Uncontested Seats in State Legislative Elections

By P. Squire. 2000

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Partisans, Professionals, and Power: The Role of Political Factors in State Higher Education Funding (2009, background): “The conceptual framework for our study draws on three bodies of theory and research: (a) literature on postsecondary finance, particularly research conducted on state appropriations for higher education (Archibald & Feldman, 2006; Hearn, Griswold, & Marine, 1996; Hossler, Lund, Ramin, Westfall, & Ir”
Called to Account: Analyzing the Origins and Spread of State Performance-Accountability Policies for Higher Education (2006, background): “Professionalism also may influence policy innovation indirectly: professionalized settings tend to attract better-educated legislators, ones who may be more inclined to consider novel policy approaches (Barrilleaux, Holbrook, & Langer, 2002; Squire, 1992, 2000).”
Legislative Effectiveness and Legislative Careers (2006, background): “In 1986-88 the North Carolina legislature was ranked 22nd in terms of legislative professionalism, and in 1994- 1996 it was ranked 28th (Squire, 1992, 2000).”
Politics, Interest Groups and State Funding of Public Higher Education (2010, background): “The results of this study appear to indicate that Tandberg's (2009) fiscal policy framework is a suitable guide for the examination of state support of higher education, that politics matters, and that interest groups impact state support.”