This page describes the contents of the volume. The chapters arise
from a conference held at the University of Houston Hilton Conference
Center in March 1999.
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here to learn more about that conference.
Preface
Christopher Wlezien and Mark Franklin
Broad Perspectives
John Curtice, "The State of Election Studies: Mid-Life Crisis or New Youth?"
Kathleen Knight and Michael Marsh, "Varieties of Election Studies"
Cees van der Eijk, "Design Issues in Electoral Research: Taking Care of (Core) Business"
Addressing Space
Michael Marsh, "Electoral Context"
Martin Johnson , W. Phillips Shively and Robert Stein, "Contextual Data and the Study of
Elections and Voting Behavior: Connecting Individuals to Environments"
Laura Stoker and Jake Bowers, "Designing Multi-Level Studies: Sampling Voters and Electoral
Contexts"
Addressing Time
Robert S. Erikson, "National Election Studies and Macro Analysis"
Richard Johnston and Henry Brady, "The Rolling Cross-Section Design"
John Zaller, "The Statistical Power of Election Studies to Detect Media Exposure Effects
in Political Campaigns"
Concluding Remarks
Mark Franklin and Christopher Wlezien, "Reinventing Election Studies"
