Recent
Publications
by
Professor Thorson
Thorson, Gregory R., Neil Lindsheid, and Tara Schmidt. 2005. "The
Search for Affordable Health Care in Rural Minnesota: Prospects and
Problems for Market Based Solutions." Published jointly by the
Center for Small Towns and the West Central Regional Sustainable Development
Partnership. Downloadable here in
Microsoft Word format.
Thorson, Gregory R. 2005. Review of Sarah Binder's "Stalemate:
Causes and Consequences of Legislative Gridlock". Journal of
Politics. 67:611-612. Downloadable here.
Thorson, Gregory R. and Zoe Wong. 2004. "Resource Distribution
and Rural Minnesota Schools." Published in Consortium Connections,
a publication of the Children, Youth, and Family Consortium. Volume:
13, Number 1. Downloadable here.
Thorson, Gregory R. and Tara Schmidt. 2003. "A Health Care System
in Critical Condition: Evidence of the Declining Affordability of Health
Care Insurance and the Erosion of Health Care Infrastructure in West
Central Minnesota." Published by the Center for Small Towns. Downloadable
here.
Thorson, Gregory R. and Nicholas J. Maxwell. "Small Schools Under Siege:
Evidence of Resource Inequality in Minnesota Schools". Published by
the Center for Rural Policy, August 2002. Thorson, Gregory R. 2002.
Downloadable here in
pdf format.
Review of Timothy J. Barnett's "Legislative Learning: The 104th Republican
Freshmen in the House." American Political Science Review. 96:202. Thorson,
Gregory R. 2001. Downloadable here.
Review of Wendy J. Schiller's "Partners and Rivals: Representation
in U.S. Senate Delegations." Congress and the Presidency. 28: 108-109.
Downloadable here.
Thorson, Gregory R. and Tasina Nitzschke. 2000. "Politics and Policy
in the 103rd and 104th Congresses: Evaluating the Effects of Divided
Government." Congress and the Presidency. Downloadable here in pdf format.
Edmondson, Jacqueline., Gregory R. Thorson, and David Fluegel. 2000.
"Searching for Solutions: The Community Vision Process in Herman, MN."
Educational Leadership, a publication of the Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development. 57: 51-53. Downloadable here in pdf format.
Thorson, Gregory R. and Jacqueline Edmondson. 2000. “Making Difficult
Times Worse: The Impact of Per Pupil Funding Formulas on Rural Schools
in Minnesota.” Published by the Center for Rural Policy and Development.
Downloadable here in pdf format.
Thorson, Gregory R. 2000. Introduction to American Government: An
On-Line Reader. An on-line reader with accompanying notes and web
site links for use in introductory American government courses. Published
by Bell and Howell.
Thorson, Gregory R. 1999. Review of Nicol C. Rae's "Conservative Reformers:
The Republican Freshmen and the Lessons of the104th Congress". American
Political Science Review. 93.4: 981-982. Downloadable here in pdf format.
Stambough, Stephen J. and Gregory R. Thorson. 1999. " Towards Stability
in Presidential Forecasting: The Development of a Multiple Indicator
Model". The International Journal of Forecasting. Special presidential
election forecasting edition edited by Lee Sigelman 15:143-152. Downloadable
here in pdf format.
Thorson, Gregory R. 1998. "Divided Government and the Passage of Partisan
Legislation, 1947-1990." Political Research Quarterly 51.3 (September
1998): 751-764. Downloadable here in pdf format.
Thorson, Gregory R. and Stephen J. Stambough. 1995. "Anti-Incumbency
and the 1992 Elections: The Changing Face of Presidential Coattails."
Journal of Politics. 57:210-220. Downloadable here in pdf format.
Other Published Work
Jump to Recent Publications
or Works in Progress
Thorson, Gregory R., Jacquelyn Edmondson, and David Fluegel. Strategic
Plan for the Morris Area School District. Project completed in the Spring
of 2000. Downloadable here in pdf format.
Thorson, Gregory R., Jacquelyn Edmondson, and David Fluegel. Strategic
Plan for The Herman-Norcross School District. Project completed in the
Spring of 1999. Downloadable here in pdf format.
Thorson, Gregory R. City of Morris Comprehensive Plan. Project Completed
for the City of Morris, January 1999. Downloadable here in pdf format.
Works in Progress
Thorson, Gregory R. and UMM student Tasina Nitzschke. “Testing the
Three Theories of Legislative Organization: An Examination of Rule Assignments
during the Postreform Period.” Downloadable here in pdf format. Currently under Revise and
Resubmit at Congress and the Presidency.
Thorson, Gregory R., and UMM students Jason Lina, and Lynnae Glieden.
"Swinging Left: An Examination of the Change in Committee Compositions
in the U.S. House during the Reform Period.” Downloadable here in pdf format.
Thorson, Gregory R. and former UMM student Tasina Nitzschke. “When
the Majority Party Won't Listen: The Use of the Senate Filibuster by
the Minority Party ”. Downloadable here in pdf format.
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