Dr. Peter Francia

Title: Professor & Director of the Center for Survey Research, Ph.D. (University of Maryland)
Office: Brewster A-101
Office Phone: (252) 328-6126
Fax: (252) 328-4134
Email Address: franciap@ecu.edu
Teaching Areas: Campaigns and Elections; Interest Groups and Social Movements; Presidency; Congress; American National Government; Politics and Film; Leadership Studies
Research Interests: Presidential and U.S. Congressional Elections; Public Opinion; Voting Behavior; Interest Groups; Campaign Finance

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Dr. Peter L. Francia is professor of political science and director of the Center for Survey Research at East Carolina University. He is the author of several academic books and articles on the subjects of campaign finance, interest groups, public opinion, and American elections.

Dr. Francia’s Online Materials
Curriculum Vitae

Course Syllabi
POLS 1010 American National Government
POLS 3012 Politics Through Film
POLS 3036 Interest Groups and Lobbying
POLS 3037 Campaigns and Elections
POLS 3050 Theory and Politics of Social and Protest Movements in the US
POLS 3202 The American Legislature
POLS 3203 The American Executive
LDSP 1000 Introduction to Leadership Studies

Summary and Reviewer Comments of Authored Books and Edited Reference Volumes
Book: The Financiers of Congressional Elections (Columbia University Press) (PDF)
Book: The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics (Columbia University Press) (PDF)
Book: Conventional Wisdom and American Elections, 3rd edition (Rowman & Littlefield) (PDF)
Reference Volume: Guide to Interest Groups and Lobbying in the U.S. (CQ Press) (PDF)