July 2010 - Legislative Studies

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Volume 33, Number 2, July 2010
Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U. S. by Frances E. Lee
Campaign Crises: Detours on the Road to Congress by R. Sam Garrett
Congressional Representation and Constituents: The Case for Increasing the U. S. House of
Representatives by Brian Frederick
Ethnic Lobbies & U. S. Foreign Policy by David M. Paul and Rachel Anderson Paul
Legislating the War on Terror: An Agenda for Reform, Benjamin Wittes, editor
Legislative Women: Getting Elected, Getting Ahead, Beth Reingold, editor
On Appreciating Congress: The People’s Branch by Louis Fisher
Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U. S., Frances E. Lee, University of
Chicago Press, 2009, ISBN 9778-0-226-47074-0, $66.50, cloth, 264 pages.
For decades, political scientists have argued that the ideological differences of congressional members are the
primary source of partisan conflict within U.S. Congress. By systematically analyzing and explaining why intense
conflict occurs between Republicans and Democrats on issues that are not distinguishably ideological, Lee
demonstrates how conventional perspectives only account for a portion of partisan disputes and advances party
scholarship beyond ideology. Lee masterfully argues that the parties “cohere internally and battle with one another because of the power and electoral stakes involved, not only because they disagree over policy”, and have throughout history. This unique study of partisan voting trends across different types of issues provides robust empirical evidence,
both quantitative and qualitative, regarding the origins of ideology as a concept and factors that consistently foster
partisan conflict in the Senate that common explanations of partisanship in Congress miss.
After introducing the primary argument and decompressing the notion of partisanship in Congress in the first
chapter, chapter 2 explores how “ideology” became viewed as the heart of partisan conflict in Congress. Through an extensive review of political journalism and academic literature, Lee reveals that journalists initiated the use of ideology
as a concept to describe disputes amongst membership within the parties. Yet, political scientists have extensively
developed ideology as a concept to analyze congressional politics, obscuring the “collective political interests” that serve as the primary foundation for partisan conflict throughout congressional history. Chapter 3 then demonstrates
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that while parties in the Senate have “become more distinctive-teams” over time, more than a third of political issues
addressed cannot be placed on a liberal-conservative continuum.
After laying an intriguing foundation for the need to explain partisan conflict beyond ideology, chapters 4 through 7
provide impressive empirical evidence for other factors accounting for partisan conflict in the Senate. Supplemented
by qualitative evidence from the Congressional Record, original analysis of quantitative data on party cohesion and
conflict in voting, issues on presidential agendas, changes in institutional party strength and constituency contexts, and
a new scheme for the issue content of roll-call votes spanning the congressional eras from 1981-2004 reveal that four
factors systematically increase partisan conflict in the Senate, aside from ideological differences. Chapter 4 reveals
that items on the presidential agenda see much higher degrees of party conflict. Chapter 5 demonstrates that nonideological “good-government” issues provide the most strategic and intense source of partisan conflict as the parties
seek to improve their own reputation while undermining the other’s. Time-series analysis of procedural voting in
chapter 6 continues the support of increased partisan “teamsmanship” in the Senate on issues void of ideological content. Finally, chapter 7 shows that the legislative agenda of the Senate is becoming increasingly populated with
issues that are most divisive along party lines and the least divisive to parties internally. These chapters provide a
powerhouse of empirical evidence that parties in the Senate function as political teams much more so than ideological
units.
Beyond Ideology is masterful work that demonstrates the need for party scholars to accept and explain the
“partisan bickering” (consistently identified by the public but missed by scholars) on political issues for political reasons
that reach outside of individual, ideological preferences. As we have come to expect from Lee’s work on the U.S. Senate, this book provides rich insights into an understudied institution, while providing a deeper understanding of
concepts critical to the cotemporary study of political science more broadly.
William Curtis Ellis, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Political Science
Research Fellow, Carl Albert Center
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University of Oklahoma
Campaign Crises: Detours on the Road to Congress, R. Sam Garrett, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009,
ISBN 978-1-58826-671-2, $55.00, cloth, 225 pages.
Shortly after the 2008 election, Obama’s White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, famously stated, "Never let
a serious crisis go to waste.” Democrats successfully framed the economic downturn as the result of a Republican
administration’s poor leadership, capturing the presidency and holding on to both houses of Congress. R. Sam Garrett’s Campaign Crises: Detours on the Road to Congress (2010) explores the many ways political professionals,
particularly campaign consultants and managers, handle the inevitable bumps in the road on the way to Capitol Hill. In
the introductory chapter, Garrett asks the salient question – what exactly is a crisis? Previous scholarly research has
focused on scandals as a proxy for crises but Garrett astutely points out that while all scandals are crises, not all crises
are scandals. A simple dichotomous variable indicating the presence of a crisis during a campaign misses the
important distinctions between the different types of crises and does not allow us to determine how various crises
affect election outcomes.
Garrett adopted a mixed-methods approach, performing 106 in-depth interviews with 76 political professionals
and focused his efforts on four US Senate races from 2000 and 2002 (two Republican and two Democrat). Chapter
two contains one of his most significant contributions to the literature – the expansion of the definition of the term crisis
into nine discrete types, with “strategic disruptions” leading the way in terms of importance and the notable but rare “candidate scandals” at a distant second. The definition is narrow enough to have practical utility but broad enough to encompass elements relevant to a congressional campaign, including House races. Another valuable contribution is
the discovery that parties define crises differently, which determines the way the crises are managed by the campaign
and gives us further insight into how crisis management impacts the chances for electoral success. In chapter three,
Garrett reveals the differences between how campaign consultants and campaign managers deal with a crisis:
consultants play the lead role in strategic decision-making while managers support their tactics. Yet, in the end,
“campaigns are still primarily about candidates and their families on a personal level” (60). Chapters four through seven describe four Senate case studies. They were not meant to be an exhaustive
history of each race; instead, focusing on how these contrasting races were affected by different types of crises,
Garrett asks: 1) how strategic decision-makers recognized a crisis and how the crisis was defined; 2) how crises
influenced the organization of the campaign; and 3) what were the strategies and tactical plans to handle the crises?
The purpose of this study was to unify theory and practice (not determine which individual or group of individuals were
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to blame for the loss) in each race, which is ultimately of more use to academics and others who study congressional
campaigns.
Garrett finds that political professionals “view campaign crises as complex, interactive events” (7), and in his
concluding chapter he poses questions for future research. Having acknowledged that not all crises are created equal,
he suggests we use polling data to determine if there is a quantitative difference between crises and scandals.
Another interesting area of research involves the study of how different types of political professionals affect how
crises are handled – do the quiet, behind-the-scenes types manage crises differently than high profile rock stars?
What are the motivations behind consultants and managers’ attempts to run for office themselves and how are their campaigns managed, especially with respect to different crises (which seem to be inevitable)? Garrett’s stated goal
was to help us “fully understand how political professionals think about their world” (174). He should be quite pleased
with Campaign Crises in that regard.
Sondra Petty
Graduate Student of Political Science
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Congressional Representation and Constituents: The Case for Increasing the U. S. House of
Representatives, Brian Frederick, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009, ISBN 978-0-415-87346-8, $32.95,
paperback, 184 pages.
Brian Frederick, in Congressional Representation & Constituents: The Case for Increasing the U.S. House of
Representatives, examines why the House of Representatives has consistently maintained a membership of 435
representatives and what the impact of increasing its size would be. He provides data documenting voter patterns and
behavior with respect to representation to support his argument that the size of the House of Representatives should
not continue to remain at 435 representatives but should instead increase given the increase in the United States’ population.
Frederick begins with rich historical detail documenting how the House of Representatives came to comprise 435
members and why attempts at altering the size of its membership have failed. He provides quantitative analysis on
bills designed to increase the size of the House, and indicates that his findings suggest that representatives
responsible for the maintenance of the institution were no more likely to seek the 435 seat cap. Ultimately he states
that, “The decision to impose a limit of 435 seats was an arbitrary accident of history arrived at based on no empirical formula” (36).
In the following chapter, Frederick quantitatively examines whether the size of a constituency impacts the margin
for House incumbents; his findings suggest that margin of victory is narrower when constituency is larger.
Nonetheless, he indicates that while larger constituency size does significantly affect margin of victory, it does not
impact the ability of an incumbent to retain his seat in the House.
Next, Frederick takes a cue from comparative legislative scholars “citing the cube root law of national assembly size insist that the current ratio of population per representative creates an overly burdensome number of
communication channels that interferes with the average House member’s ability to interact with his/her constituents” (54). Utilizing ANES and NAES data, Frederick examines interaction between representative and constituent. His
findings suggest that, in districts with a larger population size, citizens are less likely to have contact with their
representative and are more likely to view their representative less favorably.
Frederick then examines constituency size from the opposite end of the spectrum. He attempts to determine if
the size of a representative’s constituency impacts the representative’s vote, hypothesizing that as constituency size increases, representatives are less likely to coincide with the views of their constituents. In the end, his findings
modestly suggest that a larger constituency leads to a more extreme voting record.
In his final quantitative chapter, Frederick examines public opinion on increasing the size of the House of
Representatives. He utilizes three questions from a national survey to find that overall the American public is not
supportive of increasing the size of the House. Nevertheless, he indicates that his findings also suggest that were the
size of the House of Representatives to increase, the American public would likely not be disenchanted.
Frederick provides a number of empirical tests to support his claim that the size of the House of Representatives
should be increased. His quantitative analysis is thorough and serves to support his argument.
Caitlin O’Grady
Carl
Albert
Graduate
Fellow
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Ethnic Lobbies & U. S. Foreign Policy, David M. Paul and Rachel Anderson Paul, Lynne Rienner
Publishers, 2008, ISBN 978-1-58826-609-5, $57.00, cloth, 261 pages.
