James W Endersby
Biographic Data
| ID | 1534510 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James W Endersby |
| GIVEN NAMES | James W |
| FAMILY NAME | Endersby |
| SIGNATURE | ENDERSBY J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7581-1970 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 292 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
The Craft of Political Research
The Craft of Political Research is a nontechnical introduction to research design and analysis in political science, emphasizing the choices we make when we design a research project and analyze its results. The book’s approach centers on asking an interesting research question, then designing inquiry to eliminate as many alternative explanations as possible. How do we develop theory, and what constitutes a good research question? How do we opera…
The Historical Presidency: I like Ike: The origins of broadcast presidential campaign advertising
The first televised presidential campaign commercials ran in the 1952 electoral contest between Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson, specifically as part of the effort to draft and then elect General Eisenhower. These first spot ads were developed not by political parties or the candidates but by an independent citizens group, Citizens for Eisenhower. The group developed two distinct styles of television advertising. The best known of these ste…
Congress and the Constitution: The Twenty-seventh Amendment and the Past and Future of Constitutional Alteration
The most recent addition to the U.S. Constitution is also one of the first proposed amendments. The 27th Amendment restricts change to congressional salaries until after the next election. First drafted by James Madison and approved by Congress in 1789, the proposal was among a package of 12 items sent to the states. Ten of those proposed amendments were ratified and became known as the Bill of Rights. The others languished with only occasional a…
Making wasted votes count: Turnout, transfers, and preferential voting in practice
Prohibition and repeal: Voting on statewide liquor referenda in Texas
The prohibition of alcohol was the most divisive social issue in American national and state politics in the early 20th Century. This paper examines statewide ballot propositions concerning prohibition and repeal within the state of Texas. Archival searches uncovered county-level election results for over a dozen state liquor referenda held between 1887 and 1935. Texas was a critical state for the prohibition movement, and election data provide a…
Strategic Voting in Plurality Elections: A Simulation of Duverger's Law
Experiments designed as an election simulation involve participants in an investigation of strategic voting. Participants assigned political preferences and informed of candidate/party positions on an ideological dimension respond to and learn the results of two public opinion polls before voting. When given two alternatives, the participants vote sincerely. Confronted with three or more alternatives, participants make tactical decisions to narro…
Turnout around the globe: The influence of electoral institutions on national voter participation, 1972-2000
Multinomial probit and multinomial logit: A Comparison of Choice Models for Voting Research
Perceptions of Presidential Greatness and the Flow of Evaluative Political Information: From the Elite to the Informed to the Masses
Since World War II, numerous polls and surveys have been conducted in an attempt to evaluate the performance of past presidents. Their major concern has been to distinguish, in an historical perspective, “great” presidents from those who are “failures.” Ratings from the general public, however, rarely attempt to investigate which characteristics of the individuals in the Oval Office weigh in the minds of the evaluators. Researchers seldom investi…
Issues, the Spatial Theory of Voting, and British General Elections: A Comparison of Proximity and Directional Models
Closeness Counts in Canada: Voter Participation in the 1993 and 1997 Federal Elections
Theory suggests that eligible voters should be more likely to cast ballots when election margins are close. Empirical evidence, however, is mixed. Operational definitions of key concepts such as turn-out and election closeness are often inconsistent and limited in application to two-party systems. This paper provides a more generalized test of the turnout-competition link in electoral districts. Data are 1993 and 1997 constituency-level election …
Newspaper Consumption and Beliefs About Canada and Quebec
National and regional consciousness are central to contemporary political cleavages in Canada. The Canadian press presents divergent viewpoints on federalism and the future of Canada and Quebec. This study examines the linkage between types of newspapers read by Canadians and readers' feelings toward Quebec and Canada. Data are individual responses from the 1993 Canadian Election Study. The analysis reveals that consumers of French-language newsp…
The industrial structure of the California Assembly: Committee assignments, economic interests, and campaign contributions
British parties and spatial competition: Dimensions of party evaluation in the 1992 election
A Spatial Model of Ideology and Political Communication: Voter Perceptions of News Reporting
This study proposes a new application of spatial theory of voting from political science to the field of mass communications. Using national survey data, a spatial model is constructed to test the relative placement of journalists to politicians and parties in a two-dimensional ideological space. The results support the expectation that journalists are driven to maximize their audience in the same manner that politicians maximize votes and thus a…
