Research

Some of my unpublished stuff is below. I can send reprints of published papers if you e-mail me.

Vita

A breif vita is posted here

Surveys

A log of the surveys I've designed or placed questions on is posted here

Books

Anderson, Blais, Bowler, Donovan & Listhaug. 2005. Loser's Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy. Oxford University Press.
Donovan and Bowler. 2004. Reforming the Republic: Democratic Institutions for the new America. Prentice Hall.
Bowler, Donovan & Brockington. 2003. Electoral Reform and Minority Representation: Local Experiments with Alternative Elections. Ohio State University Press.
Bowler, Donovan and Tolbert (eds.)1998. Citizens as Legislators: Direct Democracy in the United States. Ohio State University Press
Bowler and Donovan. 1998. Demanding Choices: Opinion, Voting and Direct Democracy. University of Michigan Press
Hoover and Donovan. 2004. The Elements of Social Scientific Thinking. St. Martin's Press. 8th edition

Some Recent Articles & Papers

"Reasoning about Institutional Change: Winners, Losers and Support for Electoral Reform." British Journal of Political Science. 2007 37:455-76. Bowler & Donovan.
"A Goal for Reformers: Make Elections Worth Stealing" PS: Political Science and Politics. 2007. Forthcoming. September. Donovan.
"Direct Democracy as Super Precedent?": Political Constraints of Citizen-Initiated Laws." Willamette Law Review. 2007. 43(2)191-234. Donovan
"Trust in Government: The United States in Comparative Perspective" 2007. In Hoover & Donovan, Elements of Social Scientific Thinking. Donovan, Denemark and Bowler.
"Why Politicians Like Electoral Institutions: Self-interest, Values, or Ideology?" Journal of Politics. 2006. 68(2): 434-446. Bowler, Donovan & Karp.
"Popular Support for Direct Democracy." Party Politics. 2006. 12 (5). (Fall). Donovan and Karp.
"Direct Democracy and Political Parties in America." Party Politics. 2006. 12 (5). Fall. Bowler and Donovan.
"O Other, Where Art Thou? Support for Multiparty Politics in the US" Social Science Quarterly. 2005. Donovan, Parry & Bowler.
"Measuring the Effects of Direct Democracy on State Policy: Not All Initiatives Are Created Equal" State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 2004. 4(3):345-363. Fall. Bowler and Donovan.
"Social Groups, Sports and Political Engagement in New Zealand" Australian Journal of Political Science. 2004. 39(2) July. Donovan, Bowler, Hanneman & Karp.
"Evolution in State Governance Structures: Unintended Consequences of State Tax and Expenditure Limitations" Political Research Quarterly. 2004. 57(2):189-196. June. Bowler and Donovan.
Minority Representation, Empowerment, and Participation. Journal of Politics. 2004. 66(2):534-556 Banducci, Donovan, & Karp. May.
Art for Democracy's Sake: Group Membership and Political Engagement in Europe. Journal of Politics 2003. 65(4): 1111-1129. Bowler, Donovan and Hanneman. November.
"Democracy, Institutions and Attitudes about Citizen Influence on Government." British Journal of Political Science. 2002. 32:371-390. Bowler & Donovan.
When Might Institutions Change? Elite Support for Direct Democracy in Three Nations. Political Research Quarterly. 2002. 55(4)731-54. Bowler, Donovan and Karp.
Election Reform and Direct Democracy: Campaign Finance Regulations in the American States. American Politics Research. 2002. 30(6)559-585. Pippen, Bowler and Donovan.
Do Voters Have a Cue? TV ads as a Source of Information in Referendum Voting. European Journal of Political Research. 2002. 41(6)777-793. Bowler and Donovan.
"Election Systems and Voter Turnout: Experiments in the US." Journal of Politics.2001 63(3) 902-915. Bowler, Brockington & Donovan.
"Mobilization and Support of Minor Parties: Australian Senate Elections." Party Politics. 2000 6(4): 473-486. Donovan.

Some Recent Working Papers

"State Regulations on Voting and Election Induced Disinterest as Barriers to Participation." 2006. Working paper for APSA / Russell Sage Foundation Mobilizing Democracy Working Group Workshop. Bowler and Donovan
"Turning On and Turning Out: Assesing the Individual-Level Effects of Ballot Measures" 2004. Paper presented at the 4th Annual State Politics and Policy Conference, Kent State Universtiy. Donovan & Smith.
Popular Attidues towards Direct Democracy 2003. Presented at the American Political Science Association meeting, Philadephia, PA. Bowler, Donovan, and Karp.
The Effects of Wining and Losing on Attitudes about Political Institutions and Democracy in the United States 2003. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL. Bowler and Donovan.

Data Sources

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