publications

2025

1. CCR

   Mapping Digital Campaign Strategies: How Political Candidates Use Social Media to Communicate Constituency Connection and Policy Stance

   James P. Cross, Derek Greene, Stefan Müller, and 1 more author

   Computational Communication Research, 2025

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   @article{cross2025mapping,
     title = {Mapping Digital Campaign Strategies: How Political Candidates Use Social Media to Communicate Constituency Connection and Policy Stance},
     author = {Cross, James P. and Greene, Derek and M{\"u}ller, Stefan and Schoonvelde, Martijn},
     journal = {Computational Communication Research},
     volume = {7},
     number = {1},
     year = {2025},
   }

2024

1. JEPP

   Speaking in Unison? Explaining the Role of Agenda-Setter Constellations in the ECB Policy Agenda Using a Network-Based Approach

   James P. Cross, Derek Greene, Natalia Umansky, and 1 more author

   Journal of European Public Policy, 2024

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   @article{cross2024speaking,
     title = {Speaking in Unison? Explaining the Role of Agenda-Setter Constellations in the ECB Policy Agenda Using a Network-Based Approach},
     author = {Cross, James P. and Greene, Derek and Umansky, Natalia and Calo, Silvia},
     journal = {Journal of European Public Policy},
     volume = {31},
     number = {11},
     pages = {3676--3702},
     year = {2024},
     doi = {10.1080/13501763.2023.2242891},
   }

2022

1. EJPE

   Central Banking in the 21st Century – A Crisis of Accountability?

   Nicole Baerg and James P. Cross

   European Journal of Political Economy, 2022

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   @article{baerg2022central,
     title = {Central Banking in the 21st Century -- A Crisis of Accountability?},
     author = {Baerg, Nicole and Cross, James P.},
     journal = {European Journal of Political Economy},
     volume = {74},
     pages = {102294},
     year = {2022},
     doi = {10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2022.102294}
   }

2021

1. WEP

   Business Interests, Public Interests, and Experts in Parliamentary Committees: Their Impact on Legislative Amendments in the German Bundestag

   James P. Cross, Rainer Eising, Henrik Hermansson, and 1 more author

   West European Politics, 2021

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   @article{cross2021business,
     title = {Business Interests, Public Interests, and Experts in Parliamentary Committees: Their Impact on Legislative Amendments in the German Bundestag},
     author = {Cross, James P. and Eising, Rainer and Hermansson, Henrik and Spohr, Florian},
     journal = {West European Politics},
     volume = {44},
     number = {2},
     pages = {354--377},
     year = {2021},
     doi = {10.1080/01402382.2019.1672025}
   }

2020

1. EUP

   Can We Do What We Say We Will Do? Issue Salience, Government Effectiveness, and the Legislative Efficiency of Council Presidencies

   James P. Cross and Aistė Vaznonytyė

   European Union Politics, 2020

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   @article{cross2020issue,
     title = {Can We Do What We Say We Will Do? Issue Salience, Government Effectiveness, and the Legislative Efficiency of Council Presidencies},
     author = {Cross, James P. and Vaznonyty{\.e}, Aist{\.e}},
     journal = {European Union Politics},
     volume = {21},
     number = {4},
     pages = {657--679},
     year = {2020},
     doi = {10.1177/1465116520950829}
   }

2. Gov

   Talk is Not Cheap: Policy Agendas, Information Processing, and the Unusually Proportional Nature of ECB Communications Policy Responses

   James P. Cross and Derek Greene

   Governance, 2020

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   @article{cross2020talk,
     title = {Talk is Not Cheap: Policy Agendas, Information Processing, and the Unusually Proportional Nature of ECB Communications Policy Responses},
     author = {Cross, James P. and Greene, Derek},
     journal = {Governance},
     volume = {33},
     number = {2},
     pages = {425--444},
     year = {2020},
     doi = {10.1111/gove.12441}
   }

2017

1. EUP

   Legislative Amendments and Informal Politics in the European Union: A Text Reuse Approach

   James P. Cross and Henrik Hermansson

   European Union Politics, 2017

   Sage Prize DOI Bib HTML

   Awarded the Sage Prize for best article published in European Union Politics

   @article{cross2017legislative,
     title = {Legislative Amendments and Informal Politics in the European Union: A Text Reuse Approach},
     author = {Cross, James P. and Hermansson, Henrik},
     journal = {European Union Politics},
     volume = {18},
     number = {4},
     pages = {581--602},
     year = {2017},
     doi = {10.1177/1465116517717071},
   }

