Legislative Studies Quarterly

Are State Legislative Leaders Moderates? Spatial models of legislative organization predict that elected leaders will be moderates with respect to their constituency, the party caucus. However, empirical studies of leader positioning in Con...

"Are State Legislative Leaders Moderates?" by Boris Shor (@uh.edu)
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Success Denied: Social Class and Perceptions of Political Success The working class are poorly represented in democratic institutions across the world, despite substantial evidence that the public do not discriminate against working-class candidates and view them m....

"Success Denied: Social Class and Perceptions of Political Success" by Daniel Devine (@unisouthampton.bsky.social), Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte (@unisouthampton.bsky.social), and Matt Ryan (@unisouthampton.bsky.social)
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The (Sometimes Untraceable) Origins of Policy Ideas in Congress: An Analysis of Seven Landmark Laws Research on lawmaking suggests enactments are constructed in various ways. Although multiple approaches are documented in the literature, political scientists do not know which are used more often. I...

"The (Sometimes Untraceable) Origins of Policy Ideas in Congress: An Analysis of Seven Landmark Laws" by Jeremy Gelman (@unevadareno.bsky.social)
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Party Considerations for Renomination in Pre‐Electoral Coalitions Pre-electoral coalitions are common across diverse political contexts. In this letter, I examine their impact on one of the most consequential functions of political parties: the candidate selection ...

"Party Considerations for Renomination in Pre-Electoral Coalitions" by @luciamotoliniac.bsky.social (Washington University in St. Louis) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Dancing Around the Issue? Public Opinion and Strategic Vagueness in Parliamentary Speech Legislators use parliamentary speeches to communicate with their relevant audiences. However, we know little about how they adapt their communication styles to public opinion dynamics and political c...

"Dancing Around the Issue? Public Opinion and Strategic Vagueness in Parliamentary Speech" by Aleksandra Khokhlova (@polscileiden.bsky.social) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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📌 Wealth and Policymaking in the U.S. House – Darrian Stacy
📌 Independents in Parliament – Ibenskas, Sałek-Lipcean, Golder & Sikk
📌 What Legislators Tell Us About Legislatures: Evidence From PELA-USAL – Alcántara Sáez, García Montero, Morgenstern & Rivas Pérez

Strategies of Control: Members of Congress and Policy Outcomes Despite Congress' Article I powers, challenges within and outside of Congress prevent lawmakers from influencing policy outcomes. Legislators confront obstacles when trying to pass bills, and legisla...

Also available now: "Strategies of Control: Members of Congress and Policy Outcomes" by Erinn Lauterbach (Villanova University) and Melinda N. Ritchie (Ohio State)
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Priority Projects: Constituent Spending Demand and the Benefits of Congressional Credit Claiming How do incumbents in the US Congress turn federally funded district projects into electoral gains? Clarifying the connection between federal spending and congressional elections is critical for under...

"Priority Projects: Constituent Spending Demand and the Benefits of Congressional Credit Claiming" by Peter T. McLaughlin (University of Rhode Island) is open access and available to read now on the LSQ website!
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Military Experience and the Use of Force: Congressional AUMF Votes Among Combat and Non‐Combat Veteran Legislators Does prior military experience affect the way members of Congress vote when authorizing the use of military force abroad? Some scholars argue that military experience increases hawkishness, while oth....

Read it now --- "Military Experience and the Use of Force: Congressional AUMF Votes Among Combat and Non-Combat Veteran Legislators" by Matthew Fiorelli (United States Military Academy, West Point) and Heather Jebb (United States Military Academy, West Point).
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Policy Content of Legislative Vetoes and Success of Presidential Activism Under Semi‐Presidentialism The power to veto legislation and return it to parliament is one of the most prominent presidential powers and a major source of presidential activism. Until now, research has mostly focused on the f...

"Policy Content of Legislative Vetoes and Success of Presidential Activism Under Semi-Presidentialism" by
Mažvydas Jastramskis (Vilnius University) and Lukas Pukelis (Vilnius University) is available to read at the link below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The Separation of Powers and Policymaking in the US States Do the separation of powers dynamics in the United States affect policymaking outcomes? Scholars and observers of national politics have long expected that they do, but since there has been little me...

