Dr. Crosson is Co-Director of the Purdue Program on American Institutional Renewal (PAIR).
His research agenda examines how hyperpartisanship has transformed American political institutions, with a particular focus on how narrow, insecure, and highly contested partisan majorities have engulfed traditional “depolarizing” forces within American politics.
More specifically, his work investigates:
1) how insecure majorities undermine the cross-cutting and depolarizing effects of special interest groups, geography, and new policy issues,
2) how current partisan institutions hinder policy change and influence bill drafting, and
3) how partisan centralization in legislatures has led legislators to shift resources away from policy expertise.
His work also explores institutional reforms, such as primary election reform and investments in legislative capacity, aimed at addressing these challenges.
Learn more about him and his research here:
https://jessemcrosson.com/papers-and-projects/