Submissions from 2023
IDEAS WEREN’T ENOUGH: THE STRATEGIES BEHIND PAUL SIMON’S RUN FOR PRESIDENT, 1987-88, Robert Hartley
The 2022 Mid-Term Elections in Illinois: Unfinished Business or The Wave of The Future?, John S. Jackson and John L. Foster
Where is Illinois Now and Where is it Going?, Rob Paral
Redistricting in Illinois Judicial Elections: A Once in Five Decades Event, Suzanne Schmitz
Submissions from 2022
The Church and Michael Brown: The Influence of Christianity on Racialized Political Attitudes in Ferguson, Missouri, Tyler Chance
Biden, Trump, Durbin, and Taxes: The 2020 Election in Illinois, John Jackson and John Foster
Submissions from 2021
Exit Essay: A Reflection on More than 50 Years of Media Coverage in the Illinois Statehouse, Steven E. Brown
The Effects of Legalization of Recreational Cannabis in Illinois, Stephanie Chambers-Baltz
The Politics of Public Budgeting in Illinois (Second Edition), John Jackson and John Foster
Submissions from 2020
The Role of Midwives in Reducing Motherhood Mortality: Implications for Illinois and Beyond, Morgan Christie
Citizens' Opinions Regarding a Checkout Bag Tax Proposal, Jorden Thomas
Submissions from 2019
Sexual Harassment in Illinois: Public Opinion and Legislative Action, Oluwaseyi Amosu
The 2018 Race for Governor of Illinois: Rauner vs. Pritzker, John Jackson
The Climate of Opinion in Illinois 2008 - 2019: Gridlock Broken?, John Jackson, Charles Leonard, and Shiloh Leah Deitz
Submissions from 2018
The Politics of Public Budgeting in Illinois, John Jackson and John Foster
State Oversight and Local Government Savings: An Analysis of Illinois County Fund Balance Politics, LaShonda Stewart, John Hamman, and Brian Curtis Chapman
Submissions from 2017
The Presidential Election in Illinois: 2016 Compared to 2012 and 2008., John Jackson
Governor Rauner’s Turnaround Agenda from a Comparative State Policy Context, Marnie Leonard
Submissions from 2016
The Illinois Veterans Treatment Court Mandate: from Concept to Success, John Adams, Jaye Hobart, and Mark Rosenberg
PERSPECTIVES ON THE ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM CHALLENGES, STRUCTURAL ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFORM, Linda Baker
Healthy Communities in Southern Illinois, Shiloh L. Deitz
The Climate of Opinion in Illinois 2008- 2016: Roots of Gridlock, John Jackson, Charles W. Leonard, and Shiloh L. Deitz
Submissions from 2015
Unsupervised, Ensnared, Relational, and Private: A Typology of Illinois’ Corrupt Women, Ryan Ceresola
Disaster and Gender in Southern Illinois, Shiloh L. Deitz
The 2014 Illinois Governor Race: Quinn vs Rauner, John S. Jackson
THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTESTS OF 1976-2012 AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR WHO WILL WIN IN 2016, John S. Jackson
A Warm Bucket of What? Assessing the Role of Lieutenant Governor in Illinois, Sheila Simon
Submissions from 2014
The Creative Economy in Southern Illinois: Opportunities for Reshaping Carbondale and SIU, Kent Dolezal
The Jackson-Williamson County Survey, Paul Simon Institute
The Climate of Opinion in Illinois 2010-2014: A Dilemma of Popular Democracy, John Jackson and Charles Leonard
Submissions from 2013
THERE’S NOTHING FAIR ABOUT THE ILLINOIS MAP: An Examination of the Reapportionment Process in Illinois, Craig Curtis, Brad McMillian, and Don Racheter
President Obama's Victories in Illinois: 2012 Compared to 2008, John S. Jackson
Submissions from 2012
The 1977 Illinois Senate Presidency Fight, Ken Buzbee
Lessons Learned: What the successes and failures of recent reform efforts tell us about the prospects for political reform in Illinois, Cynthia Canary and Kent Redfield
Redistricting in Illinois: A Comparative View On State Redistricting, Joe Cervantes and Logan Fentress
The Illinois Presdential Primary: How Romney Won and What It Meant, John S. Jackson
The Movement of Opinion Toward Spending Cuts, Revenue Increases, and Political Reform in Illinois: Results and Analysis of The Fourth Annual Simon Poll, Charles Leonard, Ryan P. Burge, and Emily Carroll
HOW LOCAL SCHOOLS CAN PROMOTE CIVICS EDUCATION, Suzanne Schmitz
Submissions from 2011
Alternatives to Illinois’ Budget Deficit: An Analysis of Proposed Solutions by Gubernatorial Candidates, Elected Officials, and Public Policy Organizations, Christopher Baughman and Adrian M. Velazquez
Friends and Neighbors in Government: Partisanship in County Government in Illinois 1975-2010, John Jackson Dr.
The Climate of Opinion in Southern Illinois Continuity and Change, John Jackson and Charles Leonard
The 2010 Elections: Illinois Still Blue Despite the Red Wave that Swept the Nation, John S. Jackson
Results and Analysis of The Third Annual Simon Poll: A Statewide Survey of Illinois Voters, Fall 2010, Charles W. Leonard
Submissions from 2010
Higher Education Funding in Illinois: 1997-2010, John S. Jackson and Carol Bedar
Ethical Reforms, the Budget Crisis, and Perceptions of Quality of Life in Illinois: Results and Analysis of The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute 2009 Statewide Poll, Charles W. Leonard
Results and Analysis of The Inaugural Southern Illinois Poll, Charles W. Leonard
Institutional Reform and State Government Corruption: An Analysis of Institutional Reforms Proposed by the Illinois Reform Commission, Travis Taylor and John A. Hamman