VITA
Charles
L. Prysby
Professor,
Department of Political Science
University
of North Carolina at Greensboro
Office address and phone number: |
Home
address and phone number: |
230
Graham Building |
1910
Milan Road |
P.O.
Box 26170 |
Greensboro,
NC 27410 |
Greensboro,
North Carolina 27402-6170 |
336-545-1336 |
Office
phone: 336-334-5048 |
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Fax:
336-334-4315 |
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E-mail:
prysby@uncg.edu |
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University
Education
B.S.,
Political Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1966.
Ph.D.,
Political Science, Michigan State University, 1973.
Academic
Positions
1971- |
Professor,
Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor, Department of
Political
Science, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. |
1969-1971 |
Instructor,
College of Social Science Undergraduate MultidisciplinaryProgram,
Michigan State University. |
1966-1969 |
NDEA
Fellow, Department of Political Science, Michigan State University. |
Academic
Fields
Political
Behavior: Political Parties, Voting Behavior, Electoral Politics, Southern
Politics.Methodology:
Quantitative Analysis, Survey Research, Contextual Analysis.
Courses
Taught (recent teaching only)
Undergraduate Courses:
Research
Methods
Elections
and Voting
American
Political Parties
Southern
Politics
Graduate Courses:
Quantitative
Political Analysis
Computer
Applications in Public Administration.
Administrative
Positions and Service Activities
Department
of Political Science (significant administrative positions only)
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Department
Head, 1993-2002.
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Graduate
Program Director, 1983-1986; 1989-1990.
University
and College (last 15 years only)
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Faculty
Senate, 1992-1998.
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University
Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1995-1997.
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University
Budget Committee, 1987-1990; chairman, 1988-1990.
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University
Research Council, 1989-1992.
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Honors
Council, 1994-1997.
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ICPSR
Official Representative and Academic Research Data Archive Coordinator,
1990-1995.
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Academic
Computing Advisory Committee, 1992-1994.
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University
Social and Behavioral Science Instructional Area Committee, 1989-1993;
chairman, 1992-1993.
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University
Committee on Honorary Degrees, 1998-2002.
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College
Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2003-
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College
Council, 1989-1990, 1991-1993.
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College
Programs Committee, 1998-2002.
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College
of Arts and Sciences Ad Hoc Governance Committee, 1995-1996; chairman,
1998-1999.
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College
Graduate Programs Committee, 1989-1991; chairman, 1990-1991.
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Elliott
Committee, 1989-1990, 1997-1999; chairman, 1998-1999.
Offices
in Professional Associations
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North
Carolina Political Science Association: Immediate Past President (1984-1985),
President (1983-1984), President-Elect (1982-1983), Vice-President (1981-1982),
Treasurer (1979-1981), Council Member (1977-1978).
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Executive
Committee Member, Piedmont Triad Chapter of the American Society for Public
Administration (1984-1986, 1991-1993).
Additional
selected professional activities
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North
Carolina State Manager, News Election Service (a non-profit cooperative
of broadcast networks and wire services devoted to reporting the election
results for elections of national interest), 1980-1993, and Voter News
Service (successor to NES), 1994-1996.
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Reviewer
of manuscripts for American Political Science Review, American Journal
of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Comparative Politics, American
Politics Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly,
American Review of Politics, Political Behavior, Southeastern Political
Review, Politics and Policy, and several commercial publishers.
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Occasional
reviewer of research grant proposals to the National Science Foundation
and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Section
Chair, Southern Political Science Association Meeting, 1994 and 1999.
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Expert
Witness, Republican Party of North Carolina v. James Hunt, 1996.
Publications
Books
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Political
Choices. New York: Holt,
Rinehart and Winston, 1980 (with James Clotfelter).
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Political
Behavior and the Local Context. New York: Praeger, 1991 (with
John Books).
Edited
Works
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American
Review of Politics, special double issue on Southern Grassroots
Party Activists. Vol. 24 (Spring and Summer, 2003, forthcoming). (co-edited
with John A. Clark)
Journal
Articles
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"Neighborhood
Class Composition and Individual Partisan Choice: A Test with Chilean Data."Social
ScienceQuarterly, vol. 56 (September, 1975): 225-238.
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"Community
Partisanship and Individual Voting Behavior: Methodological Problems of
Contextual Analysis." Political Methodology,
vol. 2 (May, 1976): 183-198.
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"Psychological
Sources of Working-Class Support for Leftist Political Parties." Journal
of Politics, vol. 39 (November, 1977): 1073-1081.
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"Mass
Policy Orientations on Economic Issues in Post-Industrial America." Journal
of Politics, vol. 41 (May, 1979): 543-565.
