Erik Engstrom

PUBLICATIONS

Books

• The Politics of Ballot Design: How the American States Shape Democracy (Cambridge, 2021) (with Jason M. Roberts)

• Race, Class, and Social Welfare: American Populism Since the New Deal (Cambridge, 2020) (with Robert Huckfeldt)  

• Party Ballots, Reform, and the Transformation of America's Electoral System (Cambridge, 2014) (with Samuel Kernell) Co-winner of the 2015 J. David Greenstone Prize for Best Book on Politics and History from the Politics and History Section of APSA

• Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy (Michigan, 2013)

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Populism and Social Welfare​

• Race, Class, and Social Welfare: American Populism Since the New Deal (Cambridge, 2020) (with Robert Huckfeldt)  

• "Critical Dialogue and Review of 'Democracy in America?' by Benjamin Page and Martin Gilens." 2021. Perspectives on Politics (with Robert Huckfeldt)

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Gerrymandering and Redistricting​

• Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy (Michigan, 2013)

• “Stacking the States, Stacking the House: The Politics of Congressional Redistricting in the 19th Century.” 2006. American Political Science Review 100 (August): 419–428 [pdf]

• “Redistricting, Candidate Entry, and the Politics of 19th Century House Elections.” 2006. American Journal of Political Science 50 (April): 283–293.  (with Jamie L. Carson and Jason M. Roberts) [pdf]

• “The United States: The Past – Moving from Diversity to Uniform Single-Member Districts.” In Handbook of Electoral System Choice, 2004. ed. Josep Colomer. London: Palgrave Press, 155–163 [pdf]

• Erik J. Engstrom. 2004. “Redistricting and Electoral Competition: Some Historical Evidence.” Extensions of Remarks, Legislative Studies Newsletter July. [pdf]

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Voting Rules and Representation​

• The Politics of Ballot Design: How the American States Shape Democracy (Cambridge, 2021) (with Jason M. Roberts)

• Party Ballots, Reform, and the Transformation of America's Electoral System (Cambridge, 2014) (with Samuel Kernell) 

• "Constitutional Innovation and Imitation in the American States." 2021. Political Research Quarterly (with Matthew Pietryka and John T. Scott)

• “The Politics of Institutional Choice: Evidence from State Ballot Laws.” 2016. Ohio State Law Review 77(4): 839-865 (with Jason M. Roberts) [pdf]

• “Capitol Mobility: Madisonian Representation and the Location and Relocation of Capitals in the United States.” 2013. American Political Science Review 107 (May): 225–240 (with Jesse Hammond and John T. Scott) [pdf]

• “The Rise and Decline of Turnout in Congressional Elections: Electoral Institutions, Competition, and Strategic Mobilization.” 2012. American Journal of Political Science  56 (April): 373–386 [pdf]

• “Candidate Quality, the Personal Vote, and the Incumbency Advantage in Congress.” 2007. American Political Science Review 101 (May): 289–302. (with Jamie L. Carson and Jason M. Roberts) [pdf]

• “The Effects of Presidential Elections on Party Control of the Senate Under Indirect and Direct Elections.” In Process, Party, and Policy Making: New Perspectives on the History of Congress, eds. 2007. David Brady and Mathew McCubbins. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 37–52. (with Samuel Kernell) [pdf]

•  “Assessing the Electoral Connection: Evidence from the Early United States.” 2005. American Journal of Political Science 49 (October): 746–757. (with Jamie L. Carson) [pdf]

•  “Manufactured Responsiveness: The Impact of State Electoral Laws on Unified Party Control of the President and House of Representatives.” 2004.  American Journal of Political Science 49 (July): 547–565. (with Samuel Kernell) Winner of the Longley Prize for best journal article published on representation and electoral systems in 2005 awarded by Electoral Systems and Representation section of APSA  [pdf]

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Legislative Politics

•  “Congressional Elections: Electoral Structure and Political Representation” in New Directions in Congressional Politics, 2nd Edition. 2019. Jamie L. Carson, ed. London: Routledge Press. (A substantially revised version of 2011 chapter) [pdf]

•  “Do Moderate Voters Weigh Candidates’ Ideology? Voter Decision Rules in the 2010 Congressional Elections.” 2016. Political Behavior (with James Adams, Danielle Joesten, Jon Rogowski, Boris Shor, and Walter Stone) [pdf]

• “Congressional Elections: Electoral Structure and Political Representation” in New Directions in Congressional Politics. 2011. Jamie L. Carson, ed. London: Routledge Press.

• “Assessing the Partisan Allocation of Pork: Evidence from Congressional Earmarks.”  2010. American Politics Research 38 (November): 959–985 (with Georg Vanberg) [pdf] 

• “The Impact of Unified Government on Campaign Finance.” 2010. Legislative Studies Quarterly 35 (November): 543–569 (with William Ewell) [pdf]

• “Testing the Basis of Incumbency Advantage: Strategic Candidates and Term Limits in the California Legislature.” 2006. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 11 (March): 1–20 (with Nathan Monroe) [pdf]

• “Serving Competing Principals: The Budget Estimates of OMB and CBO in an Era of Divided Government.” 1999. Presidential Studies Quarterly 29 (November): 820–830. (with Samuel Kernell) [pdf]

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