Ethnic groups, their lobbying tactics and the extent to which they can influence American foreign policy making
are the main topics of this book. According to the authors ethnic groups are becoming increasingly active and
influential in the policy making field. Yet research on these groups remains sparse and incomplete. As a remedy, the
authors ask and attempt to answer the following two questions: 1) which ethnic lobbies are most powerful, and why;
and, 2) how does the power of ethnic lobbies compare to business, labor, elites, and public opinion? (2-3). In
answering these questions, the authors make several arguments. First, they argue that groups aiming to defend the
status quo will appear more powerful due to their strategic advantage. Next, the authors assert that the group’s goals and activities play a major role in its perceived influence. And third, that the broader political and social context affects
the group’s ability to influence policy making. To answer these questions, the authors conduct a cross-sectional analysis of ethnic groups and lobbies.
Essentially, if the Jewish, Cuban, and Armenian ethnic lobbies are considered most powerful, then what accounts for
their influence compared to some of the other ethnic groups such as the Indian or Asian lobbies? In addition to
comparing across the different groups, the authors look at seven different realms of American policy making. These
include foreign policy, foreign aid, human rights, immigration, military and security, oil and energy, and trade policy. As
one might expect, they find that the influence of ethnic groups varies across different ethnic organizations, ethnic
lobbies, and issue realms.
The Jewish lobby is by far the most influential group according to this study, and the Cuban ethnic lobby ranks
second. In general, two factors play a major role in determining ethnic group influence: organizational resources and
issue salience. Contrary to what some might expect, the authors find that the size of the group does not necessarily
have a significant impact on the group’s influence. By comparison, there are two factors that diminish group
effectiveness: internal division within ethnic communities, and support for an unpopular foreign leader. In terms of the
larger political system, the authors find that ethnic groups do not have an undue influence on American foreign policy
making, and that ethnic political action committees do not unduly sway electoral outcomes. They conclude that ethnic
groups in general tend to have a similar impact compared to other domestic non-governmental groups such as the
media, non elected elites, and business groups.
In all, the book covers an interesting and significant topic that is bound to be of interest to scholars from
various fields. The authors constantly borrow from International Relations scholars such as John Mearsheimer and
Stephen Walt, providing the book with an interesting interdisciplinary quality. The research conducted is thorough and
wide-ranging. I found that their analysis of the seven different policy areas was particularly insightful. The book is a
valuable addition to the rapidly expanding literature on ethnicity and public policy. Scholars from the fields of American
politics, public policy, and international relations should carefully consider and expand upon this research.
Kuhika Gupta
Graduate Student of Political Science
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Legislating the War on Terror: An Agenda for Reform, Benjamin Wittes, editor, Brookings Institution
Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8157-0310-5, $34.95, cloth, 288 pages.
The War on Terror has been a prime political focus and concern since its dubbing under the George W. Bush
administration. In Legislating the War on Terror, Benjamin Wittes has compiled chapters from various authors dealing
with contrasting aspects of this war. Though the authors make different proposals regarding the War on Terror, a wide
range of suggestions and solutions are covered.
Each author in the compilation is an expert in his field and focus, and promotes a dissimilar political perspective
from the other contributors. Mark H. Gitenstein compares the United States detention and interrogation system to
those of other industrialized nations facing terrorism, including Australia, Israel, Spain, and South Africa. Matthew C.
Waxman attempts to answer basic questions regarding terrorism, including “Why should the government detain individuals related to combating terrorism, and who should it detain?” Robert M. Chesney argues for the use of criminal prosecution as a mechanism to further counterterrorism efforts, claiming that deterrence is possible through a strong
criminal justice system. Justin Florence and Matthew Gerke attempt to provide reformatory solutions to the civil
liberties infringements that so often accompany terrorist-focused legislation, because the line between protecting an
individual’s interests and providing for the nation’s security is often blurred and fine. These authors, among many
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others, provide a sampling of Wittes’ compilation as an illustration of the variety of clarifications and proposed resolutions to terrorism in America.
Though some authors do not see eye to eye, each one offers a unique and valuable approach to resolving the
War on Terror. While some highlight the problems of interrogation and detention, others consider the significance of
effective criminal prosecution. Still others maintain that a modernization of intelligence gathering and interrogation law
is imperative to protect individuals and must be considered first and foremost. No matter the approach, the collection
provides a great insight into the last decade of legislation over terrorism, detention, and civil liberties, along with a
great many suggestions and predictions for the future.
Savannah Collins
Carl Albert Undergraduate Research Fellow
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Legislative Women: Getting Elected, Getting Ahead, Beth Reingold, editor, Lynne Rienner Publishers,
2008, ISBN 978-1-58826-592-0, $62.50, cloth, 275 pages.
Legislative Women: Getting Elected, Getting Ahead brings together some of the most predominant scholars of
women’s representation. The volume focuses on varying aspects of female candidacy and legislative behavior in
Congress and in state legislatures. Editor Beth Reingold introduces the volume in chapter 1 (Understanding the
Complex World of Women in U.S. Politics). She indicates the chapters in the volume are designed to address four
questions: 1) Does gender matter? 2) How does gender matter? 3) Under what conditions does gender matter? and 4)
What matters besides gender?
In chapter 2, Jennifer Lawless and Kathryn Pearson examine the impacts of congressional primaries on female
candidates’ success. They examine a wealth of primary election data to find that women in both parties win primaries
at the same rates as do men though women’s primary races are often more challenging. Lawless and Pearson’s findings suggest that women are more likely to challenge one another both at the primary stage and the general
election stage, ultimately inhibiting female representation.
Chapter 3 is an examination of female fund-raising efforts in the 2006 congressional elections. Barbara Burrell
finds that women candidates were just as successful as their male counterparts in raising money. Women were found
to receive greater financial support from their party than male candidates.
Dianne Bystrom examines the media technology utilized by female candidates in national and statewide elections
in chapter 4. Bystrom inspects candidates’ political advertisements and websites to determine that women have in fact
embraced feminine stereotypes, but at the same time have chosen to employ what is traditionally seen as a masculine
approach to campaigning, in that they attack their opponent’s record, run negative campaign advertisements, and emphasize more masculine traits like toughness and strength.
In chapter 5 (Symbolic Mobilization? The Impact of Candidate Sex), Kathleen Dolan attempts to uncover whether
female representation impacts citizen action. Utilizing survey data from 1990-2004, she examines whether voters
living in districts with a woman running for Congress are more politically active than those citizens in districts without a
woman running. Dolan finds no clear pattern of political activity.
Similarly, Atiya Stokes-Brown and Melissa Neal examine the conditions in which symbolic mobilization is likely to
occur. In chapter 6, their study is designed to determine if there is a mobilizing effect on voters when female
candidates run on the basis of feminine stereotypes and focus on issues of concern to women. Like Dolan, their
findings indicate little effect on voter mobilization.
Chapter 7 (Policy Leadership Beyond ‘Women’s’ Issues), by Michele Swers, is an examination of the way in
which women in the Senate handle what are traditionally viewed as men’s issues. Swers determines that women in the Senate are aware that they are viewed as lacking expertise in the areas of national security and defense policy and
are actively trying to work to combat such stereotypes.
In chapter 8 (Discrimination or Choice?), Susan Carroll examines state legislators’ committee assignments. Her
findings indicate that women’s committee assignments often facilitate their efforts to contribute to enhancing women’s issues, as they are frequently assigned to education committees and health and human services committees. In
general, women are just as likely to receive prestigious committee assignments as are their male colleagues.
Luis Fraga, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Linda Lopez, and Ricardo Ramirez attempt to determine, in chapter 9, if
findings with respect to gender hold true when accounting for ethnicity. They survey Latino and Latina state legislators
and find that these legislators do not have significantly different policy priorities.
Chapter 10 (Gender, Race, and the Exercise of Power and Influence) is an examination of legislative power.
Wendy Smooth focuses on African-American state legislators in Georgia, Maryland, and Mississippi to examine the
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type of power they maintain. Her findings suggest that regardless of seniority, these African-American legislators are
unable to gain formal or informal influence.
Finally, Cindy Simon Rosenthal focuses on leadership elections in Congress in chapter 11 (Climbing Higher:
Opportunities and Obstacles within the Party System). Rosenthal utilizes a dataset from 1957 to 2007 to analyze the
gendered nature of House elections. She finds that over time women are increasingly more likely to face contested
elections. Rosenthal goes on to provide a content analysis of media coverage for House leaders, focusing on Nancy
Pelosi.
Overall, this book provides new and informative insights into the role of gender in elections and once elected to
Congress and state legislatures. While the chapters vary in their content, all of them provide timely information and
contribute to this field of research.
Caitlin O’Grady
Carl
Albert
Graduate
Fellow
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On Appreciating Congress: The People’s Branch, Louis Fisher, Paradigm Publishers, 2010, ISBN 9781-59451-795-2, $18.95, cloth, 192 pages.
In his book, On Appreciating Congress, Louis Fisher sets out to defend the legislative branch of the government.
He begins with the inception of the United States and a discussion of how the Constitution was drafted. Fisher
discusses how Congress was first seen as an institutional body and the role it played, focusing on the role of James
Madison and the profound impact of his publications.
As one of the United States’ three branches of government, Congress is compared and contrasted to the
executive and the judiciary. In discussing the power of Congress in comparison to that of the presidency, Fisher takes
on the claim that Congress is restricted to enumerated powers while the president is not.
Fisher takes on other scholars, including Richard Neustadt and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., who he feels have
dismissed legislative and judicial constraints and instead focused solely on presidential power. Nonetheless, Fisher
notes that in recent years scholarship has increasingly turned its attention toward criticizing this idea of presidential
power.
In discussing the dynamics of the relationship between Congress and the judicial branch, Fisher, a constitutional
law scholar, focuses on the ways in which the Constitution has been interpreted through Supreme Court hearings and
congressional action. He begins with a discussion of Marbury v. Madison, the case many use to justify the supremacy
of judicial action, and he goes on to discuss an assortment of cases in which the judicial and legislative branches have
tried to usurp power from one another.
