Working Paper Series

The papers on this web site are by members of the Department of Political Science, Duke University. They have not been refereed and should not be considered as published; they should be cited as working papers. It is to be expected that many of them will in due course appear in published form, in print or electronically, or both. Since they are working papers, comments and suggestions to the authors are welcome. These files are in pdf format. Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.

Aldrich, John H.
Political Parties in a Critical Era (Abstract · PDF)

Aldrich, John H., and Kenneth A. Shepsle
Explaining Institutional Changes: Soaking, Poking, and Modeling in the U.S. Congress (Abstract · PDF)

Aldrich, John H., and David W. Rohde
Measuring Conditional Party Government* (Abstract · PDF)

Feaver, Peter
An Agency Theory Explanation of American Civil-Military Relations during the Cold War (Abstract · PDF)

Gronke, Paul, Jeffrey Koch, and J. Matthew Wilson
Follow the Leader? Presidential Approval, Perceived Presidential Support, and Representatives' Electoral Fortunes (Abstract)

Holsti, Ole R.
Continuity and Change in the Domestic and Foreign Policy Beliefs of American Opinion Leaders* (PDF)

Keohane, Robert O.
Pathways to Fulfillment of Commitments in US Foreign Policy (Abstract · PDF)

Kitschelt, Herbert, and Regina Smyth
Issues, Identities, and Programmatic Parties. The Emerging Russian Party System in Comparative Perspective (Abstract · PDF)

Niou, Emerson M.S., and Peter Ordeshook
Alliances versus Federations: An Extension of Riker's Analysis of Federal Formation (Abstract · PDF)

Niou, Emerson M.S.
Strategic Voting under Plurality Rule: When Does It Matter and Who should Vote Strategically? (Abstract · PDF)

Niou, Emerson M.S.
A Strategic Analysis of the Taiwan Independence Issue (PDF)

Rahn, Wendy M., John Brehm, and Neil Carlson
National Elections as Institutions for Generating Social Capital (Abstract · PDF)

Wilson, J. Matthew, and Paul Gronke
Concordance and Projection in Citizen Perceptions of Congressional Roll Call Voting (PDF)

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