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"Political
Change in the Urban South: A Reexamination of Emerging Trends." Journal
of the North Carolina Political Science Association, vol. 1
(1979): 22-35 (with John Bing and James Svara).
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"Economic
Orientations and Social Stratification: Public Opinion in Contemporary
America." Journal of Political
Science, vol. 7 (Spring, 1980): 130-145.
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"A
Note on Regional Subsamples from National Sample Surveys." Public
Opinion Quarterly, vol. 46 (Fall, 1982): 422-424.
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"The
1982 North Carolina Congressional Elections."
Journal of the North Carolina Political Science Association,
vol. 3 (1983): 1-8.
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"Adapting
SETUPS for Microcomputer Use." Social
Science Microcomputer Review, vol. 4 (Fall, 1986), 365-367 (with
Carmine Scavo).
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"Modeling
Contextual Effects on Political Behavior: Static versus Dynamic Models." Political
Behavior, vol. 9 (1987): 225-245 (with John Books).
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"Studying
Contextual Effects on Political Behavior: A Research Inventory and Agenda." American
Politics Quarterly, vol. 17 (April, 1988): 211-238 (with John
Books).
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"The
Structure of Southern Electoral Behavior." American
Politics Quarterly, vol. 17 (April, 1989): 163-180.
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"Attitudes
of Southern Democratic Party Activists Toward Jesse Jackson: The Effects
of the Local Context." Journal
of Politics, vol. 51 (May, 1989): 305-318.
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“Contextual
Effects on Retrospective Economic Evaluations: The Impact of the State
and Local Economy.” Political
Behavior, vol. 21 (March, 1999): 1-16 (with John Books).
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“Southern
Congressional Elections in the 1990s: The Dynamics of Change.” American
Review of Politics, vol. 21 (Summer, 2000): 155-178.
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“Who
Hates Hillary? Public Policy Toward the First Lady.” Politics
and Policy, vol 29 (September, 2001): 521-544. (with Carmine
Scavo).
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“Introduction:
Studying Southern Political Party Activists.” American
Review of Politics, special double issue on Southern Grassroots
Party Activists, vol. 24 (Spring and Summer, 2003), forthcoming.
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“North
Carolina: The Development of Party Organizations in a Competitive Environment.” American
Review of Politics, special double issue on Southern Grassroots
Party Activists, vol. 24 (Spring and Summer, 2003), forthcoming. (with
John A. Clark)
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“Conclusion:
Changes in Southern Political Party Organizations and Activists.” American
Review of Politics, special double issue on Southern Grassroots
Party Activists, vol. 24 (Spring and Summer, 2003), forthcoming. (with
John A. Clark)
Articles
in Edited Works:
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"Electoral
Behavior in the U.S. South: Recent and Emerging Trends." In Party
Politics in the South, ed. by Robert Steed, Laurence Moreland,
and Tod Baker. New York: Praeger, 1980.
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"Electoral
Behavior." In Annual Review of
Political Science, vol. 2, ed. by Samuel Long. Norwood, NJ:
ABLEX, 1987.
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"Reactions
to the Jackson Candidacy Among Southern Black Democratic Party Activists."
In Blacks in Southern Politics,
ed. by Laurence Moreland, Tod Baker, and Robert Steed. New York: Praeger,
1987 (with E. Lee Bernick).
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"Political
Change in North Carolina." In The
South's New Politics: Realignment and Dealignment, ed. by Robert
Swansbrough and David Brodsky. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina
Press, 1988 (with Jack Fleer and Roger Lowery).
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"Realignment
Among Southern Political Party Activists." In
Political Parties in the Southern States: Party Activists in Partisan
Coalitions, ed. by Tod Baker, Charles Hadley, Laurence Moreland,
and Robert Steed. New York: Praeger, 1990.
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"North
Carolina: The Confluence of National, Regional, and State Forces." In The
1988 Presidential Election in the South, ed. by Laurence Moreland,
Robert Steed, and Tod Baker. New York: Praeger, 1991.
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"North
Carolina: Conflicting Forces in a Confusing Year." In The
1992 Presidential Election in the South, ed. by Robert Steed,
Laurence Moreland and Tod Baker. New York: Praeger, 1994.
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"North
Carolina: Emerging Two-Party Politics." In Southern
State Party Organizations and Activists, ed. by Charles Hadley
and Lewis Bowman. New York: Praeger, 1995.
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"On
the Future of Contextual Models of Political Behavior." In Spatial
and Contextual Models in Political Research, ed. by Monroe.
Eagles. London: Taylor and Francis, 1995 (with John Books).
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"The
1990 U.S. Senate Election in North Carolina." In Race,
Politics, and Governance in the United States, ed. by Huey Perry.