Fisher criticizes scholars who subscribe to the belief that constitutional interpretation should be left up to the
courts. He indicates that Congress, since its inception, has played a critical role in interpreting the Constitution, and
that now, more than ever, members of Congress need to reassert this authority.
Discussing the role of Congress in protecting minority rights, Fisher indicates that the judicial branch has not been
able to protect the individual and minority group rights in the same manner that the legislative branch has. He provides
examples of individual and minority groups unsuccessfully seeking judicial action to gain or regain their rights.
Ultimately, he argues that constitutional law is built through the work of not only judicial action, but also legislative
action (or reaction).
In the fifth chapter of his book, Fisher draws forth the argument he has been making throughout his book, as he
discusses why this institutional body is currently at risk of losing its power and authority. In making this argument, he
focuses primarily on United States action internationally and the role of Congress in the budgetary process, indicating
that congressional authority in these areas is modest.
In concluding his book, Fisher states what is necessary for Congress to reassert itself as a powerful branch of
government. He sets out a series of steps that members of Congress must follow in order for their branch to be
viewed on par with that of the executive and judicial branches.
Fisher provides an interesting view of the institution of Congress and its role in constitutional interpretation. He
examines congressional action and interaction with other branches, but also focuses on how scholarship could and
should be altered.
Caitlin O’Grady
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Dissertations Completed
This section is meant to provide LSS members with the basic citation information about
recently completed dissertations dealing with legislatures. The source for this information
is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' database, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, using
the query: KW= congress OR parliament OR legislative. The report is arranged in
alphabetical order by author name.
Author
Title of Dissertation
Benstead, Lindsay J.
Does casework build support for a strong parliament? Legislative
representation and public opinion in Morocco and Algeria
Berry, Michael John
Beyond Chadha: The modern legislative veto as macropolitical
conflict
Blidook, Kelly
Dyadic representation and legislative behaviour
Blomstedt, Larry Wayne
Truman, Congress and the struggle for war and peace in Korea
Boozer, Wm S.
Governmentality and U.S. Congressional discourse regarding
abstinence-only sexuality education.
Bowen, Tamara Renee
Dynamic compromise and political institutions
Brady, Michael Chapman
A party in the conference room: Partisan politics and the modern
conference committee
Cairns, James Irvine
From Social Celebration to Politics as Usual: Newspaper
coverage of the Legislative Opening in Ontario, 1900-2007
Chen, Jowei
Essays on the electoral geography of distributive politics
Claborn, David
Can the states increase religious freedom if they try? Judicial and
legislative effects on religious actor success in the state courts
Clark, Thomas S.
The politics of judicial independence: Court-curbing and the
separation of powers
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Author
Cullison, Courtney
Communication and representation: The place of dialogue in the
representational relationship
Dalton, Angela Chen
Critical mass or critical acts? An empirical test of the relationship
between the presence of women in state legislatures and their
policy impact on agenda setting and legislative success in fifty
states., 1995 and 2005
Tipping the scales for parties: Executive-legislative balance and
party system institutionalization at the sub-national level in Russia
and Brazil
Foxes and toads: The electoral connection and parliamentary
activity in the British House of Commons
Epstein, Daniel Jacob
French, Stewart L.
Gibson, Lynne Marie
Motivations for change in support for social policy bills in the
United States Congress, 1972-2002
Harbridge, Laurel McChesney
Bipartisanship in a polarized Congress
Hickey, Jeremiah Peter
Reconstituting representation: The Supreme Court and the
rhetorical controversy over state and congressional redistricting
Horn, John S.
The district connection: Competitive districts and campaign
performance. A study of cause and effect in House campaigns,
1992-2000
A study of the differences in the political activity and positions of
policy actors on education bills during the 2008 Virginia General
Assembly
Politics at the intersection: A cross-national analysis of minority
women’s legislative representation
Houck, Russell
Hughes, Melanie M.
Hurtak, Desiree e.
The European Union and the environmental movement in Europe:
An analysis of insider status
Johnson, John K. Jr.
Parliamentary independence in Uganda and Kenya 1962-2008
Johnson, Patricia R.
How does a politician’s personal faith inform the experience of political decision-making
Kasniunas, Nina Therese
Impact of interest group testimony on lawmaking in Congress
Kassel, Jason S.
Constructing a professional legislature: The physical development
of Congress, 1783-1851
Klimes, Debra S.E.
Legislators’ perceptions about community colleges’ use of alternative funding sources to solve budget shortfalls
La Pira, Timothy Michael
Is it who says it, or what they say? Information processing and
lobbying influence in Congress
Law, Catherine
George Lakoff’s theory of worldview: A case study of the Oregon Legislature
Political institutions, candidate quality, and the functioning of
democracy in Latin America
Contenders and pretenders: Underdog political candidates, their
motivations and challenges
Love, Gregory James
Lupoli, Jeremy B.
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Author
Lyle-Gonga, Marsha
The impact of political socialization on women state legislators’ decisions to not seek national office
Madonna, Anthony J.
The evolution of frustration: Revisiting the role of inherited
institutions in the United States Senate
Mahan, Forest Edward
Cross currents: The interaction of problems, policies, and politics
in the evolution of federal legislation concerning higher education
McCarthy, Gregory C.
Congressional oversight of intelligence: 9/11 and the Iraq war
Micozzi, Juan Pablo
The electoral connection in multi-level systems with non-static
ambition: Linking political careers and legislative performance in
Argentina
An historical analysis of the creation of a cabinet-level United
States Department of Education
Mitchell, Shayla Lois Marie
Obando-Camino, Ivan Mauricio
Legislative institutionalization in Chile, 1834-1924
Olukoju, Sunday Akin
Effective approaches for driving social-equity issues onto the
voting agenda of the Canadian House of Commons
Payne, Lee W.
Responsive & responsible parties: Public opinion, polarization,
and platform promise keeping
Platt, Matthew Bartholomew
The normalization of black politics: Essays on the evolution of
black agenda setting in post-war America
Powell, Eleanor Neff
Partisan entrepreneurship and career advancement in Congress
Provenzano, Joseph A., Jr.
Federal nurse training legislation: A study in legislative
opportunity
Rosenberg, Heidi Matiyow
Federal policy toward delinquent youth: Legislative and
programmatic milestones from Kennedy to Ford, 1960-1976
Freedom and order: How democratic governments abridge civil
liberties after terrorist attacks---and why sometimes they don’t
Rubin, Gabriel
Scola, Becki Susan
Are all states created equal: The supply and demand of women
state legislators
Scott, John C.
Cooperation and collusion: The social ambivalence of lobbying in
America
Scott, Katherine A.
Reining in the state: Civil society, Congress, and the movement to
democratize the national security state, 1970-1978
Sillay, Stephanie L.
Arbitral veto authority, legislative bargaining, and patterns of
consensus formation: An exploration of abstract judicial review
and referenda as legislative arbitrators in Hungary and
Switzerland
Capturing the evasive President: Disaggregating Senateexecutive interactions in foreign affairs
Smith, Randall D.
Stockton, Keith M.
Government-to-private sector energy programs: Identification of
common elements leading to successful implementation
Temony, Tamara LaShonn
Agenda-setting and the media: A look at child welfare legislation
in Virginia, 1995-2005
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Author
Treul, Sarah Ann
Decision making in the U.S. Senate
Vansaghi, Thomas Michael
Leadership style and effectiveness in the Missouri House of
Representatives
Velut, Jean-Baptiste
‘Free’ or ‘fair’ trade? The battle for the rules of American trade policy from NAFTA to CAFTA (1991-2005)
Villalobos, Jose D.
Presidential-bureaucratic management and policy making
success in Congress
Walls, Martha Elizabeth
‘The maximum, the minimum or something in between’: The Mi’kmaq and federal electoral legislation, 1899-1951
Weems, Jonathan Allen
A challenge constantly renewed: Medicare and the struggle for
national health insurance
Wilhelm, T.
Strange Bedfellows: The Policy Consequences of LegislativeJudicial Relations in the American States
Wilson, Walter
Latino representation in Congress
Wobschall, Rachel Ann
Former elected officials: A phenomenological study on the
transition from public office to private life
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This section is meant to provide LSS members with the basic citation information about
recent journal articles dealing with legislatures. The source for this information is Cambridge
Scientific Abstracts' database, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, using the query: KW=
congress OR parliament OR legislative. The report is arranged in alphabetical order by
journal name.
Journal
American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 53,
no. 6 (Feb 2010): 885-920
Author
Thorne, Kym; Kouzmin,
Alexander
American Journal of Political Science,
vol. 54, no. 1 (Jan 2010): 34-44
vol. 54, no. 1 (Jan 2010): 107-124
Carroll, Royce; Kim, Henry
A.
Marschall, Melissa J.;
Ruhil, Anirudh V. S.; Shah,
Paru R.
Chen, Jowei
vol. 54, no. 2 (Apr 2010): 301-322
vol. 54, no. 2 (Apr 2010): 323-337
vol. 54, no. 2 (Apr 2010): 338-353
American Political Science Review,
vol. 104, no. 1 (Feb 2010): 151-170
American Politics Research, vol. 38,
no. 1 (Jan 2010): 3-32
California Journal of Politics and
Policy, vol. 2, no. 2 (Jan 2010): 8-9
Communist and Post-Communist
Studies, vol. 43, no. 1 (Mar 2010): 3141
Comparative European Politics, vol. 8,
no. 1 (Apr 2010): 37-54
Comparative Political Studies, vol. 43,
no. 1 (Jan 2010): 91-118
Jones, David R.
Lazarus, Jeffrey
Gamm, Gerald; Kousser,
Thad
Larocca, Roger
Kousser, Thad B.
Protsyk, Oleh; Matichescu,
Lapsa Marius
Goetze, Stefan; Rittberger,
Berthold
Conley, Richard S.;
Bekafigo, Marija A.
