ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS:
Michael S. Rocca, Timothy Krebs, and Dylan McArthur. 2023. “The Consequences of Legislative Professionalism in U.S. State Legislatures: A Review.” State and Local Government Review. Published online May 2.
Michael S. Rocca, Gabriel Sanchez and Lisa Sanchez. 2022. “Reexamining Latino Substantive Representation in Congress.”Politics, Groups, and Identities. Published online February 3, 2022.
Michael S. Rocca and Jared Clay. 2021. “Super PAC Spending in Congressional Elections.” The Forum. 19: 229-252.
Wendy Hansen and Michael S. Rocca. 2019. “The Impact of Citizens United on Large Corporations and Their Employees.” Political Research Quarterly. 72: 403-491.
For more on this study, see our blog entry at the London School of Economics US Centre: “Worried About The Amount of Money in Politics? Don’t Blame Corporations or their Leaders.” Available at https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2019/05/31/worried-about-the-amount-of-money-in-politics-dont-blame-large-corporations-or-their-leaders/
Wendy Hansen, Michael S. Rocca and Brittany Ortiz. 2015. “The Effects of Citizens United on Corporate Spending in the 2012 Presidential Election.” Journal of Politics 77: 535-545.
Michael S. Rocca and Stacy Gordon. 2013. “Earmarks as a Means and an End: The Link Between Earmarks and Campaign Contributions in the US House of Representatives.” Journal of Politics 75: 241-253.
Michael S. Rocca, Gabriel Sanchez and Jason Morin. 2011. “The Institutional Mobility Minorities in Congress.” Political Research Quarterly 64: 897-909.
Received Best Paper Award, Political Research Quarterly, 2011.
Michael S. Rocca and Stacy Gordon. 2010. “The Position-taking Value of Bill Sponsorship in Congress.” Political Research Quarterly 63: 387-397.
Michael S. Rocca. 2009. “9/11 and Presidential Support in the 107th Congress.” Congress and the Presidency 36: 272–295.
Michael S. Rocca, Gabriel Sanchez and Joseph Uscinski. 2009. “Congress and Foreign Policy: Congressional Action on the Darfur Genocide.” PS: Political Science and Politics 42: 489-496.
Michael S. Rocca, Gabriel Sanchez and Rongal Nikora. 2009. “The Role of Personal Attributes in African American Roll-Call Voting Behavior.” Political Research Quarterly 62: 408-414.
Michael S. Rocca and Gabriel Sanchez. 2008. “The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Bill Sponsorship and Cosponsorship in Congress.” American Politics Research 36: 130-152.
Michael S. Rocca, Gabriel Sanchez and Joseph Uscinski. 2008. “Personal Attributes and Latino Voting Behavior in Congress.” Social Sciences Quarterly 89: 392-405.
Michael S. Rocca. 2007. “Non-Legislative Debate in the House of Representatives.” American Politics Research 35: 489-505.
Michael S. Rocca and Benjamin Highton. 2005. “Beyond the Roll Call Arena: The Determinants of Position Taking in Congress.” Political Research Quarterly 58: 303-316.
Michael S. Rocca. 2003. “Military Base Closures and the 1996 Congressional Elections.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 28: 529-550.