Legislative Politics & Policy Making covers both Congress and state legislatures and welcomes both quantitative and qualitative work. It encompasses work on interactions among Congress and other political entities. We are actively seeking political science and legislative politics writers for this series, and would be much obliged to hear about the ideas, projects, and goals of those involved. We look for manuscripts that make an important theoretical contribution, are methodologically rigorous, and address topics of important substantive interest, as well as "insider" books that explore the operation of Congress, edited volumes that provide accessible versions of recent research on Congress and analysis of congressional politics, or cross-over books that address topics such as gender, race, the media, and interest groups and Congress.
Series editor Janet Box-Steffensmeier has strong interests in legislative politics as well as political behavior and methodology. Her legislative publications include topics of congressional campaign finance, representation and electoral advantage in Congress, legislative success and effectiveness, legislative socialization, position taking, vote choice for members, and a current project on congressional politics of the blue slip.
Jamie Carson is broadly interested in the study of legislative politics and specifically the U.S. Congress. He is best known for his work on congressional elections, parties and polarization, and legislative behavior, but he has also published work on congressional redistricting, legislative organization and procedure, legislative voting, and separation of powers. His research involves the analysis of roll calls, legislative votes, congressional election returns, and amending activity in Congress.
Series Editors
Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University
steffensmeier.2@osu.edu
Jamie L. Carson, University of Georgia
carson@uga.edu
Acquiring Editor
Madison Allums
mallums@umich.edu
734-647-0831