Effects of Constitutional and Political Controls on State Expenditures
Journal Article Effects of Constitutional and Political Controls on State Expenditures Get access James W. Endersby, James W. Endersby University of MissouriColumbia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Michael J. Towle Michael J. Towle Mount Saint Mary's College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 27, Issue 1, Winter 1997, Pages 83…
Tailgate partisanship: Political and social expression through bumper stickers
One of the more common forms of political participation is the display of decals on automobiles as a means of political expression. Individuals use bumper stickers for purposes such as showing allegiance to an organization, spreading the message of an interest group, and communicating candidate preferences in a campaign. Through a survey of automobiles conducted before the 1992 election, this article provides an examination and empirical classifi…
Committee Assignments in the U. S. Senate
Because fundamental control over the legislative process occurs not on the floor but in standing committees, and because assignment to important standing committees increases members' power to control the legislative agenda, congressional committee assignments are important in determining the political and electoral success of incumbents. Changing membership patterns of committees over time provide some clues on the importance of seats on the com…
Iron Triangle Simulation: A Role-Playing Game for Undergraduates in Congress, Interest Groups, and Public Policy Classes
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Spotlight on Vermont: Third party success in the 1990 congressional election
Candidates outside the two major parties seldom win American elections. Vermont, a traditional Republican stronghold, elected independent socialist Bernard Sanders as at-large representative to the U.S. Congress in the 1990 election. The sources of this winning electoral coalition are hypothesized and analyzed through ecological regression. The results indicate that an odd coalition of liberal Democrats, conservative Republicans and other issue p…
Rules of Method and Rules of Conduct: An Experimental Study on Two Types of Procedure and Committee Behavior
Models of committee decision making predict that equilibria are induced by institutional arrangements. Though rules of procedure undoubtedly affect outcomes in committees, a considerable debate has arisen on the nature of the relevant rules of procedure. Both the decision method and restrictions on communication influence committee decisions. Using a series of five-person experiments, this essay notes that two independent rules of procedure affec…
Multinomial probit and multinomial logit: A Comparison of Choice Models for Voting Research
Closeness Counts in Canada: Voter Participation in the 1993 and 1997 Federal Elections
Theory suggests that eligible voters should be more likely to cast ballots when election margins are close. Empirical evidence, however, is mixed. Operational definitions of key concepts such as turn-out and election closeness are often inconsistent and limited in application to two-party systems. This paper provides a more generalized test of the turnout-competition link in electoral districts. Data are 1993 and 1997 constituency-level election …
Turnout around the globe: The influence of electoral institutions on national voter participation, 1972-2000
Issues, the Spatial Theory of Voting, and British General Elections: A Comparison of Proximity and Directional Models
Tailgate partisanship: Political and social expression through bumper stickers
One of the more common forms of political participation is the display of decals on automobiles as a means of political expression. Individuals use bumper stickers for purposes such as showing allegiance to an organization, spreading the message of an interest group, and communicating candidate preferences in a campaign. Through a survey of automobiles conducted before the 1992 election, this article provides an examination and empirical classifi…
British parties and spatial competition: Dimensions of party evaluation in the 1992 election
Making wasted votes count: Turnout, transfers, and preferential voting in practice
Prohibition and repeal: Voting on statewide liquor referenda in Texas
The prohibition of alcohol was the most divisive social issue in American national and state politics in the early 20th Century. This paper examines statewide ballot propositions concerning prohibition and repeal within the state of Texas. Archival searches uncovered county-level election results for over a dozen state liquor referenda held between 1887 and 1935. Texas was a critical state for the prohibition movement, and election data provide a…
Committee Assignments in the U. S. Senate
Because fundamental control over the legislative process occurs not on the floor but in standing committees, and because assignment to important standing committees increases members' power to control the legislative agenda, congressional committee assignments are important in determining the political and electoral success of incumbents. Changing membership patterns of committees over time provide some clues on the importance of seats on the com…
Effects of Constitutional and Political Controls on State Expenditures
Journal Article Effects of Constitutional and Political Controls on State Expenditures Get access James W. Endersby, James W. Endersby University of MissouriColumbia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Michael J. Towle Michael J. Towle Mount Saint Mary's College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 27, Issue 1, Winter 1997, Pages 83…
Strategic Voting in Plurality Elections: A Simulation of Duverger's Law
