Research

E. Scott Adler

University of Colorado

Department of Political Science

Research Interests

Adler’s current research uses theoretical models of legislative organization to examine congressional agenda setting and committee power.

Books

Why Congressional Reforms Fail: Reelection and the House Committee System (University of Chicago Press, 2002)

Awarded the Alan Rosenthal Prize from the Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association.

The Macropolitics of Congress (Princeton University Press, 2006), co-edited with John Lapinski

Journal Articles
Intended Consequences: Jurisdictional Reform and Issue Control in the U.S. House of Representatives (with John Wilkerson). 2008. Legislative Studies Quarterly 33: 85-112

Constituency Characteristics and the “Guardian” Model of Appropriations Subcommittees, 1959-1998. 2000. American Journal of Political Science 44: 104-114

Divided Government and the Legislative Productivity of Congress, 1945-94 (with William Howell, Charles Cameron, and Charles Riemann). 2000. Legislative Studies Quarterly 25: 285-312

Win, Place, Show: Public Opinion Polls and Campaign Contributions in a New York City Election (with Ester Fuchs and Lincoln Mitchell). 2000. Urban Affairs Review 35: 479-501.

The Home Style Homepage: Legislator Use of the World Wide Web for Constituency Contact (with Chariti Gent and Cary Overmeyer). 1998. Legislative Studies Quarterly 23: 585-595.

Demand-side Theory and Congressional Committee Composition: A Constituency Characteristics Approach (with John Lapinski). 1997. American Journal of Political Science 41: 895-918.

Book Chapters
Defining the Macropolitics of Congress (with John Lapinski). In The Macropolitics of Congress, eds. E. Scott Adler and John Lapinski. Princeton: Princeton University Press (2006).

Legislative Bargaining and the Macro-economy (with David Leblang). In The Macropolitics of Congress, eds. E. Scott Adler and John Lapinski. Princeton: Princeton University Press (2006).

New Issues, New Members: Committee Composition and the Transformation of Issue Agendas on the House Banking and Public Works Committees. In Policy Dynamics, eds. Frank Baumgartner and Bryan Jones. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (2002).

Current Research Papers
The Evolution of Policy (with John Wilkerson)

Who Sets the Agenda: Governing Goals, Standing Committees, and Floor Success in the House of Representatives (with John Wilkerson)

Is Congress Accountable? Legislative Performance and Incumbent Electoral Success (with Mike Ensley and John Wilkerson)