Contributors

Sean Adams

History Department, University of Florida

energy and politics

Patrick Allitt

Department of History, Emory University

religion and politics since 1945

John Ashworth

School of American and Canadian Studies, University of Nottingham

Democratic Party, 1828–60

Dean Baker

Center for Economic Policy and Research, Washington, D.C

economy and politics since 1970

Paula Baker

Department of History, Ohio State University

campaign law and finance to 1900;

campaign law and finance since 1900

James M. Banner Jr.

National History Center

Federalist Party

Lois Banner

Department of History, University of Southern California

feminism

Kyle Barbieri

Hillsborough Community College and Polk Community College, Florida

Republican Party, 1968–2008 (coauthor)

Stephen Bates

Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

political advertising

David H. Bennett

Department of History, Maxwell School, Syracuse University

nativism

Edward D. Berkowitz

Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University

Social Security

Frederick J. Blue

Department of History (emeritus), Youngstown State University

Free Soil Party

Stuart M. Blumin

Department of History, Cornell University

antiparty sentiment

Matthew Bowman

Department of History, Georgetown University

conservative third parties since the New Deal;

Electoral College; inaugural addresses of U.S.

presidents; Libertarian Party; party nominating

conventions

Amy Bridges

Department of Political Science, University of California-San Diego

cities and politics

Stephen Brooks

Department of Political Science, University of Windsor

foreign observers of U.S. politics

Joshua Brown

American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning, Graduate Center, City University of New York

cartooning

W. Elliot Brownlee

Department of History, University of California-Santa Barbara

taxation since 1913

Frank M. Bryan

Department of Political Science, University of Vermont

New England

Richard Buel Jr.

Department of History (emeritus), Wesleyan University

War of 1812

Paul Buhle

Departments of History and American Civilization, Brown University

anarchism

Charles W. Calhoun

Department of History, East Carolina University

Republican Party to 1896

Christopher Capozzola

Department of History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

World War I

Daniel Carpenter

Department of Government, Harvard University

regulation

Robert W. Cherny

Department of History, San Francisco State University

the Great Plains; the Pacific Coast

Elisabeth S. Clemens

Department of Sociology, University of Chicago

interest groups

Dorothy Sue Cobble

Department of Labor and Employment Relations, Rutgers University

women and politics, 1920–70

Michael Cornfield

Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University

Internet and politics

Edward Countryman

Department of History, Southern Methodist University

colonial legacy

Matthew J. Countryman

Department of History, University of Michigan

race and politics since 1933

Douglas Craig

School of Social Sciences, Australian National University

radio and politics

Joe Creech

Lilly Fellows Program and Christ College, Honors College of Valparaiso University

religion and politics, 1865–1945

Joseph Crespino

Department of History, Emory University

South since 1877, the

Donald T. Critchlow

Department of History, Saint Louis University

conservatism (coauthor)

Elliott Currie

Department of Criminology Law, and Society, University of California-Irvine

crime

John Patrick Diggins, deceased

Graduate Center, City University of New York

liberal consensus and American exceptionalism

John Dinan

Department of Political Science, Wake Forest University

state constitutions

Ellen Carol DuBois

Department of History University of California-Los Angeles

woman suffrage

Gerald Early

American Culture Studies, Washington University in St. Louis

popular music and politics

Max M. Edling

Department of History, Uppsala University

Constitution, federal

Rebecca Edwards

Department of History, Vassar College

gender and sexuality

Robin L. Einhorn

Department of History, University of California-Berkeley

taxation to 1913

Richard E. Ellis

Department of History, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Democratic Party, 1800–28

Nicole Etcheson

Department of History, Ball State University

Midwest, the

Michael W. FIamm

Department of History, Ohio Wesleyan University

conservative ascendancy, 1980–2008

Maureen A. Flanagan

Department of History, Michigan State University

progressivism and the Progressive Era, 1890s-1920

Anne L. Foster

Department of History, Indiana State University

Spanish-American War and Filipino Insurrection

Steve Fraser

New York University

business and politics

Kevin Gaines

Department of History, University of Michigan

African Americans and politics

Michael A. Genovese

Department of Political Science, Loyola Marymount University

presidency to 1860

Michael Gerhardt

School of Law, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

impeachment

Steven M. Gillon

Department of History, University of Oklahoma

Democratic Party, 1932–68

Marcia Tremmel Goldstein

Department of History, University of Colorado

Rocky Mountain region (coauthor)

Lewis L. Gould

Department of History (emeritus), University of Texas-Austin

Gilded Age, 1870s-90s; Republican Party;

Republican Party, 1896–1932

Amy S. Greenberg

Department of History, Pennsylvania State University

Mexican-American War

Eric Allen Hall

Department of History, Purdue University

sports and politics (coauthor)

