Dr. Arterton's research,
his 20 years of teaching, and his considerable experience as a consultant
on American public opinion make him an expert on the strategic environment
of American political leaders -- an area which encompasses the news
media and communications technology generally, political strategy and
tactics, public opinion, and ethics and leadership in politics. Dr.
Arterton has written four books on these topics; his two most recent
are The Electronic Commonwealth (co-authored with Jeffrey Abramson and
Gary Orren) published by Basic Books and Teledemocracy: Can Technology
Protect Democracy? published by Sage Publications.
Chris Arterton is
a well known commentator and moderates a series of panel discussions
on political issues which are frequently televised by the C-SPAN cable
network. From 1979 to 1990, he was a consultant to Newsweek magazine
on polling and campaign coverage, and in 1986 and 1987 he consulted
the Gallup Organization on opinion surveys. He is currently researching
a book blending political leadership and political strategy.
Arterton's work
at The GSPM also has an international component: he has assisted academics
in a number of other nations to develop their own curriculum in democratic
politics by drawing upon GSPM's experience.
Dr. Arterton has
been active in Democratic party politics for over 20 years. He has served
as a polling consultant to many local and statewide political campaigns.
He has written several articles on party rules and conventions and has
served on three national commissions on party rules for the National
Democratic Convention.
Other recent publications
written by Dr. Arterton include: "Campaign '92: Strategies and
Tactics of the Candidates," in Gerald Pomper, ed. The Election
of 1992: Reports and Interpretations. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House, forthcoming;
"The Persuasive Art in Politics: The Role of Paid Advertising in
Presidential Campaigns," in Mathew D. McCubbins, ed., Under The
Watchful Eye: Managing Presidential Campaigns in the Television Era.
Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1992, pp. 83-126; "Ross
Perot and Campaign Technology: The Cowboy of the Computer Age,"
Campaign Magazine, VI, 6 (June, 1992);"Political Participation
and 'Teledemocracy'." PS: Political Science and Politics. XXI,
3 (Summer, 1988), pp. 620-7; The Electronic Commonwealth: The Impact
of Media Technologies on Democratic Politics (with Jeffrey Abramson
and Gary Orren). New York: Basic Books, 1988; Teledemocracy: Can Technology
Protect American Democracy? Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1987;
"Telecommunication Technologies and Political Participation"
(with Edward Lazarus, John W. Griffen and Monica Andres). Washington,
D.C.: Roosevelt Center for American Policy Studies, 1984; Media Politics:
The News Strategies of Presidential Campaigns. Lexington, MA: Lexington
Books/D.C. Heath, 1984.