APSA Legislative Studies Section Newsletter, July 2010, Journal Articles
Title of Article
The USA PATRIOT Acts (et al.): Convergent
Legislation and Oligarchic Isomorphism in the
‘Politics of Fear’ and State Crime(s) Against
Democracy (SCADs)
Party Government and the ‘Cohesive Power of Public Plunder’
The New Racial Calculus: Electoral Institutions
and Black Representation in Local Legislatures
The Effect of Electoral Geography on Pork
Barreling in Bicameral Legislatures
Partisan Polarization and Congressional
Accountability in House Elections
Giving the People What They Want? The
Distribution of Earmarks in the U. S. House of
Representatives
Broad Bills or Particularistic Policy? Historical
Patterns in American State Legislatures
Committee Parallelism and Bicameral Agenda
Coordination
Does Partisan Polarization Lead to Policy
Gridlock in California?
Electoral Rules and Minority Representation in
Romania
A Matter of Habit? The Sociological Foundations
of Empowering the European Parliament
‘No Irish Need Apply’? Veto Players and Legislative Productivity in the Republic of
Ireland, 1949-2000
Page 1 of 5
Journal
Diplomatic History, vol. 34, no. 3 (Jun
2010): 529-541
Electoral Studies, vol. 29, no. 1 (Mar
2010): 105-116
Author
Zelizer, Julian E.
Title of Article
Congress and the Politics of Troop Withdrawal
Best, Robin E.
Europe-Asia Studies, vol. 62, no. 1
(Jan 2010): 125-143
European Journal of Political
Research, vol. 49, no. 1 (Jan 2010):
25-52
Research, vol. 49, no. 1 (Jan 2010):
53-74
Research, vol. 49, no. 2 (Mar 2010):
174-201
Research, vol. 49, no. 2 (Mar 2010):
257-281
French Politics, vol. 8, no. 1 (Apr
2010): 68-71
2010): 1-20
Thames, Frank C.
Jensen, Christian B.;
Spoon, Jae-Jae
Increasing Irrationality? The Equilibrium
Relationship Between Electoral and Legislative
Party System Size, 1950-2005
The Effect of Governor Support of Legislative
Behaviour in the Russian Duma
Growth in Women’s Political Representation: A Longitudinal Exploration of Democracy,
Electoral System and Gender Quotas
If Things Can Only Get Worse: Anticipation of
Enlargement in European Union Legislative
Politics
Thinking Locally, Acting Supranationally: Niche
Party Behavior in the European Parliament
Green-Pedersen,
Christoffer; Mortensen,
Peter B.
Costa, Olivier
Who Sets the Agenda and Who Responds to It
in the Danish Parliament? A New Model of Issue
Competition and Agenda-setting
The State of Legislative Studies in France
Dolez, Bernard; Laurent,
Annie
2010): 21-41
Dupoirier, Elisabeth;
Sauger, Nicolas
Governance: An International Journal
of Policy, Administration, and
Instructions, vol. 23, no. 2 (Apr 2010):
225-249
Governance: An International Journal
of Policy, Administration, and
Institutions, vol. 23, no. 2 (Apr 2010):
277-296
Harvard Journal on Legislation, vol.
47, no. 1 (winter 2010): 75-114
Harvard Journal on Legislation, vol.
47, no. 1 (winter 2010): 209-252
Corbett, Anne
Strategic Voting in a Semi-presidential System
with a Two-Ballot Electoral System. The 2007
French Legislative Election
Four Rounds in a Row: The Impact of
Presidential Election Outcomes on Legislative
Elections in France
Public Management Policymaking in France:
Legislating the Organic Law on Laws of Finance
(LOLF), 1998-2001
International Journal of Press/Politics,
vol. 15, no. 2 (Apr 2010): 175-192
Tsfati, Yariv; Elfassi, Dana
Markowitz; Waismel-Manor,
Israel
Kesgin, Baris; Kaarbo,
Juliet
King, Marvin P. Jr.
International Studies Perspectives,
vol. 11, no. 1 (Feb 2010): 19-36
Journal of Black Studies, vol. 40, no. 5
(May 2010): 835-850
Journal of Contemporary Asia, vol. 40,
no. 2 (May 2010): 291-308
Journal of Contemporary China, vol.
19, no. 64 (2010): 311-333
Journal of Contingencies and Crisis
Management, vol. 18, no. 1 (Mar
2010): 2-13
Paxton, Pamela; Hughes,
Melanie M.; Painter,
Matthew A.
Leuffen, Dirk; Hertz, Robin
Gallego, Raquel; Barzelay,
Michael
Public Management Policymaking in Spain: The
Politics of Legislative Reform of Administrative
Structures, 1991-1997
Noveck, Scott M.
Campaign Finance Disclosure And The
Legislative Process
Sound And Fury, Confused Alarms, And
Oversight: Congress, Delegation, And Effective
Responses To Financial Crises
Exploring the Association between Israeli
Legislators’ Physical Attractiveness and Their Television News Coverage
When and How Parliaments Influence Foreign
Policy: The Case of Turkey’s Iraq Decision
The Misrepresentation of the Black Poor
Ruby Joshua
Lee, Hyun-Chool
Junzhi, He
Stark, Alastair
Ratification of a Free Trade Agreement: The
Korean Legislature’s Response to Globalisation
Independent Candidates in China’s Local People’s Congresses: a typology
Legislatures, Legitimacy and Crises: The
Relationship Between Representation and Crisis
Management
Page 2 of 5
Journal
Journal of European Public Policy, vol.
17, no. 1 (Jan 2010): 36-54
Author
Farrell, David M.; Scully
Roger
Journal of European Public Policy, vol.
17, no. 1 (Jan 2010): 100-116
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and
Law, vol. 35, no. 2 (Apr 2010): 161175
Journal of Legislative Studies, vol. 16,
no. 1 (Mar 2010): 1-13
no. 1 (Mar 2010): 14-31
Kohler-Koch, Beate
no. 1 (Mar 2010): 32-56
no. 1 (Mar 2010): 57-72
no. 1 (Mar 2010): 73-95
Blidook, Kelly
no. 1 (Mar 2010): 96-120
no. 1 (Mar 2010): 121-142
Journal of Politics, vol. 72, no. 1 (Jan
2010): 60-73
2010): 124-135
2010): 178-190
Journal of Public Policy, vol. 30, no. 1
(Apr 2010): 63-80
Journal of School Choice, vol. 4, no. 1
(Jan 2010): 5-22
Journal of Women, Politics & Policy,
vol. 31, no. 1 (Jan-Mar 2010): 1-21
Journal of Women, Politics & Policy,
vol. 31, no. 1 (Jan-Mar 2010): 44-66
Legislative Studies Quarterly, vol. 35,
no. 1 (Feb 2010): 5-30
no. 1 ( Feb 2010): 31-56
no. 1 (Feb 2010): 57-89
no. 1 (Feb 2010): 91-115
no.1 (Feb 2010): 117-143
Brady, David W.; Kessler,
Daniel P.
Monk, David
Jenkins, Shannon
Neuhold, Christine; de
Ruiter, Rik
Khmelko, Irina S.; Wise,
Charles R.; Brown, Trevor
L.
Akirav, Osnat
Belchior, Ana Maria
Groseclose, Tim; Milyo,
Jeffrey
Cho, Wendy K. Tam;
Fowler, James H.
Stone, Walter J.; Fulton,
Sarah A.; Maestas, Cherie
D.; Maisel, L. Sandy
Zubek, Radoslaw; Stecker,
Christian
Kenny, Lawrence W.
Osborn, Tracy; Mendez,
Jeanette Morehouse
Hogan, Robert E.
Gaylord, Sylvia
Melo, Marcus Andre;
Pereira, Carlos; Werneck,
Heitor
Sarbaugh-Thompson,
Marjorie; Strate, John;
Leroux, Kelly; Elling,
Richard C.; Thompson,
Lyke; Elder, Charles D.
Hayes, Matthew; Hibbing,
Matthew V.; Sulkin, Tracy
Harward, Brian M.; Moffett,
Kenneth W.
Title of Article
The European Parliament: One Parliament,
Several Modes of Political Representation on
the Ground?
Civil Society and EU Democracy: ‘Astroturf’ Representation?
Why is Health Reform so Difficult?
A Framework for Evaluating the Performance of
Committees in Westminster Parliaments
Examining the Influences over Roll Call Voting
in Multiple Issue Areas: A Comparative US
State Analysis
Exploring the Role of ‘Legislators’ in Canada: Do Members of Parliament Influence Policy?
Out of REACH? Parliamentary Control of EU
Affairs in the Netherlands and the UK
Committees and Legislative Strengthening: The
Growing Influence of Committees in Ukraine’s Legislative Process
Candidate Selection and a Crowded Parliament:
The Israeli Knesset, 1988-2006
Ideological Congruence among European
Political Parties
Sincere Versus Sophisticated Voting in
Congress: Theory and Evidence
Legislative Success in a Small World: Social
Network Analysis and the Dynamics of
Congressional Legislation
Incumbency Reconsidered: Prospects, Strategic
Retirement, and Incumbent Quality in U. S.
House Elections
Legislatures and Policy Uncertainty: Evidence
from East Central Europe
The Appeal of Vouchers for Failing Large City
School Districts: Voting in Congress on Two
Very Different Voucher Proposals
Speaking as Women: Women and Floor
Speeches in the Senate
Candidate Gender and Voter Support in State
Legislative Elections
Delegation and Defensive Legislative Strategies
in Brazil
Delegation Dilemmas: Coalition Size, Electoral
Risk, and Regulatory Governance in New
Democracies
Legislators and Administrators: Complex
Relationships Complicated by Term Limits
Redistricting, Responsiveness, and Issue
Attention
The Calculus of Cosponsorship in the U. S.
Senate
Page 3 of 5
Journal
no. 2 (May 2010): 157-185
no. 2 (May 2010): 187-209
no. 2 (May 2010): 211-233
Author
Stiglitz, Edward H.;
Weingast, Barry R.
Miller, Susan M.; Overby, L.
