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Annual Review 2020-2021
Annual Review: 2020-2021
Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies 2021 Annual Report (Condensed)
In 2021, CCPS continued pursuing our mission of strengthening the democratic square through research, training institutes, and public events. Specifically, we accomplished the following items:
External Grants Received:
- $1.2 million to renew our Program on Legislative Negotiation with a new round of support from the, which helps national and state policymakers negotiate more effectively
- $200,000 to promoteNew Perspectives in Studies of 鶹ý Governance (NP),in partnership with, which incentivizes a broader range of perspectives with respect to gender, race/ethnicity, capacity, and culture in studies of 鶹ý governance at the federal level
Scholarly Conferences Hosted:
- The“New Perspectives and New Questions in Legislative Studies” virtual conferencewith Valeria Sinclair-Chapman (Professor of Political Science, Purdue University) and Bettina Poirier (Professor of Law and Director of AU’s Program on Legislative Negotiation) with support from theHewlett Foundation’s US Democracy Program;this conference aimed to foster innovation and collaboration on new lines of legislative scholarship that reflect the broadening perspectives of 鶹ý lawmakers (and the constituents they serve)
- TheUnderstanding Legislative Negotiation virtual conferencewith 鶹ý’s Program on Legislative Negotiation and the Hewlett Foundation’s US Democracy Program
Public Events Hosted:
- A Conversation with James E. Clyburn, U.S. Majority Whip (D-SC)
- Thurber Dialogues on Democracy.This series of public conversations featured (1) U.S. Senator Cory Booker, (2) Pulitzer Prize winning author Anne Applebaum, (2) renowned social scientists Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett
- The Future of the GOPwith three prominent thought leaders within the GOP (Sara Fagen, Henry Olsen, and Tevi Troy)
- Congress Overwhelmed, with theProgram on Legislative Negotiation, theSine Institute of Policy & Politics, and the
- The Fourth Annual Barbara Sinclair Lecture with Professor Wendy Schillerfrom Brown University, in partnership with the 鶹ý Political Science Association
Research Supported:
- Announced TheNew Perspectives in Studies of 鶹ý Governancesmall grants program, which will award 5-10 grants (up to $20,000 each) to new projects asking new questions that stand to transform political scientists’ collective understanding of 鶹ý governance and representation
- Announced a special issue of,guest-edited by David C. Barker and Valeria Sinclair-Chapman (Purdue University), on “New Perspectives in 鶹ý Legislative Studies”
- Funded four new survey data collections and research assistance for Andy Ballard, and PhD students Ryan DeTamble, Michael Heseltine, and Marcus Johnson
- Hired five undergraduate researchers under the supervision of Prof. Andy Ballard, including Josh O’Steen, Jane Cronin, Mergentevne Naragerel, Emily Minster, and Finn Dobkin
Prizes/Scholarships Awarded:
- Gill Family Foundation Scholarship
- The James and Claudia Thurber Scholarship Endowment
- CCPS Benefactor’s Award
- Griffin Scholarship for the Public Affairs & Advocacy Institute
Institutes Conducted:
- Campaign Management Institute
- The Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute
- Legislative Negotiation Institute
New Published Research
- Alvarez, R. Michael, Nicholas J. Adams-Cohen, Seo-young Silvia Kim, Yimeng Li. 2020. “Cambridge University Press
- Alvarez, R. Michael, Jonathan N. Katz, and Seo-young Silvia Kim. 2020. “.” Election Law Journal. 19(1): 1–18. doi: 10.1089/elj.2019.0593.
- Ballard, Andrew and Hans Hassell. (2021). “.”PartyPolitics[DB2].
- Ballard, Andrew and James Curry (2021).. 鶹ý Political Science Review, 115(4): 1388-1405. 1
- Ballard, Andrew, Hans Hassell, and Michael Heseltine (2021).Legislative Studies Quarterly, 46(2): 459-491.
- Barker, David C., DeTamble, Ryan, and Morgan Marietta (2021). “.” 鶹ý Political Science Review
- Barker, D. C., & Suhay, E. (2021).. Oxford University Press.