Read it now -- "The Separation of Powers and Policymaking in the US States" by Andrew M. O. Ballard (FSU Political Science), James M. Curry, (University of Utah), and Mary A. Kroeger (UNC). Access the article at the link below.
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Analyzing gender gaps in bicameral legislatures: How asymmetrical institutions affect the supply and demand for female candidates In bicameral legislatures, gender representation varies significantly between chambers. Historically, Japan's upper house has maintained a proportion of women twice that of the lower house. However, ...

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Read it now: "Analyzing gender gaps in bicameral legislatures: How asymmetrical institutions affect the supply and demand for female candidates" by @yoshiono.bsky.social (Waseda University), Yuko Kasuya (Keio University), and Hirofumi Miwa (Gakushuin University/Harvard University).

"The drama is in the ink: Conflict in written parliamentary questions" by Solveig Bjørkholt (Uni Oslo) and Martin Søyland (Uni Oslo)

"The role of politicians' perceptual accuracy of voter opinions in their reelection" by Simon Hug (University of Geneva), Frédéric Varone (U of Geneva), Luzia Helfer, Stefaan Walgrave (Uof Antwerpen), Karolin Soontjens (U of Antwerpen), and @liorsheffer.bsky.social (TelAvivUni)

"Following the leaders: Asymmetric party messaging in the U.S. Congress" by SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor (Holy Cross)

"Legislative capacity limits interest group influence: Evidence from California's Proposition 140" by @garlicksauce.bsky.social (@uvmvermont.bsky.social), Mary Kroeger (UNC), and Paige Pellaton (UC Center Sacramento)

"Who works with whom? Collaboration ties in legislative policy-making networks" by Frank M. Häge (University of Limerick) and Nils Ringe (@uwmadison.bsky.social)

"Line-item vetoes as a coordination mechanism" by Valeria Palanza (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Gisela Sin (University of Illinois PolSci), and Evangeline Reynolds (West Point)

"Geographic representation and requests for federal funds in the U.S. senate" by @jkaslovsky.bsky.social (Washington University PoliSci) and Andrew R. Stone (Ole Miss)

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"Electoral reform and fragmented polarization: New evidence from Taiwan legislative roll calls" by Yen-Chieh Liao (UCD Politics)

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Explore research on electoral reform in Taiwan, geographic representation in the U.S. Senate, party messaging in Congress, and more.

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The Political Economy of High‐Skilled Immigration: Analyzing (Co)Sponsorship on High‐Skilled Immigration Bills in the U.S. Congress What drives politicians' support for high-skilled immigration policy? I argue that politicians support different types of high-skilled immigration policy by balancing business demand for skilled fore...

Rena Sung's "The Political Economy of High-Skilled Immigration: Analyzing (Co)Sponsorship on High-Skilled Immigration Bills in the U.S. Congress" is also available to read now! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

CanberraInbox: Political Communication, the Personal Vote and Representation Styles—Studying Legislators' e‐Newsletters in Australia This research note introduces CanberraInbox, a new, regularly updated dataset comprising the full text of all e-newsletters from Australian members of Parliament. The dataset addresses a gap in study...

Dr. Daniel Casey's new article and data set "CanberraInbox: Political Communication, the Personal Vote and Representation Styles—Studying Legislators' e-Newsletters in Australia" is available to read now at the link below. @danielcaseycbr.bsky.social
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“Stronger”: Learning From Nevada's Women‐Led Legislative Majority The gendered makeup of state legislatures has been in a constant state of change since women were first allowed to serve in office. Through certain periods, there have been accelerations in the rate ...

"'Stronger': Learning From Nevada's Women-Led Legislative Majority" by Noah Haynes (Philipps-University Marburg) and
@jordanmbutcher.bsky.social (Arkansas State) is ready to read at the link below!
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Who gets to speak for the party? How parliamentary party groups select spokespersons Members of parliament (MPs), and by extension, parliamentary party groups (PPGs), have to make decisions about all aspects of public policy. In many parliamentary systems, PPGs subdivide the workload...

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"Who gets to speak for the party? How parliamentary party groups select spokespersons" by Tim Mickler
(@polscileiden.bsky.social), @simonotjes.bsky.social (@polscileiden.bsky.social) , and David M. Willumsen (@polsciuibk.bsky.social) is available to read now.

Descriptive representation on K street: Race and gender among federal lobbyists We provide evidence that there are substantial racial and gender gaps among lobbyists. These gender and racial differences are also greater among conservative leaning groups. However, we show, these ...

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