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photoAssociate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He recently returned to Carolina from an assignment as the T. C. Edwards Professor in Democracry and Policy Studies at The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.

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Interests

Professor Sullivan's professional interests focus on presidential leadership, White House operations, and legislative procedures, particularly the rules of the US House of Representatives. His current projects include continuing work on White House operations (his latest book on the subject: Nerve Center: Lessons on Governing from the White House Chiefs of Staff) and a book on presidential leadership entitled Making A Difference - Persuasion, Routine,and Reach in Presidential Leadership.
Professor Sullivan continues to work with The White House Transition Project (formerly the White House 2001 Project), originally funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The White House Transition Project focuses on securing a successful presidential transition. It's latest published research, The White House World, compiles an abridged set of its briefing papers on White House operations used by the George W. Bush White House.

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e-mail sullivan@ibiblio.org
hard-mail Political Science
CB#3265, Hamilton 324
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3265
ear-mail 919.962.0413
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You can find versions of current research papers here (all in PDF format):


You can find versions of past research here (all in PDF format):
  • "Already Buried and Sinking Fast: Presidential Nominees and Inquiry," PS: Political Science and Politics, special symposium, March 2002:31-4. Reprinted in The White House World.
  • "Impeachment Practice in the Era of Lethal Conflict," Congress and the Presidency, 25(Autumn 1998):117-28.
  • "President-Centered and Presidency-Centered Explanations of Presidential Public Activity," with Gregory L. Hager,American Journal of Political Science, 38(1994): 675-92.
  • "Bargaining with the President: A Simple Game and New Evidence," American Political Science Review, 84(1990):1167-96.

For a summary of Professor Sullivan's most recent activities, select What's new with you?