- Bryan, James D. and Jordan Tama. 2021. “,”International Politics
- Cao, Jian, Seo-young Silvia Kim, and R. Michael Alvarez. 2021. “.” Statistics, Politics and Policy. Forthcoming. doi: 10.1515/spp-2021-0016.
- Cohen, Michael. 2021., vol. 14,April 1848–June 1849(Knoxville: Univ. of Tennessee Press).
- Michael Cohen also edited 13 volumes and coedited 12 of the same series, published in print earlier, were published digitally in 2021 by the University of Virginia Press/Rotunda as part of its 鶹ý History Collection.
- Crouch, Jeffrey. 2021. “?”Federal Sentencing Reporter33 (5):337-340.
- Crouch, Jeffrey and Mark J. Rozell. 2021. “Presidential Statesmanship in the New Media Era.” InJoseph R. Fornieri, Kenneth L. Deutsch and Sean D. Sutton, Eds. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 699-719.
- Edelson, Chris. (2021).. Taylor & Francis. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07343469.2021.1950868
- Green, Matthew N. and Jeffrey Crouch. Forthcoming, July 2022.Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas.
- Kafura, Craig, Dina Smeltz, Joshua Busby, Joshua D. Kertzer, Jonathan Monten, and Jordan Tama, “,” Chicago Council on Global Affairs (2021)
- Kim, Seo-young Silvia, Hannah Lebovits, and Sarah Shugars. 2021. “PS: Political Science & Politics: 1–6. doi: 10.1017/S1049096521001025.
- Kim, Seo-young Silvia, R. Michael Alvarez, and Christina M. Ramirez. 2020. “Social Science Quarterly. 101(2): 978– 988. doi: 10.1111/ssqu.12777.
- Kim, Seo-young Silvia, Spencer Schneider, and R. Michael Alvarez. 2020. “鶹ý Politics Research. 48(6): 670– 676. Article first published online: Sep 9, 2019. doi: 10.1177/1532673X19870512.
- Long, Meri, Ryan Dawe, and Elizabeth Suhay. 2021.. Politics & Gender. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743923X21000155
- Marcotte, Dave E. and Elizabeth Suhay. 2021.An Initial Evaluation of the Societal Experts Action Network (SEAN)2020-2021. School of Public Affairs, 鶹ý.
- Smeltz, Dina and Jordan Tama. May 27, 2021. “,”Politico
- Tama, Jordan, Craig Kafura, Dina Smeltz, Joshua Busby, Joshua D. Kertzer, and Jonathan Monten, 2021., “,” Chicago Council on Global Affairs (2021)
- Tama, Jordan. 2021.“,” in Ralph G. Carter and James M. Scott, editors,Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy: Activism, Assertiveness and Acquiescence in a Polarized Era(Rowman and Littlefield), 21-36
- Tama, Jordan, February 24, 2021. “Just Security
- Tama, Jordan, January 19, 2021. “,”Washington Post
- Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations(2022, 7th Ed.) which will be out in July 2022.
- Valenzuela, Ali A. and Tyler Reny. 2021. "In Druckman, J. and Green, D. P. (Eds.),Advances in Experimental Political Science(pp. 447-467). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108777919.031
Community Engagement:
- Reached almost 450followers, made almost 300connections, and expanded our email listserv to 2,700.
