DONALD M. GOOCH Assistant Professor of Political Science Arkansas Tech University

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1. Political Polarization: This set of projects relate to my dissertation work and involve studying political polarization at the mass and elite levels as well as the linkages between the two. The work focuses on clearing up confusions regarding the concept of political polarization by developing operational definitions and examining polarization as an empirical phenomenon over the last 4 decades.



2. Rational Bureaucratic Decision-Making as to Federal Benchmarks: This project is a continuation of my 2005 paper with Drs Keiser, Mueser & Sharpe where we examine One-Stops (state institutions responsible for implementing the WIA program according to federal guidelines) in an attempt to assess the degree to which these bureaucracies select and exit clients in order to meet federal requirements and defend their funding.



3. Campaign Finance Regulatory Frameworks in the States: This is a projectconducted along with my colleague, Dr. Chapman Rackaway, where we examine state campaign finance data and assess the extent to which state campaign finance laws affect the number and kind of contributors, the level of campaign spending, and the electoral results in state elections.



4. Majority-Minority Districts: This project is a multi-year analysis of the effect that redistricting has on the composition of Congress and specifically the effect the creation of majority-minority districts has had on the behavior of congresspersons and the policy impact pf these shifts in electoral constiuencies.

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