Richard F. Hamm

Department of History, University at Albany, State University of New York

Prohibition and temperance

Stanley Harrold

Department of Social Sciences, South Carolina State University

abolitionism

D. G. Hart

Intercollegiate Studies Institute

religion and politics to 1865

David C. Hendrickson

Department of Political Science, Colorado College

Articles of Confederation

William James Hull Hoffer

Department of History Seton Hall University

Supreme Court

Susan Hoffmann

Department of Political Science, University of Western Michigan

banking policy

David A. Horowitz

Department of History, Portland State University

anti-statism

Jane Armstrong Hudiburg

Annapolis, Maryland

Senate

Andrew Hunt

Department of History, University of Waterloo

pacifism

Sarah E. Igo

Department of History, University of Pennsylvania

public opinion polls

Maurice Isserman

Department of History, Hamilton College

communism; era of confrontation and decline, 1964–80; New Deal Era, 1932–52

Meg Jacobs

Department of History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

consumers and politics

Dennis W. Johnson

Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University

campaign consultants

Robert D. Johnston

Department of History, University of Illinois-Chicago

class and politics since 1877

Jeffrey P. Jones

Department of Communication and Theatre Arts, Old Dominion University

television and politics

Stephen Kantrowitz

Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Reconstruction Era, 1865–77

Michael B. Katz

Department of History, University of Pennsylvania

welfare

Michael Kazin

Department of History, Georgetown University

Americanism; Democratic Party, 1800–2008; populism

Alexander Keyssar

John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

voting

Michael Kimmage

History Department, Catholic University of America

politics in the American novel

Michael J. Klarman

Harvard Law School

segregation and Jim Crow

Jennifer Klein

Department of History, Yale University

economy and politics, 1945–70

James T. Kloppenberg

Department of History, Harvard University

liberalism

Gary J. Kornblith

Department of History, Oberlin College

class and politics to 1877

J. Morgan Kousser

Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology

race and politics, 1860–1933

Alan M. Kraut

Department of History, American University

European immigrants and politics; health and illness

Kathleen Smith Kutolowski

Department of History, College at Brockport, State University of New York

Anti-Masonic Party

David E. Kyvig

Department of History, Northern Illinois University

amendment process

Matthew D. Lassiter

Department of History University of Michigan

suburbs and politics

Mark Lause

Department of History, University of Cincinnati

Greenback-Labor Party

Steven F. Lawson

Department of History, Rutgers University

civil rights

Allan J. Lichtman

Department of History, American University

elections and electoral eras; presidency, 1860–1932; presidency, 1932–2008

Patricia Nelson Limerick

Center of the American West, University of Colorado

Rocky Mountain region (coauthor)