Experiments designed as an election simulation involve participants in an investigation of strategic voting. Participants assigned political preferences and informed of candidate/party positions on an ideological dimension respond to and learn the results of two public opinion polls before voting. When given two alternatives, the participants vote sincerely. Confronted with three or more alternatives, participants make tactical decisions to narro…
Newspaper Consumption and Beliefs About Canada and Quebec
National and regional consciousness are central to contemporary political cleavages in Canada. The Canadian press presents divergent viewpoints on federalism and the future of Canada and Quebec. This study examines the linkage between types of newspapers read by Canadians and readers' feelings toward Quebec and Canada. Data are individual responses from the 1993 Canadian Election Study. The analysis reveals that consumers of French-language newsp…
A Spatial Model of Ideology and Political Communication: Voter Perceptions of News Reporting
This study proposes a new application of spatial theory of voting from political science to the field of mass communications. Using national survey data, a spatial model is constructed to test the relative placement of journalists to politicians and parties in a two-dimensional ideological space. The results support the expectation that journalists are driven to maximize their audience in the same manner that politicians maximize votes and thus a…
Rules of Method and Rules of Conduct: An Experimental Study on Two Types of Procedure and Committee Behavior
Models of committee decision making predict that equilibria are induced by institutional arrangements. Though rules of procedure undoubtedly affect outcomes in committees, a considerable debate has arisen on the nature of the relevant rules of procedure. Both the decision method and restrictions on communication influence committee decisions. Using a series of five-person experiments, this essay notes that two independent rules of procedure affec…
The industrial structure of the California Assembly: Committee assignments, economic interests, and campaign contributions
Iron Triangle Simulation: A Role-Playing Game for Undergraduates in Congress, Interest Groups, and Public Policy Classes
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Congress and the Constitution: The Twenty-seventh Amendment and the Past and Future of Constitutional Alteration
The most recent addition to the U.S. Constitution is also one of the first proposed amendments. The 27th Amendment restricts change to congressional salaries until after the next election. First drafted by James Madison and approved by Congress in 1789, the proposal was among a package of 12 items sent to the states. Ten of those proposed amendments were ratified and became known as the Bill of Rights. The others languished with only occasional a…
Perceptions of Presidential Greatness and the Flow of Evaluative Political Information: From the Elite to the Informed to the Masses
Since World War II, numerous polls and surveys have been conducted in an attempt to evaluate the performance of past presidents. Their major concern has been to distinguish, in an historical perspective, “great” presidents from those who are “failures.” Ratings from the general public, however, rarely attempt to investigate which characteristics of the individuals in the Oval Office weigh in the minds of the evaluators. Researchers seldom investi…
Rules of Method and Rules of Conduct: An Experimental Study on Two Types of Procedure and Committee Behavior
Models of committee decision making predict that equilibria are induced by institutional arrangements. Though rules of procedure undoubtedly affect outcomes in committees, a considerable debate has arisen on the nature of the relevant rules of procedure. Both the decision method and restrictions on communication influence committee decisions. Using a series of five-person experiments, this essay notes that two independent rules of procedure affec…
Spotlight on Vermont: Third party success in the 1990 congressional election
Candidates outside the two major parties seldom win American elections. Vermont, a traditional Republican stronghold, elected independent socialist Bernard Sanders as at-large representative to the U.S. Congress in the 1990 election. The sources of this winning electoral coalition are hypothesized and analyzed through ecological regression. The results indicate that an odd coalition of liberal Democrats, conservative Republicans and other issue p…
Iron Triangle Simulation: A Role-Playing Game for Undergraduates in Congress, Interest Groups, and Public Policy Classes
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Tailgate partisanship: Political and social expression through bumper stickers
One of the more common forms of political participation is the display of decals on automobiles as a means of political expression. Individuals use bumper stickers for purposes such as showing allegiance to an organization, spreading the message of an interest group, and communicating candidate preferences in a campaign. Through a survey of automobiles conducted before the 1992 election, this article provides an examination and empirical classifi…
Committee Assignments in the U. S. Senate
Because fundamental control over the legislative process occurs not on the floor but in standing committees, and because assignment to important standing committees increases members' power to control the legislative agenda, congressional committee assignments are important in determining the political and electoral success of incumbents. Changing membership patterns of committees over time provide some clues on the importance of seats on the com…
A Spatial Model of Ideology and Political Communication: Voter Perceptions of News Reporting
