Harward To Publish Article in the Journal “Congress and the Presidency”

Brian M. Harward, associate professor of political science and director of the Center for Political Participation, has had an article, “Congressional Response to Statements of Administration Policy and Signing Statements,” accepted for publication this summer in the journal Congress and the Presidency. Harward and his co-authors developed a dataset with all SAP’s, signing statements, and congressional oversight hearings from 1997 through 2007. The results of their study indicate that the type and number of objections raised in these presidential communications affects congressional oversight activity.