Papers by Maurice Champagne
In 1989, Berry and Wilcox argued that the combination of America’s two party system, the 1960s de... more In 1989, Berry and Wilcox argued that the combination of America’s two party system, the 1960s decline in party organizations, and the 1974 changes in election law had placed interest group politics at the center of American policymaking. However, the evidence of any causal chain flowing from interest group donations to legislative votes remains enigmatic. Interest groups tend to support members whose roll–call votes are already predictable on the basis of ideology, which we would not expect in vote-buying scenarios. Some of this evidence suggests interest group resources simply provide a legislative subsidy to supportive members. On the other hand, much interest group influence occurs at the committee level, where members may self-select into smaller components of the ideological spectrum. Such scenarios might lead researchers to underestimate interest group influence. On either side, little of the existing literature addresses whether interest groups affect the way members underst...
This dissertation advances the state of knowledge on interest group influence in congressional co... more This dissertation advances the state of knowledge on interest group influence in congressional committees. Portions of this work have been delivered at the American Political Science Association Annual Meetings. In 2015, this dissertation received the Joseph L. Fisher Award for best dissertation in public policy.
The President's Budget Submission to Congress
This paper was prepared for the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Political Networks Section of the Ame... more This paper was prepared for the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Political Networks Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA).
This is a gentle introduction to Social Networks, with applications to the study of interest grou... more This is a gentle introduction to Social Networks, with applications to the study of interest groups in political science.
Prepared for Delivery at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, W... more Prepared for Delivery at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., August 28-31, 2014.
Prepared for delivery at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the North American Regional Science Association International, Washington, D.C., November 18-21, 2014.
The 2010 American Community Survey shows a sizeable gap in affordability for those earning less $... more The 2010 American Community Survey shows a sizeable gap in affordability for those earning less $50,000 and the rest of the DC Metropolitan Area population. While 49 percent of DC Metropolitan Area renters spent 30 percent or more of their income on housing, about 83 percent of area renters earning less than $50,000 per year had rent burdens of 30 percent or more. The number of low--to--moderate income renters that were housing cost--burdened increased from 79 percent in 2009. The DC metropolitan area edged out New York at 80.2 percent, trailing only the Los Angeles (84.5), San Francisco (83.4), and Miami metropolitan areas (83.0).
Between 1985 and 2010, the population of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area grew from 3.72 milli... more Between 1985 and 2010, the population of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area grew from 3.72 million to 5.58 million, an increase of 1.86 million people. 1 Population growth is a function of vital events (births and deaths) and international and domestic net migration. Over the past 25 years, most of the population growth in the Washington DC metropolitan area has been due to international migration and the higher fertility rates of the foreign born population. However, since 2007, domestic migration has taken on a more significant role in shaping the economic and demographic composition of the region. Given the increased significance of domestic migration to the Washington DC metropolitan area's economy, the sensitivity of domestic migration to changes in regional economic conditions has important implications for the region's ability to attract highly skilled workers from the rest of the country.
In 2008, the Congress overhauled the regulatory structure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under co... more In 2008, the Congress overhauled the regulatory structure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conditions of divided government. To then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the atmosphere surrounding GSE Reform was described as that of a "holy war." This paper provides a complete legislative history of the GSE Reform law enacted in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 and touches upon its precursors and its aftermath. The study employs a combination of historical analysis, bill tracking, link analysis, and archival research to shed light on the genesis of this reform effort, its evolution and national impact.
The weight of the evidence in education research suggests the right types of parental involvement... more The weight of the evidence in education research suggests the right types of parental involvement improve academic performance among nearly all demographics in the United States. Less understood are the factors that lead some parents to demonstrate high levels of parental involvement, while others remain relatively detached from their children's education. This study is concerned with this research conundrum. What are the factors that influence parental involvement? We then consider the policy relevance of our findings, their placement within existing theory, and future research demands they will generate.
Network Analyses by Maurice Champagne
Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Political Networks Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA)
This paper compares congressional networks within the 112 th House of Representatives in order to... more This paper compares congressional networks within the 112 th House of Representatives in order to examine the similarities and differences between social media networks and job-related networks within organizations. An understanding of the dynamics between social media networks and job-related networks becomes more and more important as social media networks gain importance in the day-to-day activities of political leaders. The paper compares Twitter and cosponsorship networks to analyze and compare coalitions that form within the body. The results indicate that while congressional cosponsorship networks are structured by committee, state of representation, and ideology, congressional Twitter networks show little evidence of social media relationships grounded in committee or state. Congressional Twitter networks tend to be structured by ideology and the leadership hierarchy of the parties. Both data sets can be useful, but not sufficient, for ideological prediction of the members' voting patterns.
Book Reviews by Maurice Champagne
In political science, we study problems in which the underlying causal mechanisms are often esote... more In political science, we study problems in which the underlying causal mechanisms are often esoteric and sometimes unbelievable. The Anglosphere: A Genealogy of Racialized Identity in International Relations falls into this category. The dissertation proposes an original theory of international relations in which foreign policy decisions are thought to be influenced by public discourse linking events to national identity narratives that are understood in terms of self-other relations, with an emphasis on race. In it, Vucetic advances a litany of theoretical claims that are always daring, sometimes ingenious, and occasionally reckless. The core components of the theory seem to hang together well, but Vucetic takes on so many areas in an attempt to engage other theories of international politics that he cannot address all of them in a professional manner.
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