This study proposes a new application of spatial theory of voting from political science to the field of mass communications. Using national survey data, a spatial model is constructed to test the relative placement of journalists to politicians and parties in a two-dimensional ideological space. The results support the expectation that journalists are driven to maximize their audience in the same manner that politicians maximize votes and thus a…
Effects of Constitutional and Political Controls on State Expenditures
Journal Article Effects of Constitutional and Political Controls on State Expenditures Get access James W. Endersby, James W. Endersby University of MissouriColumbia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Michael J. Towle Michael J. Towle Mount Saint Mary's College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 27, Issue 1, Winter 1997, Pages 83…
The industrial structure of the California Assembly: Committee assignments, economic interests, and campaign contributions
British parties and spatial competition: Dimensions of party evaluation in the 1992 election
Newspaper Consumption and Beliefs About Canada and Quebec
National and regional consciousness are central to contemporary political cleavages in Canada. The Canadian press presents divergent viewpoints on federalism and the future of Canada and Quebec. This study examines the linkage between types of newspapers read by Canadians and readers' feelings toward Quebec and Canada. Data are individual responses from the 1993 Canadian Election Study. The analysis reveals that consumers of French-language newsp…
Closeness Counts in Canada: Voter Participation in the 1993 and 1997 Federal Elections
Theory suggests that eligible voters should be more likely to cast ballots when election margins are close. Empirical evidence, however, is mixed. Operational definitions of key concepts such as turn-out and election closeness are often inconsistent and limited in application to two-party systems. This paper provides a more generalized test of the turnout-competition link in electoral districts. Data are 1993 and 1997 constituency-level election …
Perceptions of Presidential Greatness and the Flow of Evaluative Political Information: From the Elite to the Informed to the Masses
Since World War II, numerous polls and surveys have been conducted in an attempt to evaluate the performance of past presidents. Their major concern has been to distinguish, in an historical perspective, “great” presidents from those who are “failures.” Ratings from the general public, however, rarely attempt to investigate which characteristics of the individuals in the Oval Office weigh in the minds of the evaluators. Researchers seldom investi…
Issues, the Spatial Theory of Voting, and British General Elections: A Comparison of Proximity and Directional Models
Multinomial probit and multinomial logit: A Comparison of Choice Models for Voting Research
Turnout around the globe: The influence of electoral institutions on national voter participation, 1972-2000
Strategic Voting in Plurality Elections: A Simulation of Duverger's Law
Experiments designed as an election simulation involve participants in an investigation of strategic voting. Participants assigned political preferences and informed of candidate/party positions on an ideological dimension respond to and learn the results of two public opinion polls before voting. When given two alternatives, the participants vote sincerely. Confronted with three or more alternatives, participants make tactical decisions to narro…
Prohibition and repeal: Voting on statewide liquor referenda in Texas
The prohibition of alcohol was the most divisive social issue in American national and state politics in the early 20th Century. This paper examines statewide ballot propositions concerning prohibition and repeal within the state of Texas. Archival searches uncovered county-level election results for over a dozen state liquor referenda held between 1887 and 1935. Texas was a critical state for the prohibition movement, and election data provide a…
Making wasted votes count: Turnout, transfers, and preferential voting in practice
Congress and the Constitution: The Twenty-seventh Amendment and the Past and Future of Constitutional Alteration
The most recent addition to the U.S. Constitution is also one of the first proposed amendments. The 27th Amendment restricts change to congressional salaries until after the next election. First drafted by James Madison and approved by Congress in 1789, the proposal was among a package of 12 items sent to the states. Ten of those proposed amendments were ratified and became known as the Bill of Rights. The others languished with only occasional a…
The Craft of Political Research
The Craft of Political Research is a nontechnical introduction to research design and analysis in political science, emphasizing the choices we make when we design a research project and analyze its results. The book’s approach centers on asking an interesting research question, then designing inquiry to eliminate as many alternative explanations as possible. How do we develop theory, and what constitutes a good research question? How do we opera…
The Historical Presidency: I like Ike: The origins of broadcast presidential campaign advertising
The first televised presidential campaign commercials ran in the 1952 electoral contest between Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson, specifically as part of the effort to draft and then elect General Eisenhower. These first spot ads were developed not by political parties or the candidates but by an independent citizens group, Citizens for Eisenhower. The group developed two distinct styles of television advertising. The best known of these ste…
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