Costas Panagopoulos

Research

INTERESTS:

American Politics (Campaigns & Elections, Public Opinion and Voting, Political Parties, Congress)
Methodology (Econometrics, Experiments)
Applied Politics (Campaign Management and Strategy, Political Communications and Media)

PUBLICATIONS:

BOOKS

The Rules: Governing Elections in the American States, Rowman-Littlefield (Under contract, September, 2006)

Lights, Camera, Nominate: National Political Conventions in the Media Age (Editor) , LSU Press. (Forthcoming, May, 2006)

Virtual Parties: Investigating the Online Presence of American Political Parties, Lynne Reiner Publications. (Forthcoming, June, 2005)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

“Contributions and Contributors in the 2004 Presidential Election Cycle.” (with Daniel Bergan)
Presidential Studies Quarterly (forthcoming).

“The Polls: Public Opinion and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.” Presidential Studies Quarterly (forthcoming).

“Grassroots Mobilization in the 2004 Election.” (with Donald Green, Alan Gerber and Daniel Bergan)
Public Opinion Quarterly. Fall 2005.

“Campaign Profssionalization and Media Attention.” PS: Political Science (forthcoming).

“The 2004 Parliamentary Elections in Greece.” (with Nikos Maratzidis) Electoral Studies (forthcoming).

“Frontrunners 2008.” PS: Political Science. October 2005.

“Poll Trends—Obesity.” (Forthcoming, Public Opinion Quarterly)

“Follow the Money: Assessing the Allocation of E-Rate Funds.” Social Science Computer Review. Winter 2005.

“Vested Interests: Interest Group Resource Allocation in Presidential Campaigns.” (Forthcoming, Journal of Political Marketing.)

“Likely (and Unlikely) Voters and the Measurement of Campaign Dynamics.” (with Robert S. Erikson and Christopher Wlezien) (Public Opinion Quarterly, Winter 2004.)

“Poll Trends—Electoral Reform.” (Public Opinion Quarterly, Winter 2004.)

“Boy Talk/Girl Talk: Gender Differences in Political Campaign Communications.” Women & Politics, Vol. 26.
Fall 2004.

CONTRIBUTIONS: BOOK CHAPTERS, ENCYCLOPEDIAS

“Special Interests and Political Campaigns,” “Radio and Politics,” “Talk Radio,” “Presidential Radio
Address,” “Spin Doctors,” “News Management,” “Media Consultants,” (In Todd Schaefer et al. eds. Encyclopedia of Media and Politics. CQ Press. Forthcoming.)

“Ballot Access,” “Campaign Commercials,” “Campaign Expenditures,” “Hard Money,” “Help America Vote Act,” “Pre-primary Endorsement,” “Run-off Primaries,” “Targeting,” “Swing Ratio,” “Unit Rule,” “Voter Registration,” “Voting—Pocketbook Issues,” (Forthcoming in Larry J. Sabato & Howard R. Ernst, eds. Encyclopedia of American Parties and Elections. Facts on File Inc. January 2005)

“Consequences of the Cyberstate: The Political Implications of Digital Government in International Context,” in G. David Garson, ed. 2003. Digital Government: Principles and Best Practices, Idea Group Publishers.

“The Political Implications of Digital Government” (with Paul M.A. Baker) in G. David Garson, ed. 2003. Digital Government: Principles and Best Practices, Idea Group Publishers.

BOOK REVIEWS

George C. Edwards, On Deaf Ears: The Limits of the Bully Pulpit (Yale University Press, 2004) and Douglas A. Lathrop, The Campaign Continues: How Political Consultants and Campaign Tactics Affect Public Policy (Praeger 2003) (Forthcoming in Public Opinion Quarterly Winter 2004).

William G. Mayer and Andrew E. Busch. The Front-Loading Problem in Presidential Nominations. (Washington, Brookings Institution Press, 2004).Political Science Quarterly, Summer 2004.

Walter Shapiro, One-Car Caravan: On the Road with the 2004 Democrats Before America Tunes In.(Public Affairs, 2004). Political Science Quarterly, Spring 2004.

CONSUMER PUBLICATIONS, OPINION

“Calendar Games: Timing and Sequence in Presidential Selection.” Campaigns & Elections. December 2005.

“The Neglected Majority: Resource Allocation in Presidential Campaigns. ” Campaigns & Elections, August 2004.

“Behind the Balloons: Political Consultants and the National Nominating Conventions.” Campaigns & Elections, July 2004.

“Politics After Pinochet: Chilean Election 2005.” Campaigns & Elections, July 2004 (with Raquel Villapando)

“South Africa Decides 2004.” Campaigns & Elections, June 2004. (with Christopher Cullen).