Marvin
Richman, Jesse
no. 2 (May 2010): 235-258
no. 2 (May 2010): 259-282
no. 2 (May 2010): 283-297
Langston, Joy
Local Environment, vol. 15, no. 2 (Feb
2010): 83-103
Mendy, Francisca Reyes
Middle East Policy, vol. 17, no. 1 (Mar
2010): 68-81
Parliamentary Affairs, vol. 63, no. 1
(Jan 2010): 4-21
Zunes, Stephen
(Jan 2010): 98-116
(Jan 2010): 117-133
(Jan 2010): 134-155
(Jan 2010): 173-181
Trench, Alan
Title of Article
Agenda Control in Congress: Evidence from
Cutpoint Estimates and Ideal Point Uncertainty
Parties, Preferences, and Petitions: Discharge
Behavior in the Modern House
The Logic of Legislative Leadership:
Preferences, Challenges, and the Speaker’s Powers
Governors and ‘Their’ Deputies: New Legislative Principals in Mexico
Measuring Aggregate-Level Ideological
Heterogeneity
Special Elections to the U. S. House of
Representatives: A General Election
Barometer?
Chilean congressional politics under President
Lagos: environment and politics in Chile 20002006
The Gaza War, Congress and International
Humanitarian Law
Parliamentary Constituency Boundary Reviews
and Electoral Bias: How Important Are
Variations in Constituency Size?
The Narcissism of Small Differences: Scotland
and Westminster
Wales and the Westminster Model
Wilford, Rick
Northern Ireland: The Politics of Constraint
Cowley, Philip; Stuwart,
Mark
Party Rules, OK: Voting in the House of
Commons on the Human Fertilisation and
Embroyology Bill
Enhancing the Backbench MP’s Role As a Legislator: The Case for Urgent Reform of
Private Members Bills
Get the Party Started
Levendusky, Matthew S.;
Pope, Jeremy C.
Smith, David R.; Brunell,
Thomas L.
Borisyuk, Galina; Rallings,
Colin; Thrasher, Michael;
Johnston, Ron
Mitchell, James
(Jan 2010): 201-221
Brazier, Alex; Fox, Ruth
Party Politics, vol. 16, no. 1 (Jan
2010): 89-110
Party Politics, vol. 16, no. 2 (Mar
2010): 215-235
Political Analysis, vol. 18, no. 1 (winter
2010): 1-35
Sircar, Indraneel; Hoyland,
Bjorn
Tavits, Margit
Political Analysis, vol. 18, no. 2 (spring
2010): 151-171
Political Quarterly, vol. 81, no. 1 (Mar
2010): 74-84
Political Quarterly, vol. 81, no. 1 (Mar
2010): 85-98
Lauderdale, Benjamin E.
Political Quarterly, vol. 81, no. 2 (AprJun 2010: 213-227
Paun, Akash; Hazell,
Robert; Turnbull, Andrew;
Beith, Alan; Evans, Paul;
Crick, Michael
Political Research Quarterly, vol. 63,
no. 1 (Mar 2010): 55-67
Dusso, Aaron
Grimmer, Justin
Bochel, Hugh; Defty,
Andrew
Bale, Tim; Hanley, Sean;
Szczerbiak, Aleks
Effect of Local Ties on Electoral Success and
Parliamentary Behaviour
A Bayesian Hierarchical Topic Model for
Political Texts: Measuring Expressed Agendas
in Senate Press Releases
Unpredictable Voters in Ideal Point Estimation
Safe as Houses? Conservative Social Policy,
Public Opinion and Parliament
‘May Contain Nuts? The Reality behind the Rhetoric Surrounding the British Conservatives’ New Group in the European Parliament
Hung Parliaments and the Challenges for
Westminster and Whitehall: How to Make
Minority and Multiparty Governance Work (with
Commentaries by Turnbull, Beith, Evans and
Crick)
Legislation, Political Context, and Interest Group
Behavior
Page 4 of 5
Journal
Political Research Quarterly, vol. 63,
no. 1 (Mar 2010): 68-82
Political Studies, vol. 58, no. 1 (Feb
2010): 85-103
Author
Smith, Lauren Edwards;
Olson, Laura R.; Fine,
Jeffrey A.
Schneider, Gerald; Finke,
Daniel; Bailer, Stefanie
Politics, vol. 30, no. 1 (Feb 2010): 1825
Politics & Policy, vol. 38, no. 2 (Apr
2010): 223-253
Hamlin, Alan
Polity (Basingstoke), vol. 42, no. 2
(Apr 2010): 210-243
Presidential Studies Quarterly, vol. 40,
no. 2 (Jun 2010); 310-326
PS: Political Science & Politics, vol.
43, no. 1 (Jan 2010): 133-138
43, no. 2 (Apr 2010): 223-226
43, no. 2 (Apr 2010): 227-229
43, no. 2 (Apr 2010): 231-233
Lemieux, Scott E.; Lovell,
George
Farrier, Jasmine
43, no. 2 (Apr 2010): 235-238
Quarterly Journal of Political Science,
vol. 5, no. 1 (Apr 2010): 26-44
Regional and Federal Studies, vol. 20,
no. 1 (Mar 2010): 63-82
Pearson, Kathryn
Scandinavian Political Studies, vol. 33,
no. 1 (Mar 2010): 74-92
Social Science Quarterly, vol. 91, no.
1 (Mar 2010): 21-41
1 (Mar 2010): 143-167
Raunio, Tapio,; Wiberg,
Matti
Stockton, Hans
2 (Jun 2010): 415-435
World Politics, vol. 62, no. 2 (Apr
2010): 177-220
Eshbaugh-Soha, Matthew
Arrington, Theodore S.
Sands, Eric C.; Shelton,
Allison
Green, Matthew; Burns,
Daniel
Lee, Frances E.
Shogan, Colleen J.
Chambers, Christopher P.;
Miller, Alan D.
Maiz, Ramon; Caamano,
Francisco; Azpitarte, Miguel
Grose, Christian R.;
Middlemass, Keesha M.
Chang, Eric C. C.; Golden,
Miriam A.; Hill, Seth J.
Title of Article
Substantive Religious Representation in the U.
S. Senate: Voting Alignment with the Family
Research Council
Bargaining Power in the European Union: An
Evaluation of Competing Game-Theoretic
Models
Fixed-Term Parliaments: Electing the
Opposition
Affirmative Districting and Four Decades of
Redistricting: The Seats/Votes Relationship
1972-2008
Legislative Defaults: Interbranch Power Sharing
and Abortion Politics
The Contemporary Presidency: Executive
Ambition Versus Congressional Ambivalence
Learning by Doing: A Simulation for Teaching
How Congress Works
What Might Bring Regular Order Back to the
House?
Senate Deliberation and the Future of
Congressional Power
Blackberries, Tweets, and YouTube:
Technology and the Future of Communicating
with Congress
Demographic Change and the Future of
Congress
A Measure of Bizarreness
The Hidden Counterpoint of Spanish
Federalism: Recentralization and
Resymmetrization in Spain (1978-2008)
How to Measure the Europeanisation of a
National Legislature?
How Rules Matter: Electoral Reform in Taiwan
Listen to What I Say, Not How I Vote:
Congressional Support for the President in
Washington and at Home
How Policy Conditions the Impact of
Presidential Speeches on Legislative Success
Legislative Malfeasance and Political
Accountability
Page 5 of 5
MPSA – Papers presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April
22-25, 2010, Chicago, Illinois
SWPSA – Papers presented at the Southwestern Political Science Associaiton annual meeting,
March 31 – April 3, 2010, in Houston, Texas
WPSA – Papers presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April
1-3, 2010, in San Francisco, California
WSSA – Papers presented at the Western Social Science Association Annual Meeting, April
14-17, 2010, in Reno, Nevada
MIDWEST POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (MPSA)
Author
Title of Paper
Anderson, Sarah; Harbridge, Laurel
To Cut or Not to Cut: Spending Dynamics and Bargaining in Congress
Ardoin, Phillip; Vogel, Ronald J.
The Puzzle of Partisan Polarization: A Search for Its Sources
Asmussen, Nicole
Polarized Protestants: A Confessional Explanation for Congressional
Extremism
When Loyalty is Tested: Do Party Leaders Use Committee Assignments as
Rewards?
Partisan Profligates: Member-to-Member Contributions and the MoneyVotes Connection
Sources of Spatial Constraint: Preferences, Parties, Institutions and
Information
Attendance and Participation in the Pre-Civil War U. S. House of
Representatives
Asmussen, Nicole; Ramey, Adam
Joseph
Baker, Harriet M.
Battista, James; Richman, Jesse T.
Baughman, John
APSA Legislative Studies Section Newsletter, July 2010, Papers Presented
Page 1 of 8
Author
Title of Paper
Bernhard, William; Sulkin, Tracy
Commitment and Consequences: Withdrawing the Reneging on
Cosponsorship Pledges in the U. S. House
Federal Agencies and Distributive Policies
Berry, Christopher Robert; Gersen,
Jacob
Berry, Michael
Birkhead, Nathaniel; Hulsey, John
W.
Bishin, Ben; Park, David K.
Ruling Strategically: Supreme Court Deference to Congress and the
Congressional Agenda
Institutional Change: The Uncovered Set and Rules Changes in the U. S.
House
Evaluating Representation: Responsiveness Without Representation?
Blessing, Laura; Jenkins, Jeffery A.
The Decline of the Liberal Republicans in Congress
Buliga-Stoian, Andriana M.; Heller,
William B.
Bullock, Will
Butler, Daniel M.
Bicameralism and Policy Stability: (Bi) Partisan Games in the U. S.
Congress
Ignoring One’s Detractors: The Impact of Multi-Member Districts on
Responsiveness
Personal and District Characteristics as a Basis for Legislative Strategies in
the U. S. House of Representatives
Ending the Debate: Examining the Determinants of Voting for Cloture
Butler, Daniel M.; Karpowitz,
Christopher; Pope, Jeremy C.