2. PA

   Exploring the Political Agenda of the European Parliament Using a Dynamic Topic Modeling Approach

   Derek Greene and James P. Cross

   Political Analysis, 2017

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   @article{greene2017exploring,
     title = {Exploring the Political Agenda of the European Parliament Using a Dynamic Topic Modeling Approach},
     author = {Greene, Derek and Cross, James P.},
     journal = {Political Analysis},
     volume = {25},
     number = {1},
     pages = {77--94},
     year = {2017},
     doi = {10.1017/pan.2016.7},
   }

2016

1. JCMS

   Not All Treaties Are Created Equal: The Effects of Treaty Changes on Legislative Efficiency in the EU

   Jørgen Bølstad and James P. Cross

   JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 2016

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   @article{bolstad2016not,
     title = {Not All Treaties Are Created Equal: The Effects of Treaty Changes on Legislative Efficiency in the EU},
     author = {B{\o}lstad, J{\o}rgen and Cross, James P.},
     journal = {JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies},
     volume = {54},
     number = {4},
     pages = {793--808},
     year = {2016},
     doi = {10.1111/jcms.12349}
   }

2015

1. EUP

   Openness and Censorship in the EU: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis

   James P. Cross and Jørgen Bølstad

   European Union Politics, 2015

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   @article{cross2015openness,
     title = {Openness and Censorship in the EU: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis},
     author = {Cross, James P. and B{\o}lstad, J{\o}rgen},
     journal = {European Union Politics},
     volume = {16},
     number = {2},
     pages = {216--240},
     year = {2015},
     doi = {10.1177/1465116514560066}
   }

2014

1. JEPP

   The Seen and the Unseen in Legislative Politics: Explaining Censorship in the Legislative Process of the European Union

   James P. Cross

   Journal of European Public Policy, 2014

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   @article{cross2014seen,
     title = {The Seen and the Unseen in Legislative Politics: Explaining Censorship in the Legislative Process of the European Union},
     author = {Cross, James P.},
     journal = {Journal of European Public Policy},
     volume = {21},
     number = {2},
     pages = {268--285},
     year = {2014},
     doi = {10.1080/13501763.2013.830354}
   }

2013

1. EJPR

   Striking a Pose: Transparency and Position Taking in the Council of the European Union

   James P. Cross

   European Journal of Political Research, 2013

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   @article{cross2013striking,
     title = {Striking a Pose: Transparency and Position Taking in the Council of the European Union},
     author = {Cross, James P.},
     journal = {European Journal of Political Research},
     volume = {52},
     number = {3},
     pages = {291--315},
     year = {2013},
     doi = {10.1111/1475-6765.12000}
   }

2. EUP

   Everyone’s a Winner (Almost): Bargaining Success in the Council of Ministers of the European Union

   James P. Cross

   European Union Politics, 2013

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   @article{cross2013everyone,
     title = {Everyone's a Winner (Almost): Bargaining Success in the Council of Ministers of the European Union},
     author = {Cross, James P.},
     journal = {European Union Politics},
     volume = {14},
     number = {1},
     pages = {70--94},
     year = {2013},
     doi = {10.1177/1465116512463925}
   }

2012

1. EUP

   Interventions and Negotiation in the Council of Ministers of the European Union

   James P. Cross

   European Union Politics, 2012

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   @article{cross2012interventions,
     title = {Interventions and Negotiation in the Council of Ministers of the European Union},
     author = {Cross, James P.},
     journal = {European Union Politics},
     volume = {13},
     number = {1},
     pages = {47--69},
     year = {2012},
     doi = {10.1177/1465116511416722}
   }

2. JEPP

   A New Dataset on Decision Making in the European Union Before and After the 2004 and 2007 Enlargements (DEUII)

   Robert Thomson, Javier Arregui, Dirk Leuffen, and 4 more authors

   Journal of European Public Policy, 2012

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   @article{thomson2012new,
     title = {A New Dataset on Decision Making in the European Union Before and After the 2004 and 2007 Enlargements (DEUII)},
     author = {Thomson, Robert and Arregui, Javier and Leuffen, Dirk and Costello, Rory and Cross, James P. and Hertz, Robin and Jensen, Thomas},
     journal = {Journal of European Public Policy},
     volume = {19},
     number = {4},
     pages = {604--622},
     year = {2012},
     doi = {10.1080/13501763.2012.662028},
   }