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Jeffrey W. Seifert

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Jeff's research interests include electronic government (e-government), the effect of technology on states’ powers, international political economy, policy decision making, and the use of computer technology in teaching. His professional memberships include the American Political Science Association (APSA), the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), the International Studies Association (ISA), and the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP).

In addition to his congressional policy and teaching responsibilities, Jeff is also a regular presenter and invited speaker at conferences and seminars. In August 2003 he will be presenting a paper entitled Mining the Margin of Victory: The Use of Advanced Database Techniques in Political Campaigns at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) with R. Eric Petersen.

He recently completed a paper with G. Matthew Bonham, Alexei V. Surin, and Michiko Nakano entitled The Transformative Potential of IP Videoconferencing in Graduate Professional Education: Collaborative Learning in Japan, Russia, and the United States. Transitional Democracies. The paper was presented at the ED-MEDIA 2003 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, which was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 23-28, 2003. This paper builds on a line of research focusing on collaborative technology in teaching that Matt and Jeff have been working on over the past several years. Their research has resulted in other conference papers and publications, including

• The Disruptive and Transformative Potential of Hypertext in the Classroom: Implications for Active Learning (delivered at the 1999 International Studies Association Convention and later published in the April 2000 issue of International Studies Perspectives);
  
• Advancing Education Through Digital Technology: Text Chat, Video-Conferencing, and Hypertext (delivered at the 1998 APSA Meetings and later appearing as a chapter in The New International Studies Classroom edited by Lynn M. Kuzma and Jeffrey S. Lantis); and
• "Using the World Wide Web: Expanding the Classroom or a Virtual Distraction?" (delivered at 1997 APSA Meetings).

Jeffrey's research on e-government examines both the implications for citizenship as a consequence of efforts at the state and federal levels in the United States, as well as comparative analyses of the role of leadership in e-government in other countries such as England, Russia, South Korea, and India. Most recently Jeff co-authored a paper with R. Eric Petersen, E-Government, But Not Always for the People?: A Preliminary Survey of Initiatives in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, presented at the 2003 International Studies Association Convention. An earlier article written by Jeff and Eric, "The Promise of All Things E: Implications for the Role of Citizens in Electronic Government," appeared in the journal Perspectives on Global Development and Technology in 2002.

In addition, Jeff also completed a paper with G. Matthew Bonham and Stuart J. Thorson entitled The Transformative Potential of e-Government in Mature and Transitional Democracies. The paper was presented at the panel on Electronic Governance and Information Policy at the 4th Pan European International Relations Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research, which was held at the University of Kent at Canterbury, U.K., on 6-10 September 2001. The online version of this paper has since been updated to reflect their continuing research on the role of leadership in e-government.