Carroll, Royce A.; Kim, Henry A.
Does Letter Content Affect Legislative Responsiveness to Constituency
Requests?
The Campaign on the Floor: Partisan Conflict in Congressional Speech
Carson, Jamie L.; Madonna, Anthony
Understanding the Electoral and Institutional Basis for Amendment Voting in
the U. S. Congress
The Multiple Congresses Thesis
Burdett, Tracy Coleman
Caverly, Matthew Mark
Chang, Alex C. H.
Cooke, Erik
Cottrill, James B.
Covington, Cary R.
Cunow, Saul
Curry, James Michael; Gloekler, Jill
L.
Dancey, Logan Michael
Degregorio, Christine; Diascro,
Jennifer Segal
Doriean, Charles
Dougherty, Keith L.; Heckelman, Jac
Dull, Matthew M.; Parker, David C.W.
Dunn, Marika
Re-election Incentives and Defection: Party Switching in the Japanese
Liberal Democratic Party
Going it Alone on Distributive Politics: An Empirical Look at Earmarking in
the 110th Congress
The Influence of Attentive Publics on Policy Making in the U. S. Senate
The Effects of Divided Government on the Ideological Character of Bills
Enacted by the House of Representatives, 1955-1994
Party Switching and Legislative Behavior: Evidence from Brazil’s National and Subnational Legislatures of the Impact of Party Switching on Legislative
Behavior
I’m Your Puppet: The Changing Role of the House Committee on Rules
Restoring Congressional Integrity: Legislative Responsiveness to Citizens’ Process Preferences
Court Talk: How and Why Representatives Invoke the Supreme Court on the
Floor of the House
Preference and Party in Dynamic Context: A Computational Approach to
Party Discipline Regimes and the Behavior of Cross-Pressured Legislators
in the U. S. House
What Influenced Delegate Voting at the U. S. Constitutional Convention?
Rooting Out Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: The Changing Politics of
Congressional Committee Investigations, 1947-2007
Policy Implementation Through Gyroscopic Representation
Page 2 of 8
Author
Title of Paper
Eichorst, Jason Alan
Partisan Organization and Patterns of Competition in U. S. State Assemblies
Elis, Roy
Ensley, Michael; Tofias, Michael W.;
Marchi, Scott De
Erler, Helen Abbie
Legislative Discretion Over Pork-Barrel Spending: Evidence from a Series of
Natural Experiments, 1940-2008
Changing Minds? Variability in Congressional Roll Call Voting Over U. S.
House Members’ Careers
Time Pressures, Time Horizons, and Legislative Behavior
Fleisher, Richard; Bond, Jon R.
Agenda Change and Party Homogeneity in Congress
Fowler, Linda L.; Kelley, Christopher
S.; Marshall, Bryan W.; Dufresne,
Kahlie
Gaylord, Sylvia
Bicameralism and Presidential Bargaining Strategies with Congress
Gebhardt, Zachary
Ginsberg, Wendy Robyn
Gordon, Stacy Burnett; Rocca,
Michael S.
Grindlife, Stonegarden
Too Undisciplined to Legislate? Delegation and Party Discipline in Argentina
and Brazil
Divided Government and Distributive Outcomes: Evidence from Federal
Spending in the U. S. Counties, 1983-2009
Responding to Reagan: Congressional Responses to Executive Branch
Attempts to Eliminate Agencies
th
Earmarks and Campaign Contributions in the 110 Congress
Just a Resolution: Presidential Influence on House Rules Committee
Resolutions
Fiscal and Electoral Effects on Omnibus Appropriations
To Speak or Not to Speak: That Is the Question
Grose, Christian R.
Gross, Matt
Priming Rationality: A Theory and Field Experiment of Participation in
Legislatures
The Party Record and Retirements from the House of Representatives
Han, Jeonghun
Legislators’ Voting Behavior with Two Principles and Party Cohesion
Hansen, Martin Ejnar
Change in Committee Membership in Parliamentary Systems
Hartog, Chris Den; Monroe, Nathan
William
Hasecke, Edward, Meinke, Scott R.;
Scott, Kevin M.
Herzog, Alexander
Floor Restrictions in the House and Senate
Holt, Jacob
Holt, Jacob
Congressional Superdelegates in the 2009 Election: Power, Constituency,
and Uncertainty
Policy-Making in Parliamentary Democracies: The Impact of Cabinet
Ministers on Social Policy Outcomes
Career Opportunities and Partisan Composition of State Legislatures
Hug, Simon
What’s Country of Origin Got to Do with It: Members of Congress, Immigration Votes, and Hispanic Constituency Pressure
Presidential Action and Congressional Development: Legislative Constraint
on Executive Orders, 1946-2008
Sophisticated Voting in Bicameralism
Ilderton, Nathan Arthur
Divided Government, Polarization, and Gridlock in the U. S. Congress
Jochim, Ashley Elizabeth; Jones,
Bryan D.
Kearney, Richard C.
Still Searching for Equilbria: The Dimensionality of Congress Through Issues
and Time
State Sunset Legislation and Review: Hidden Behind the Clouds
Huder, Joshua C.
Page 3 of 8
Author
Title of Paper
King, Aaron S; Orlando, Francis J.;
Rohde, David W.
Koger, Gregory
The Dynamics of the Motion to Table Amendments in the U. S. Senate
Kypriotis, Allen
Issue Dimensionality in Congress
Ladewig, Jeffrey W.
Income Inequality and Ideological Positions in the U. S. Congress
Larocca, Roger; Parker, Glenn R.;
Parker, Suzanne L.; Vanhorn,
Abigaile
Lindstaedt, Rene; Wielen, Ryan John
Vander
Loomis, Burdett A.
Restrictive Amendment Procedures and the Mobilization of Partisan Team
Spirit
Macdonald, Jason A.
MacKenzie, Scott Alan
Madonna, Anthony; Lynch, Michael
S.
Magar, Eric
Magleby, Daniel Blyth; Montagnes,
Brendan Pablo
Manheim, Frank T.
Strategic Party Government: A Micro-Analysis
Legislative Learning in Response to Institutional Change
The New Post-Senate Career: Doing Well and Doing Good in the Golden
Years
Congressional Vetoes of Bureaucratic Regulations: Limitation Riders in
Appropriations Law, 1989-2002
Going Up, Getting Out or Moving In? Congressional Career Paths and Their
Effects on Re-election and Retirement
Generating a Record: Evaluating the Decision to Record a Vote in the 110th
Congress
Vote-Trading, the ‘Partial’ Veto and Commitment Credibility: The President as Legislative Broker with Evidence from Uruguay
Intercameral Bargaining and Strategic Voting
McGrath, Robert J.
Influence of the Groundbreaking 1970s Environmental Laws on
Congressional Lawmaking: Qualitative and Quantitative Relations
Policy in Disguise: Congressional Delegation of Policy Authority in a Federal
Context
Explaining Congressional Oversight as an Ex-Post Control Mechanism
McHugh, Mary
The United States Senate: Accepting the Realty of a New Institutional Model
Miller, Susan Marie; Moffett, Ken;
Overby, Marvin
Mineke, Scott R.
Park, Hong Min
Standing Atop the Hill: King of the Hill and Queen of the Hill Sequencing
Procedures in Recent Congresses
Adaptable Institutions: Growth and Change in the House Democratic
Extended Leadership, 1975-2008
Assessing the Effects of Multiple Referrals on Legislative Outcomes in the
United States House of Representatives, 1975 to 2000
th
The Case of the Serial Speaker: One-Minute Speeches in the 104 -110th
Congresses
Why Do Backbenchers Dissent? The Relationship Between Leaders and
Rank-and-File Members in Strong Parties: Evidence from Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada
Dimensionality of Roll Call Votes: A Tool for Party Leaders
Patty, John W.
Electoral Accountability and Polarization
Peabody, Bruce G.; Larson, Bruce
Anders
Pearson, Kathryn L.
Running at Justice: Members of Congress and Court-Curbing Legislation,
1990-2008
Gendered Partisanship in the U. S. House and Senate
Peskowitz, Zachary
An Empirical Investment Model of Campaign Contributions
McCann, Pamela Clouser
Nokken, Timothy P.
Olson, Adam Kyle; Rose, Roger P.
Palamarenko, Maksym
Page 4 of 8
Author
Title of Paper
Platt, Matthew Bartholomew
From Trailblazers to Tokens: The Changing Nature of Black Representation
Powell, Lynda
What Money Buys: The Influence of Campaign Contributions in State
Legislatures
What About Institutions?: How Legislative Reforms Altered Polarization in
the House of Representatives Amendment Process
The Implications of Member’s Voting and Proposal Decision Rules for
Models of Congressional Politics
Bicameralism: Facilitator or Impediment to Majority Party Agenda Setting?
Pump, Barry
Ragan, Robi A.
Ragusa, Jordan M.
Ramey, Adam Joseph
Ramos, Antonio Pedro
Rippere, Paulina
Robinson, Gregory Alan; Monroe,
Nathan William
Rogers, James R.
Rogowski, Jon; Fowler, James H.;
Sinclair, Betsy
Rothenberg, Lawrence; Hollibaugh,
Gary Edward; Rulison, Kristin
Routh, Stephen; Rocca, Michael S.
Ryan, Josh M.
Sayari, Sabri; Bilgin, Hasret Dikici
Schaal, Pamela Marguerite
Schraufnagel, Scot; Dodd, Lawrence
C.; Hagel, Alisa Von
Seo, Jungkun
Shafran, JoBeth Surface
Sievert, Joel A.; Ostrander, Ian
Smith, David R.
Sparks, David B.
Sprague, Laurel; SarbaughThompson, Marjorie; Elder, Charles
D.; Thompson Lyke
Svensen, Eric Paul
Svensen, Eric Paul
Taylor, Andrew J.