“Don’t Believe the Hype.” (Political Impact of “Fahrenheit 9/11”) Adweek, July 19, 2004.

“Part-E Politics: Investigating the Online Presence of American Political Parties.” Campaigns & Elections. September, 2003.

“Do Image-makers Need a Makeover? (Or, Why Do Americans Hate Political Consultants?) Assessing Public Perceptions About Political Consultants.”(with James Thurber). Campaigns & Elections. October/November, 2003.

“Primaries are Meaningless and Irrelevant for Many.” Op-Ed, Los Angeles Times, February 15, 2004.

“How Political Scientists Have Failed New Yorkers.” Op-ed, New York Sun, October 28, 2003.

“Voters in the Dark.” Letters to the Editor. Newsday, October 21, 2003.

“Buchanan: The No-Poll Pol.” Brandweek. March 4, 1996.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

“Leveling the Playing Field: A Field Experiment Testing the Impact of Radio Advertisements on Electoral Competition.” (with Donald P. Green). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association. Philadelphia, PA, September 2006.

“The Impact of Newspaper Advertising on Voter Turnout: Evidence from a Field Experiment.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association. Philadelphia, PA, September 2006.

“The Impact of Radio Advertisements on Voter Turnout: Evidence from a Field Experiment.” Paper Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2006.

“The Ground War 2000-2004: Strategic Targeting in Grassroots Campaigns.” (with Peter Weilhouwer).
Paper Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2006.

“Campaign Dynamics in Battleground and Non-battleground States.” Paper Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2006.

“Talk Softly and Carry a Big Stick? Candidate Quality and Campaign Communications Strategies.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. April 2005.

“The Calculus of Voting in Compulsory Voting Systems.” Paper presented at the Public Choice Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. March 2005.

“Lady Luck? Female Political Consultants in American Campaigns (with David Dulio and Sarah Brewer); Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. January 2005.

“Spotting the Running Men (and Women): Political Communication in the 2003 California Gubernatorial Recall Election; Paper presented at the "Faith, Fun and Futurama" APSA Political Communication Pre-conference, Chicago, IL. September 2004.

“The Kingmakers: Assessing Americans’ Attitudes Toward Political Consultants.” Paper presented at the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. May 2004.

“More Nobodies: Challenger Quality in U.S. Senate Elections, 1972-2000.” Paper Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2004.

“Movin’ On Up: Term Limits and Candidate Quality in U.S. House Elections, 1972-2000.” Paper presented at the Joint Conference on Term Limits and State and Local Government, Akron, OH. April 2004.

“Gender Differences in Challenger Quality in U.S. House Elections, 1972-2000.” Paper presented at the Women and American Political Campaigns Research Symposium, New York University, March 3, 2004.

“The 3/2’s Rule at Thirty: Resource Allocation in Presidential Campaigns.” Paper presented at the Northeast Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. November 6-8, 2003.

“Vested Interests: Interest Group Resource Allocation in Presidential Campaigns.” Paper presented at the Northeast Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. November 6-8, 2003.

“Likely (and Unlikely) Voters and the Measurement of Campaign Dynamics” (with Robert S. Erikson and Christopher Wlezien). Paper presented at the World Association of Public Opinion Researchers Annual Meeting. Prague, Czech Republic. September 19, 2003.

“Great Expectations: The Promise of Digital Government in the American States.” Poster presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. August, 2003.

“Virtual Parties: Investigating the Online Presence of American Political Parties.” Paper presented at the New York Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Wagner College: Staten Island, New York. April 11, 2003.

“Not on the Run: Assessing Aggregate Challenger Quality in U.S. House Elections, 1972-2000.” Paper presented at the Midwest Association of Political Science Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April, 2003.

“Boy Talk/Girl Talk: Gender Differences in Political Campaign Communications.” Paper presented at the Midwest Association of Political Science Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April, 2003.

“Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum?: Examining the Political Behavior and Attitudes of Young Americans.” Poster presented at the Midwest Association of Political Science Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April, 2003.

“The Impact of Newspaper Advertisements on Voter Turnout: Evidence from a Field Experiment.”

“GOTV Message Timing and Voter Turnout: Field Experimental Evidence.”

“Partisan v. Nonpartisan Appeals and Voter Turnout: Evidence from a Field Experiment.”

“Cracking the Whip: The Role of Deputy Whips in the U.S. House of Representatives.”

“Size Doesn’t Always Matter: White House Staff and Presidential Success in Congress.”

RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS

Professor Robert Erikson, Department of Political Science, Columbia University, Summer 2002.

Hon. Dr. John Brademas, President Emeritus, Department of Politics, New York University, Summer 20