Gainsville, FL: University of Florida Press, 1997.
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"North
Carolina." In State Political Party
Organizations: A Research Guide, ed by Andrew Appleton and Daniel
Ward. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 1997.
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“North
Carolina: Republican Consolidation or Democratic Resurgence?” In The
1996 Presidential Election in the South, ed. by Robert Steed
and Laurence Moreland. New York: Praeger, 1997.
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“Party
Switchers and the Party System.” In Party
Activists in Southern Politics: Mirrors and Makers of Change, ed.
by Charles Hadley and Lewis Bowman. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee
Press, 1998.
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“Purist
versus Pragmatic Orientations.” In Party
Organization and Activism in the American South, ed. by Robert
Steed, John Clark, Lewis Bowman, and Charles Hadley. Tuscaloosa, AL: University
of Alabama Press, 1998.
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“Legal
Aspects of Electronic Mail in Public Organizations.” In Information
Technology and Computer Applications in Public Administration,
ed. by G. David Garson. Harrisburg, PA: Idea Group Publishers, 1999 (with
Nicole Prysby).
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“Electronic
Mail, Employee Privacy, and the Workplace.” In Internet
and Intranet Security Management: Risks and Solutions, ed. by
Lech Janczewski. Harrisburg, PA: Idea Group Publishers, 2000 (with Nicole
Prysby).
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“North
Carolina: Continued Two-Party Competition.” In The
2000 Presidential Election in the South, ed. by Robert P. Steed
and Laurence W. Moreland. Westport, CT: Praeger,2002.
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“North
Carolina: The Development of Two-Party Competition.” In The
New Politics of the Old South: An Introduction to Southern Politics,
2nd ed., ed. by Charles S. Bullock III and Mark J. Rozell. Landham, MD:
Rowman and Littlefield, 2003.
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“Electronic
Mail in the Public Workplace: Issues of Privacy and Public Disclosure.”
In Public Information Technology
and Management Issues, ed. by G. David Garson. Harrisburg, PA:
Idea Group Publishers, 2003 (with Nicole Prysby).
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“A
Civil Campaign in a Competitive State: The 2002 North Carolina U.S. Senate
Election.” In Running on Empty?
Campaign Discourse in Congressional Elections, ed. by L. Sandy
Maisel and Darrel West. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2004 (forthcoming).
Computer-based
Instructional Packages
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Voting
Behavior: The 1972 Election. Supplementary Empirical Teaching
Units in Political Science. Washington, DC: American Political Science
Association, 1974. Revised edition, 1975 (with Bruce Bowen and C. Anthony
Broh).
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Voting
Behavior: The 1976 Election. Supplementary Empirical Teaching
Units in Political Science. Washington, DC: American Political Science
Association, 1978 (with Bruce Bowen and C. Anthony Broh).
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Voting
Behavior: The 1980 Election. Supplementary Empirical Teaching
Units in Political Science. Washington, DC: American Political Science
Association, 1981 (with C. Anthony Broh).
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Voting
Behavior: The 1984 Election. Supplementary Empirical Teaching
Units in Political Science. Washington, DC: American Political Science
Association, 1985 with Carmine Scavo).
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Voting
Behavior: The 1988 Election. Supplementary Empirical Teaching
Units in Political Science. Washington, DC: American Political Science
Association, 1989 (with Carmine Scavo).
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Voting
Behavior: The 1992 Election. Supplementary Empirical Teaching
Units in Political Science. Washington, DC: American Political Science
Association, 1993 (with Carmine Scavo).
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Voting
in Presidential Elections, 1972-1992. Supplementary Empirical
Teaching Units in Political Science. Washington, DC: American Political
Science Association, 1995 (with Carmine Scavo).
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Voting
Behavior: The 1996 Election. Supplementary Empirical Teaching
Units in Political Science. Washington, DC: American Political Science
Association, 1997 (with Carmine Scavo).
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Voting
Behavior: The 2000 Election. Supplementary Empirical Teaching
Units in Political Science. Washington, DC: American Political Science
Association, 2002 (with Carmine Scavo).
Encyclopedia
articles
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“Bullet
Voting,”
“Crossover Voting,”
“Drop-off,”
“Swing Ratio.”
All in Political Parties and Elections
in the United States: An Encyclopedia, ed. by L. Sandy Maisel.
New York: Garland Press, 1991.
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“The
North Carolina Democratic Party.” Encyclopedia
of the Democratic Party, ed. by George Kurian. New York: M.
E. Sharpe, 2002.
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“The
North Carolina Republican Party.” Encyclopedia
of the Republican Party, ed. by George Kurian. New York: M.
