Christopher F. Karpowitz

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    Compared to primaries, caucuses are less representative and more likely to select an ideologically extreme nominee.

Compared to primaries, caucuses are less representative and more likely to select an ideologically extreme nominee.

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The next 19 months will see nearly endless speculation over the candidates and the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. But how important is the nomination process? In new research on presidential primaries and caucuses using data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Study, Christopher F. Karpowitz & Jeremy C. Pope find that compared to primaries, caucuses are seen by […]

April 27th, 2015|2016 Presidential Election, Christopher F. Karpowitz, Elections and party politics across the US, Jeremy C. Pope|0 Comments|
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    With enough women, majority based decision making rules can help foster communication processes that support women’s authority

With enough women, majority based decision making rules can help foster communication processes that support women’s authority

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Recent years have seen growing calls for the greater representation of women in political bodies and corporate boards. But does greater representation for women lead to more power in decision making? Using data from an empirical study of group interaction around deliberation, J. Baxter Oliphant, Tali Mendelberg, and Christopher F. Karpowitz find that the rules around how decisions are […]

May 30th, 2014|Christopher F. Karpowitz, Democracy and culture, J Baxter Oliphant, Tali Mendelberg|1 Comment|
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