and James Johnson. Working paper originally presented at the 2001 APSA national meeting. PDF WORD

Voting Behavior, Film, and the Media

The Party or the People? Examining the Causes of Rising Republican Support Among Southern Whites . (2007). The Journal of Political Marketing. volume 6 (1) PDF

Expressions of Distrust: Third-Party Politics and Voter Cynicism, with J. Mark Wrighton (1998).Published in Political Behavior, volume 20(1). PDF WORD

Can A Voter In New York Make A Candidate Lose in California? An Experimental Test of the Release of Early Election Results On Voter Turnout. In Lights, Camera, Campaign! edited by David Schultz (2004). PDF WORD

 

Does Supranationalism Matter? The Impact of European Union Membership On National Voter Participation, with Mark Rasmusson. Presented at the 2004 MPSA meeting. PDF WORD

Too Far To The Bottom? Exploring the Phenomenon of Voter Roll-off, with Allyson L. Clark. Presented at the 2002 SPSA meeting. PDF

The Power of Civic Duty: Irrational Voting and Information Access. Working paper. PDF WORD

Peace On Earth or Purity of Essence: Teaching Mutually Assured Destruction Through Fail-Safe and Dr. Strangelove. With Julie Peterson and Kelley Logan. Presented at the 2000 MPSA regional meeting. PDF WORD

Everything I Learned About Politics I Learned From Jay Leno, with Lindesy Duerst and Glory Koloen. Working paper originally presented at the 2001 APSA national meeting. PDF

Other Topics

Surveying Methods For An Agency in Transition to the Department of Homeland Security , with Terence Garrett (2005).Published in The Homeland Security Review, Volume 1(1). PDF

You Get Yours, I'll Get Mine: A Policy Analysis of Faculty Salaries for the Professorate in Oklahoma with Terence Garrett (2000). Published in Oklahoma Politics, volume 8. PDF WORD

 

Capitalism in the Classroom: Consumerist Attitudes Among American College Students, with Matthew Breitzmann, William MacMillan, and Terence Garrett. Presented at the 2002 APSA national convention PDF

 

This page was most recently updated on 12/19/06