E. Sharpe, 2002.
Conference
Papers (last ten years only)
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"The
North Carolina 1992 Presidential Election: Photo Finish in a Three-Horse
Race." North Carolina Political Science Association, 1993.
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"Participation
Motives Among Southern Party Activists." American Political Science Association,
1993.
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"The
Southern Democratic Party Biracial Coalition: Interstate Differences Among
Party Activists." Southern Political Science Association, 1993.
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"Grassroots
Activists' Attitudes and the Racial Context." Citadel Symposium on Southern
Politics, 1994.
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"Presidential
Voting, Economic Conditions, and the Local Economic Context." American
Political Science Association, 1994 (with John Books).
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“Interrelationships
Among Individual Attitudes, the Organizational Context, and Party Activity
for Southern Party Activists.” American Political Science Association,
1995.
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“Presidential
Coattails in Southern Congressional Elections.” Citadel Symposium on
Southern Politics, 1996.
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“The
1996 Elections in North Carolina.” North Carolina Political Science Association,
1997.
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“Participatory
Motives and Orientations Among Political Party Activists.” Midwest Political
Science Association, 1997.
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“Presidential
Voting, Economic Attitudes, and the State Economic Context.” American
Political Science Association, 1997 (with John Books).
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“Who
Hates Hillary? Public Opinion Toward the First Lady.” North Carolina
Political Science Association, 1998 (with Carmine Scavo).
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“Retrospective
Evaluations, Media Use, and the Economic Context.” American Political
Science Association, 1998 (with John Books).
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“Southern
Congressional Elections in the 1990s: The Emergence of a Republican Majority.”
North Carolina Political Science Association, 1999 (with Pamela O’Donnell).
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“Southern
Congressional Elections in the 1990s: The Dynamics of Change.” Citadel
Symposium on Southern Politics, 2000.
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“Sources
of Republican Growth in Southern U.S. House Elections in the 1990s.”
North Carolina Political Science Association, 2000.
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“Southern
Congressional Elections, 1992-1998.” American Political Science Association,
2000.
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“Change
in Southern Congressional Elections, 1992-2000.” Southern Political Science
Association, 2001.
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“North
Carolina: The Development of Party Organizations in a Competitive Environment.”
Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, 2002.
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“North
Carolina Political Party Activists, 1991-2001.” North Carolina Political
Science Association, 2002 (with Michael Brian Clark).
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“The
Impact of the Political Context on the Activity Levels of Southern Grassroots
Political Party Activists.” Southern Political Science Association, 2002.
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“The
2002 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election.” Midwest Political Science
Association, 2003.
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“Purist
versus Pragmatist Orientations Among Political Party Activists: Grassroots
Activists in the South, 1991-2001.” American Political Science Association,
2003.
External
Grants, Fellowship, and Awards:
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CONDUIT
(Computers at Oregon, North Carolina, Dartmouth, and the Universities of
Iowa and Texas) grant for the development of computer-based instructional
materials, 1973.
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American
Political Science Association summer grant for the development of computer-based
instructional materials (program supported by the National Science Foundation),
1974.
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National
Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar Fellowship, "Political Participation
in Comparative Perspective," 1978.
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National
Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar Fellowship, "Change and Continuity
in Southern Culture," 1983.
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National
Science Foundation subcontract through University of New Orleans, "Southern
Grassroots Party Activists Project," 1990-1992.
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National
Science Foundation, “Collaborative Research: Southern Grassroots Party
Activists, 2001,” 2000-2004 (with John Clark).
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Pew
Charitable Trust subcontract through Colby College. Monitoring of the NC
U.S. Senate campaign for the Competitive Elections Project, 2002-2003.
Survey
Research Projects
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Survey
of Greensboro adults for the Greensboro News and Record, 1979; 663 telephone
interviews conducted, with the focus on race relations.
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Survey
of Greensboro adults, conducted by the UNCG Political Science Department,
1979; 553 face-to-face interviews conducted, with the focus on local government
and politics.
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Survey
of Forsyth County women, conducted for the Forsyth County Commission on
the Status of Women, 1981; 607 face-to-face interviews conducted, with
the focus on social service needs of women.
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Survey
of delegates to the North Carolina Democratic and Republican Party Conventions,
1984; 1320 self-administered questionnaires collected, with the focus on
partisan activities and orientations.
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Survey
of local party activists in North Carolina, 1990-1991; 1068 mail questionnaires
collected, with the focus on partisan activities and orientations. This
was part of the 1991 Southern Grassroots Party Activists Project, which
surveyed party activists in eleven southern states.
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Survey
of local party activists in North Carolina, 2001; 730 mail questionnaires
collected, with the focus on partisan activities and orientations. This
was part of the 2001 Southern Grassroots Party Activists Project, which
surveyed party activists in eleven southern states.