Working Papers

Policy Sentiment in the UK: Reflections on the 2005 Elections in Longitudinal Perspective Prepared for the University of Essex, March 9, 2006.

Party Proximity to the Median Voter in U.S. Presidential Elections. Prepared for Conference on Parties and Partisanship, Vanderbilt University, October 25-27, 2001.

 The Dimensionality of Issues in Two Party Politics.  Prepared for the Conference on Elections at Columbia University, Oct. 18-19, 2002.

Congressional Response to Mandate Elections.  David Peterson, Larry Grossback, James Stimson, and Amy Gangl, American Journal of Political Science, July, 2003.

Electoral Accountability and Efficiency of Politics in the United States. Michael B. MacKuen, James A. Stimson, and Robert S. Erikson. This is the submission draft of a paper published in Revue Française  de Science Politique under the title "La réactivité aux préférences collectives et l’imputabilité de l’action publique."

Pathways to Ideology in American Politics: the Operational-Symbolic “Paradox” Revisited  Christopher Ellis and James A. Stimson
Working Paper.

On Symbolic Conservatism in America   Christopher Ellis and James A. Stimson, American Political Science Association, August, 2007.

Other

Making Conference Proposals: A Guide for Graduate Students

Professional Writing in Political Science