New Leadership/Staff:
- ProfessorPatrick Griffin, new Director of the Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute
- ProfessorKorneliya Bachiyska, new Director of the European Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute
- Ph.D. candidate, new Managing Editor forCongress & the Presidency
- Amy Larrabee Cotz, new Associate Editor of the Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore Project
The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor & Millard Fillmore project:
- Received $90,471 from the NHPRC, the Summerlee Foundation, the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, and the University of Virginia as part of its NHPRC/Mellon Foundation–funded UVA Digital Publishing Cooperative
- Welcomed Amy Cotz as associate editor, five new undergraduate students as interns and hired SPA’s Alaysia Bookal as editorial assistant
- Published six blog articles and Professor Michael Cohen wrote an op-ed about Taylor for theBaton Rouge Advocate’s Presidents’ Day issue
Annual Review 2019-2020
ANNUAL REVIEW: 2019-2020 (In Brief)
It was another active and productive year for CCPS. Specifically, from September 2019 to December 2020, we:
- Received $50,000 from and the for The Black Swing Voter Study, in collaboration with the and Pennsylvania State University
- Received $75,117 in external grants to support The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor & Millard Fillmore Project
- Received a grant from the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($12,800) to organize and host the New Perspectives in Legislative Studies conference, in collaboration with Purdue University
- Sponsored or co-sponsored 10 events and symposia (see here)
- Continued programming with the Program on Legislative Negotiation, an initiative started last year with support from the Hewlett Foundation and in partnership with Harvard University, the Partnership for a Secure America, the Library of Congress, and the National Conference of State Legislatures
- Awarded over $100,000 in small research grants to 7 research teams, to study legislative negotiation
- Created the Legislative Negotiation Institute for students and professionals, and conducted first round of trainings
- Awarded the Barbara Sinclair Lecture, the Gill Family Foundation Scholarship, the James and Claudia Thurber Scholarship Endowment, and the CCPS Benefactor’s Award for the Campaign Management Institute and the Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute
- Added one new CCPS fellow (Korneliya Bachiyska), who will direct the European Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute (EPAAI)
- Continued supporting 2 visiting scholars and 6 graduate students
- Increased online engagement with CCPS community, including reaching almost 300 followers, about 250 connections, and 2,600 on our email Listserv
- Established/Deepened partnerships and working relationships with the following entities:
- Maintained the quality of Congress and the Presidency, under editor Jeff Crouch, Managing Editor Aaron Stuvland, and book editor Adam Warber and new Editorial Fellow Grant Allard
- Maintained the success of our professional Institutes and Weekend Workshops:
Campaign Management Institute (CMI)
Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute (PAAI)
Annual Review 2018-2019
ANNUAL REVIEW: 2018-19 (In Brief)
It was another active and productive year for CCPS. Specifically, from September 2018 to July 2019, we:
- Sponsored or co-sponsored 13 events and symposia (see here).
- Published 2 books, 5 peer-reviewed articles, 11 book chapters, and 12 editorials/pieces of public scholarship
- Received 2 new grants, totaling $1.1 million dollars
- Inaugurated the Program on Legislative Negotiation, with support from the Hewlett Foundation and in partnership with Harvard University, the Partnership for a Secure America and the Library of Congress.
- Added five new CCPS fellows
- Supported 2 visiting scholars and 7 graduate students
- Awarded the Madison Prize and the Barbara Sinclair Lecture
- Sponsored , a student-led voter registration drive
- Established/Deepened partnerships and working relationships with the following entities:
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- Continued our long-standing relationship with the (USCET)
- Maintained the quality of Congress and the Presidency, under editor Jeff Crouch, Managing Editor Aaron Stuvland, and book editor Adam Warber
- Maintained the success of our professional Institutes and Weekend Workshops:
Annual Review 2017-2018
The inaugural year of Professor Barker’s directorship was active and productive. Specifically, from September to June, we:
- Sponsored or co-sponsored 8 events (and) and 1
- Received 3 new grants, including one from theNational Science Foundation
- FinalizedOne Nation, Two Realities: Dueling Facts & 鶹ý Democracy(Oxford U. Press)
- Completed 2 other research projects, and initiated 2 more
- Completed 2 new data collections, supporting faculty colleagues and SPA students
- Published 6 blog posts on,, and
- Added over a dozen new
- Supported 2 visiting scholars (including a Fulbright Scholar) and 6 graduate students
- Initiated theand the
- Began work on a new bipartisan congressional internship program
- Sponsored a student-led voter registration drive
NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
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- New York Times(Trump Administration Deregulation Tracker)
- AU Center for Latin 鶹ý and Latino Studies
- AU Metropolitan Policy Center
- Continued our long-standing relationship with the(USCET)
- Created a new website, strategic plan, andpage
- Maintained the quality of, under new editor Jeff Crouch
- Maintained the success of our professional Institutes and Weekend Workshops:
- (CMI)
- (PAAI)
- (EPAAI)