Research

Peer-Reviewed Publications

David A. Bateman, Robert C. Lieberman, and Aaron Childree. 2025. “Election Administration and Democratic Fragility in the US.” In Global Challenges to Democracy: Comparative Perspectives on Backsliding, Autocracy, and Resilience (eds. V. J. Bunce, T.B. Pepinsky, R.B. Riedl, K.M. Roberts). Cambridge University Press.

Aaron Childree, Douglas L. Kriner, and Hyein Yang. 2025. “Legal Constraint through Political Means? Legal Foundations and Public Support for Executive Action.” The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization.

Aaron Childree, Katherine Krimmel, Douglas L. Kriner, and Max J. Palmer. 2024. “Gender and the Political Costs of War: Partisan Cues, Gender Heuristics, and the Politics of Public Opposition to War.” In Checking the Costs of War: Sources of Accountability in Post-9/11 US Foreign Policy (eds. S. Kreps and D. Kriner). University of Chicago Press.

Research Under Review

Aaron Childree. “Response and Diversion: Unilateral Action in Times of Economic Crisis.” Revise and Resubmit at Presidential Studies Quarterly.

Aaron Childree. “Presidential Involvement, Issue Salience, and Public Opinion on Climate Policy.” Under review at Environmental Politics.

In-Progress Book Manuscript

“Race and Support for War: From Korea to the Post-GWOT Era.” with Douglas L. Kriner.

Working Papers

“Shifting Election Administration and Democratic Fragility.” With David A. Bateman and Robert C. Lieberman.

“FDR’s First 100 Days Revisited: The Importance of Unilateral Action.”

“How Governors Use Executive Orders in Times of Crisis.”

Selected Media Publications

“The Beige Book on This Perplexing U.S. Economy” 2024. Common Good Magazine.

“The Threats They Didn’t See: A New Look Behind the Scenes of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 Presidential Campaign.” 2024. Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.

“When Perception is Reality: Public Opinion on Biden’s Handling of the Economy.” 2023. Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.

“The New Econo-Political Frontier—College Sports: Why and How Washington Is Getting Involved.” 2023. Common Good Magazine.

“Public Opinion and the Vietnam War: How Race, Gender, and Partisanship Affect Views Toward Military Conflicts.” 2022. Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.

“The Link Between Social Trust and Economic Prosperity.” 2020. International Center for Public Policy.