Weighing the Alternatives: Preferences, Parties, and Constituency in Roll
Call Voting
Presidents, Legislators and Budgetary Process in Brazil: An Empirical
Investigation on the Role of the Political Parties on Pork Allocations in a
Multiparty Setting, 1996-2006
Ties that Bind: The Influence of Institutional Structure on Congressional Cosponsorship Networks
Amendments, Roll Rates, and Negative Agenda Control in the House of
Representatives
Informational Pathologies of Bicameralism
The Social Bases of Legislative Behavior
Does it Really Hurt to Be out of Step?
Understanding Congressional Verdicts on Judicial Appointments: An
Analysis of Senate Roll Call Voting on Federal Court Nominations
How Do Preference Changes Within a Chamber Affect Post-Passage
Resolution?
Paths to Power: The Making of Cabinet Ministers in Turkey
Fiscal Federalism: The Effects of Divided vs. Unified Government on
Federal Grant-in-Aid Spending
Norm-Breakers in Congress: Who are They and What Difference Do They
Make
Foreign Policy Forging Polarization? Republican Rally and Democratic
Divergence During the Reagan Military Buildup
Uncertainty and Unpredictability in Legislative Decision Making: When
Ideology Fails to Predict Roll Call Votes
Keep ‘em Doggies Rollin’? Institutional Constraints on Party Cartels in the U. S. House
The Distribution of Earmarks and the Impact on Future Re-Electability
Party Control and Political Agendas: The Influence of Party on Substantive
Eras of Congress
The Social and Political Forces Shaping Legislator-Constituent Relations:
Expanding an Empirical Theory of Representation
Testing Congressional Action Models of House Members in Funding the
War on Terror: An Explanation of Structured Induced Deference
The Entering Class: Freshmen House Members and Rules Changes, 18292003
What Kind of Good Is Legislative Seniority? Competing Propositions about
Behavior in the House
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Author
Title of Paper
Theriault, Sean M.
The Procedurally Polarized Congress
Tollestrup, Jessica Scott
Limitation Riders in the 98 through 107 Congresses: A Test of Procedural
Cartel and Conditional Party Government Theories
Problems in Comparing Preferences Across Institutions
Treier, Shawn
Ueda, Michiko; Matsubayashi,
Tetsuya
Wallner, James Ian
Wand, Jonathan
Webb, Brian
Webb, Brian; Alloui, Rochdi A.; Yonk,
Ryan
Wei Liu, Jia
th
th
Do Parties Matter for Distributive Outcomes? Evidence from a Regression
Discontinuity Approach
The Death of Deliberation: Popular Opinion, Party, and Policy in the Modern
United States Senate
The Measurement of Moderates in Congress: Integrating Roll Call Votes and
Roll Rates
Minority Party Obstructionism in the United States Congress
Wilkins, Arjun Samuel
Donations, Diversity, and Extremity: Campaign Contribution Diversity and
Voting Decisions
Rethinking Legislative Output of Divided Government: The Cases of
Premiers Tang Fei and Chang Chun-hsiung in Taiwan
Determinants of Voting Behavior in the U. S. House
Wright, Gerald C.; Rigby, Elizabeth
Do the Poor Get Equal Representation?
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Southwestern Political Science Association (SWPSA)
Author
Title of Paper
Wilson, Walter
Partisan Control in Congress and Support of Latino Interests in Bill
Sponsorship
The Entering Class: Freshmen House Members and Rules Changes, 18292003
Toeing the Line on the Environment? Party Congruence and Divergence on
Environmental Legislation in the U. S. Congress
Ideological and Partisan Dimensions of Legislative Speech
Svenson, Eric
Miles, Tom
Carroll, Royce; Matsuo, Akitaka
Choi, Jansup
Wang, Jianying
William, Meddaugh
Lacalle, Marina
Fortunato, David,
Jang, Jinhyeok
Avant, Gayle
Payne, Lee
Opportunities or Constraints? The Conditional Nature of the Senator’s Ideological Congruence to Constituency Preferences
The Implications of the Special Rules-Making to the Foreign Policy-Making
in the House of Representatives
Using Computer-Assisted Analysis to Estimate the Policy Ideal Points of
Members of Parliament and Cabinet Ministers in Australia, Canada, New
Zealand, and the United Kingdom
Where’s the Party? Examining Legislative Behavior thru Roll-Call Analysis in
the City of Buenos Aires’ Legislature
Position Taking and Legislative Review
Comparing Cosponsorship and Floor Voting Ideal Points: A Case of the
17th Korean National Assembly (2004-2008)
Administrative Innovation in the Texas Senate: A Case Study
Welfare Reform in the States: Does the Percentage of Female Legislators in
State Legislatures Affect Welfare Reform Policies?
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WESTERN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (WPSA)
Author
Title of Paper
Adler, E. Scott; Wilkerson, John
Carson, Jamie; Crespin, Michael;
Eaves, Carrie, Wanless, Emily
Dancey, Logan
The Evolution of Policy: Congress and the Timing and Degree of Policy
Change
Electoral Trajectories of Local Officeholders: Are Some Launching Pads
Better Than Others?
Constituency Congruency and Candidate Competition in Primary Elections
for the U. S. House
Restoring Integrity: How Congressional Scandals Affect Legislative Behavior
Evans, C. Lawrence; Bell, Nicholas
Interests, Preferences, and Coalition Building: The 1989 S&L Bailout
Evans, Kevin; Hadley, Nathan
Toward a Better Understanding of Party Switching in the U. S. Congress:
the Cases of Arlen Specter, Olympia Snowe, and Susan Collins
Inside the Earmark Favor Factory: An Analysis of Congressional Earmark
Requests
The Elasticity of Partisanship in Congress: An Analysis of Legislative
Responses to Presidential Popularity
Using Proposition Votes to Estimate District Preferences on Issues
Bickers, Kenneth; Zeemering, Eric
Frisch, Scott; Kelly, Sean Q.
Harbridge, Laurel
Jarvis, Matthew; Stambough,
Stephen
Jessee, Stephen; Theriault, Sean
Kelly, Andrew, Van Houweling,
Robert
Martin, Paul
Party and Constituency Influence on Procedural and Final Passage Voting
in the U. S. House
Representation and Roll Calls
Earmarks and Representation
Nakamura, Robert; Baskin, Mark;
Russell-Einhorn, Malcolm
Oldmixon, Elizabeth; Schecter, David
Constituency Development Funds and Legislative Strengthening
Petersen, Seth
Political Calculations: A Statistical Analysis of Open Seat and Congressional
Special Elections
To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Electoral Politics, Dissent, and Congressional
Adoption of Twitter
What About Amendments? How Institutional Change Effects Polarization in
the U. S. House of Representatives
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Earmarks and Campaign Contributions in the 110 Congress
Peterson, Rolfe
Pump, Barry
Rocca, Michael; Gordon, Stacy
Salka, William
Sanches, Gabriel; Rocco, Michael;
Gonzalez-Aller, Angelina
Smith, Keith; Vo, Diana
Sokhey, Anand; Box-Steffensmeier,
Janet
Tollestrup, Jessica
Trautman, Linda
Needs, Norms and Food Policy in the U. S. House of Representatives
Publicly Funded Legislative Campaigns through Citizens’ Elections Programs: Who Participates and Does it Matter?
The Substantive Effects of Congressional Earmarks: The Case of Health
Spending
Institutional Isomorphism and Oversight of the Executive
Understanding the Timing of Cue-Giving and Cue-Taking in the United
States Senate
Conditional Party Government and the Removal of Limitation Riders from
Appropriations Legislation on the House Floor
The Impact of Racial Redistricting upon State Legislative Decisionmaking
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Western Social Science Association (WSSA)
Author
Title of Paper
Jacobs, Kelly
Amendments on the Horizon? How the 111th Congress May be Steering
the Nation Toward Constitutional Reform
The Evolution of the U. S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Krutz, Glen
Taylor, Jon
Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader McConnell?: A Preliminary
Forecast of the Outcome of the 2010 Midterm Elections
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Brookings Report on Congress
Call for Papers – French Political Science Association (AFSP)
Charting the Congressional Experience: The Papers of Richard Gephardt
Civil Rights Documentation Project
Congress and History Conference
Congress to Campus Program
Congressional Bills Project
Data on Legislative Voting and Representation
Dirksen Center Invites Applications for Grants
Election Results Archive
European Consortium for Political Research
International Political Science Review
Political Science Blog: Voir Dire
SSRN Political Science Network
State Politics and Policy Quarterly Archive
The Thicket at NCSL
Visiting Scholars Program, APSA Centennial Center
Visiting Scholars Program, Carl Albert Center
Legislative Studies Section Newsletter, July 2010, Research and Teaching
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Brookings Institution Report:
“Assessing the 110th Congress, Anticipating the 111th”
Sarah A. Binder, Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein, and Molly Reynolds have extended
their previous analysis to include the full, two-year 110th Congress. They conclude by
looking ahead to the 111th Congress and what it will take to overcome the shortcomings of
the 110th, deliver on President-elect Barack Obama’s promises regarding policy and process, and restore the responsibilities and comparative advantages of the first branch of
government. Click here to read the full report.
Call for Papers
FRENCH POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (AFSP)
11th Biennial Conference
Workshop: Comparing Legislatures
Strasbourg, France
Aug. 31 - Sept. 2, 2011
Deadline: October 15, 2010
The French Political Science Association invites scholars engaged in the study of legislatures
to submit paper proposals for its “Comparing Legislatures” workshop. The deadline for
receipt of paper proposals is a firm deadline: October 15, 2010. The proposal (one sheet)
must be submitted to [email protected] in a Word file.
This workshop on “Comparing legislatures” aims at reviewing current parliamentary researches building on a comparative perspective. Dwelling upon a methodological and
analytical point of view, the panel addresses in priority the question of the relationships
between comparative politics and legislative studies. To this end, two related questions are
submitted to analysis:
How useful are comparative political studies to understand the role and performance of
contemporary legislatures? To what extent are the main approaches of comparative
political analysis - such as political regimes typologies, consensual democracies - helpful
to study contemporary legislatures?
