Eric Button Data-verified

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Teaching Assistant Professor

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-02

faculty

3 h-index 14 pubs 37 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Eric Button's research investigates the interplay between legislative dynamics, political polarization, and policy outcomes. His work has explored how civility, or its absence, within legislatures correlates with gridlock and productivity. Button has also examined the influence of military culture on enlistment advice and the voting behaviors of active-duty military spouses, applying theories such as Allport's Intergroup Contact Theory.

His scholarly contributions include editorial introductions that focus on institutional factors, attention, narratives, and policy processes, as well as governing through collaboration and participation. Button's research network includes collaborators from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, such as William D. Schreckhise, Geoboo Song, Isaac Owusu-Darko, and Robert Britton, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. His academic profile is marked by an h-index of 3 and a total of 37 citations across 14 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 14
  • Citations: 37

Selected Publications

  • Editorial Introduction: Institutions, Attention, Narratives, and Policy Outcomes in the Policy Process (2026)
  • Editorial Introduction: Governing Through Attention, Collaboration, Learning, and Participation (2025)
  • Legislative Civility, Gridlock, Polarization, and Productivity (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Military Culture's Influence on Enlistment Advice for Potential Military Recruits: An Application of Allport's Intergroup Contact Theory (2024)
  • Voting Behavior of Active Duty Military Spouses: Trends in Interest and Participation (2024)
  • Legislative Civility, Gridlock, Polarization, and Productivity (2023)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

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