James Livingston

Department of History, Rutgers University

economy and politics, 1860–1920

John Majewski

Department of History, University of California-Santa Barbara

economy and politics to 1860

Chandra Manning

Department of History, Georgetown University

Civil War and Reconstruction; sectional conflict and secession, 1845–65

Glenna Matthews

Independent Scholar, Laguna Beach, California

women and politics since 1970

Joseph A. McCartin

Department of History, Georgetown University

labor movement and politics

Stuart McConnell

History, Pitzer College

veterans

Lisa McGirr

Department of History, Harvard University

conservative interregnum, 1920–32

Alan McPherson

School of International and Area Studies, University of Oklahoma

foreign policy and domestic politics, 1865–1933

Yanek Mieczkowski

Division of Social Sciences, Dowling College

Republican Party, 1932–68

David Montejano

Department of Comparative Ethnic Studies, University of California-Berkeley

Latinos and politics

Kathleen M. Moore

Religious Studies Department, University of California-Santa Barbara

Muslims and politics

James A. Morone

Department of Political Science, Brown University

political culture

Kevin P. Murphy

Department of History, University of Minnesota

homosexuality

Teresa Murphy

Department of American Studies, George Washington University

women and politics, 1828–65

Mark A. Noll

Department of History, University of Notre Dame

Protestants and politics

James Oakes

Graduate Center, City University of New York

race and politics to 1860

David O’Brien

History Department, College of the Holy Cross

Catholics and politics

Peter S. Onuf

Department of History, University of Virginia

federalism

Jeffrey Ostler

Department of History, University of Oregon

Native Americans and politics

Meredith Oyen

Department of History, Georgetown University

Asian immigrants and politics

Jeffrey L. Pasley

Department of History, University of Missouri

era of new republic, 1789–1827

William Pencak

Department of History and Religious Studies, Pennsylvania State University

Middle Atlantic, the

Michael Perman

Department of History, University of Illinois-Chicago

Democratic Party, 1860–96

Elisabeth Israels Perry

Department of History, Saint Louis University

women and politics, 1865–1920

Christopher Phelps

School of American and Canadian Studies, University of Nottingham

radicalism

Sarah T. Phillips

Department of History, Columbia University

economy and politics, 1920–45

Kim Phillips-Fein

Gallatin School, New York University

era of consensus, 1952–64

Dan Plesch

Center for International Studies and Diplomacy University of London

United Nations

Charles L. Ponce de Leon

Department of History, California State University-Long Beach

press and politics

Kevin Powers

Department of History, Georgetown University

cabinet departments; labor parties; Progressive parties

Richard Gid Powers

College of Staten Island, and Graduate Center, City University of New York

anticommunism

Jack N. Rakove

Department of History, Stanford University

Bill of Rights

Donald J. Ratcliffe

Faculty of History, University of Oxford

National Republican Party

Eric Rauchway

Department of History, University of California-Davis

assassination, presidential; globalization

William J. Reese

Departments of Educational Policy Studies and History, University of Wisconsin-Madison

education and politics

Brian Holden Reid

Department of War Studies, King’s College London

armed forces, politics in the

Joanne Reitano

Social Science Department, La Guardia Community College, City University of New York

tariffs and politics

Leo P. Ribuffo

Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University

Democratic Party, 1968–2008

Andrew Rich

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute

think tanks

Randy Roberts

Department of History, Purdue University

sports and politics (coauthor)

Adam Rome

Department of History, Pennsylvania State University

environmentalissues and politics

Steven J. Ross

Department of History, University of Southern California

politics in American film

Doug Rossinow

History Department, Metropolitan State University

New Left

Adam Rothman

Department of History Georgetown University

Liberty Party; slavery

Andrew J. Rotter

Department of History, Colgate University

Vietnam and Indochina wars

Mark Rozell

School of Public Policy, George Mason University

Republican Party, 1968–2008 (coauthor)

Anne Sarah Rubin

History Department, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Confederacy

Leonard J. Sadosky

Department of History, Iowa State University

Declaration of Independence; foreign policy and domestic politics to 1865

Nick Salvatore

Industrial and Labor Relations School and Program in American Studies, Cornell University

socialism

Elizabeth Sanders

Department of Government, Cornell University

agrarian politics

David Sarasohn

The Oregonian

Democratic Party, 1896–1932

Gregory Schneider

Department of Social Sciences, Emporia State University

conservatism(coauthor)

Robert Schulzinger

Department of History, University of Colorado-Boulder

Korean War and cold war

Carlos A. Schwantes

Department of History, University of Missouri-St. Louis

transportation and politics

William G. Shade

Department of History (emeritus), Lehigh University

Whig Party

Robert E. Shalhope

Department of History, University of Oklahoma

republicanism

Michael Sherry

Department of History, Northwestern University

war and politics

John Shy

Department of History, University of Michigan

war for independence

David J. Siemers

Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

anti-Federalists

Stephen Skowronek

Department of Political Science, Yale University

presidency, the

Jason Scott Smith

Department of History, University of New Mexico

patronage

Bartholomew H. Sparrow

Department of Government, University of Texas-Austin

territorial government

Jeremi Suri

Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison

transnational influences on American politics

Jon C. Teaford

Department of History, Purdue University

local government; state government

Daniel J. Tichenor

Department of Political Science, University of Oregon

immigration policy

Anand Toprani

Department of History, Georgetown University

Iraq wars of 1991 and 2003

Frank Towers

History Department, University of Calgary

American (Know-Nothing) Party

Gil Troy

Department of History McGill University

campaigning

Cyrus Veeser

Department of History Bentley College

Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico, interventions in, 1903–34

Penny M. Von Eschen

Department of History, University of Michigan

foreign policy and domestic politics since 1933

Samuel Walker

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska-Omaha

civil liberties

Irma Watkins-Owens

Department of History, Fordham University

Caribbean immigrants and politics

Harry L. Watson

Department of History and Center for the Study of the American South, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Jacksonian era, 1828–45

Robert Westbrook

Department of History, University of Rochester

democracy

Richard D. White Jr.

Public Administration Institute, Louisiana State University

civil service

John S. Whitehead

Department of History, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Alaska and Hawai’i

Stephen J. Whitfield

Department of American Studies, Brandeis University

Jews and politics

Allan M. Winkler

Department of History, Miami University

World War II

Rosemarie Zagarri

Department of History, George Mason University

women and politics to 1828

Julian E. Zelizer

Department of History, Princeton University

House of Representatives

Aristide R. Zolberg

Department of Political Science, New School for Social Research

citizenship