Similarly, what can comparative politics learn from the study of legislatures? What do
Parliament comparisons tell us about the configuration of political systems? To what
extent are the main variables of Parliament comparisons like Working/ talking
Parliament, degree of rationalism and degree of consensus, electoral magnitude,
valuable to understand the features of political regimes?
Purposes behind these questions are both analytical and methodological.
Regarding the numerous ways to compare Legislatures from RCVs studies to parliamentary
debates analysis, and to MP’s sociography, this section questions the value of these different methods in a comparative research design, with specific focus on internal
arrangements of Legislatures.
These issues will be addressed through two different workshops:
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1. Comparing the French Parliament: often viewed as a relatively weak institution, we aim
to test alleged marginality of the French Parliament, by considering the various
elements that allow comparisons with its European counterparts.
2. Comparing the US Congress and/or the European Parliament. Also considered as
exceptional, these two legislatures need to be compared, either to each other, or to
other national parliaments. The stake here targets better understanding of the
functioning of Legislatures in non-parliamentary systems.
This thematic section gives the priority to contributions dealing with comparative
approaches (either empirical or theoretical), focusing on various kinds of legislatures
(national or supranational). Papers analyzing advanced democratic legislatures, especially
the American Congress, the French Parliament, and the European Parliament, are very
expected. The GRPP team will encourage any kind of approach or method.
Conference talks: French, English
Each conference talk proposal, in French or English, will include the following elements:
First and last name of the author
Institutional affiliation
Email address
Proposed title of talk
Abstract, clearly presenting the subject, objectives, methodology used and results
Timetable
October 15, 2010: Deadline for receipt of paper proposals (Word file).
November, 2010: Notification of selection will be sent to contributors.
April 15, 2011: Deadline for receipt of bilingual abstracts (French-English) (about 1500
signs).
June 15, 2011: Deadline for receipt of papers (pdf file).
August 31- September 2, 2011: Conference in Strasbourg.
Program co-chairs
Anne-Laure Beaussier, PhD candidate, CEPEL, Université de Montpellier
Selma Bendjaballah, PhD candidate, CEE, Sciences Po
Olivier Costa, Research Fellow, CNRS-SPIRIT- Sciences Po Bordeaux
Olivier Rozenberg, Research Fellow, FNSP-CEE- Sciences Po Paris
Charting the Congressional Experience:
The Papers of Richard Gephardt
The inaugural Gephardt Fellow, Daniel E. Ponder, had the privilege of perusing the letters,
records, press clippings, and other minutiae of Richard Gephardt’s congressional career. The collection is housed at the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis. Click here to read
Ponder’s description of the Gephardt collection.
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Civil Rights Documentation Project
THE DIRKSEN CONGRESSIONAL CENTER
The landmark civil rights legislation of the mid-1960s has attracted considerable
scholarly attention, deservedly so. Much of the analysis of this legislation has centered on
the social and cultural conditions that gave birth to such laws as the Civil Rights Act of
1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
As valuable as the emphasis on the civil rights movement has been, an equally vital
chapter has been neglected – the story of the legislative process itself. The Dirksen
Congressional Center has posted a new feature on "CongressLink" that provides a fuller
accounting of law-making based on the unique archival resources housed at The Center,
including the collection of then-Senate Minority Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-IL),
widely credited with securing the passage of the bills.
Intended to serve the needs of teachers and students, The Civil Rights
Documentation Project demonstrates that Congress is capable of converting big ideas into
powerful law, that citizen engagement is essential to that process, and that the public
policies produced forty years ago continue to influence our lives.
The project takes the form of an interactive, Web-based presentation with links to
digitized historical materials and other Internet-based resources about civil rights
legislation created by museums, historical societies, and government agencies.
Please contact Cindy Koeppel by email at [email protected] if you have
any ideas or comments about this new feature.
Congress and History Conference
Videos of all sessions of the 8th Annual Congress and History Conference, which was
held at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia, May 20-21, 2009, are now
accessible on the Miller Center’s website at http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/conference/detail/4661.
Congress to Campus Program
THE UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION OF FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
The Congress to Campus Program is designed to address several aspects of the civic
learning and engagement deficit among the country’s college-age young people, combining
traditional educational content with a strong message about public service. The Program
sends bipartisan pairs of former Members of Congress - one Democrat and one Republican
- to visit college, university and community college campuses around the country. Over the
course of each visit, the Members conduct classes, hold community forums, meet
informally with students and faculty, visit high schools and civic organizations, and do
interviews and talk show appearances with local press and media.
In the summer of 2002, the Board of Directors of the U. S. Association of Former
Members of Congress (USAFMC) engaged the Center for Democracy & Citizenship (CDC) at
the Council for Excellence in Government to help manage the Congress to Campus Program
in partnership with the Stennis Center for Public Service (Stennis). CDC and Stennis, with
the blessing of the USAFMC, agreed to undertake a number of initiatives to greatly increase
the number of campuses hosting program visits each year, expand the pool of former
Members of Congress available for campus visits, develop new sources of funding, raise the
profile of the program and its message in the public and academic community, and devise
methods of measuring the impact of the program at host institutions.
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Congressional Bills Project
A website at http://www.congressionalbills.org allows academic researchers,
students, and the general public to download information about public and private bills
introduced in the U.S. Congress along with information about those bills' sponsors.
Each record is a bill. The download tool allows you to select a large number of
related variables to include in your download request. Obviously, limited requests will
download more quickly.
The bill's title and progress (from government resources)
The bill's subject (using the topic codes of the Policy Agendas Project)
Member biographical, committee, and leadership positions (much of this comes from
Elaine K. Swift, Robert G. Brookshire, David T. Canon, Evelyn C. Fink, John R.
Hibbing, Brian D. Humes, Michael J. Malbin and Kenneth C. Martis, Database of
Congressional Historical Statistics; as well as more recent data available through
Charles Stewart's website
Member DW-Nominate Scores (from Poole and Rosenthal of course)
The website is a work in progress by John D. Wilkerson and Scott Adler at University
of Washington, Seattle.
Data on Legislative Voting and Representation
Professor John Carey has established a website at Dartmouth that includes various
resources from his field research and data collection in an organized data archive. Of
particular significance is the data from a project on legislative voting and representation.
That project includes:
Transcripts from interviews with 61 legislators and party leaders from 8 countries
(Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru, and
Venezuela) from 2000-2001). The interviews followed a stable protocol for the most
part, regarding how decisions are reached within parties and carried out (or not) in
the legislative environment, and how legislators interact with party leaders, the
executive, and the citizens they represent. The interviews frequently cover other
topics as well, however, according to the subject's train of thought. The transcripts
are available in both English and Spanish.
Recorded vote data from 21 legislative chambers in 19 countries (Argentina,
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Israel, Mexico,
New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, United States, Uruguay).
In addition to the data and codebook, also available on the site are some files with
STATA code to produce the measures of party voting unity employed in the research.
Visitors are invited to use any of the data, qualitative or quantitative, that is available on
the site. The address of the website is
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~jcarey/dataarchive.html. Professor Carey's email address, in
case of questions, suggestions, or problems related to the data, is
[email protected].
Dirksen Center Congressional Research Grants
The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund research on
congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress.
The competition is open to individuals with a serious interest in studying Congress.
Political scientists, historians, biographers, scholars of public administration or American
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studies, and journalists are among those eligible. The Center encourages graduate students
who have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus to apply and awards a
significant portion of the funds for dissertation research.
The awards program does not fund undergraduate or pre-Ph.D. study. Organizations
are not eligible. Research teams of two or more individuals are eligible.
There is no standard application form. Applicants are responsible for showing the
relationship between their work and the awards program guidelines. Applications are
accepted at any time. Incomplete applications will NOT be forwarded to the screening
committee for consideration.
All application materials must be received no later than February 1. Awards are
announced in March. Complete information about eligibility and application procedures may
be found at The Center's Web site: http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_grants_CRAs.htm.
The Center, named for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a
private, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the study
of Congress and its leaders.
For more information about the Congressional Research Awards, contact Frank
Mackaman by email at [email protected] or phone 309.347.7113
Election Results Archive
CENTER ON DEMOCRATIC PERFORMANCE AT BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
The Center on Democratic Performance at Binghamton University is pleased to
announce the launch of the Election Results Archive (ERA), a collection of electronic files
containing data on election results from around the world. This unique online database
with global coverage provides researchers, policy-makers, scholars, and others interested
in elections with information on over 900 elections from around the world. It includes
information on the following:
Types of Elections: Results for presidential and national legislative elections.
Countries: The Archive currently contains election results from 134 countries that
have met a minimum threshold of democratic performance for the year in which the
elections took place.
Dates of Elections: The ERA contains results back to 1974. This date was selected
because it is frequently cited as a beginning point of the recent phase of democratic
expansion (democratic elections in Greece and Portugal).
More election data will be added to this Archive as time and resources permit. The archive
can be searched by country, region, or year and type of election. Please visit the archive at
http://cdp.binghamton.edu/era/index.html.
European Consortium for Political Research
ECPR has a new standing group on Parliaments, coordinated by Shane Martin,
University of California, San Diego) and Matti Wiberg (University of Turku). For a number
of years the study of legislatures has concentrated on the US Congress. Parliaments in
Europe have not been a subject of investigation to any comparable extent. Nevertheless,
the body of knowledge is ever expanding on both the long-standing parliaments in Europe
and the new institutions of the European Union and Central and Eastern Europe.
The Standing Group's aim is to promote comparative research and theory-building on
the institutionalisation, capacity, operation, and performance of legislatures and the
dissemination of such research. For more information, and to register for membership
(which is free) please see the web site at:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/standinggroups/parliaments/index.htm.
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International Political Science Review
International Political Science Review, the official journal of the International Political
Science Association edited by Kay Lawson and Yvonne Galligan, would be pleased to
receive quality submissions likely to be of interest to its international readership from the
members of Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association.
The IPSR is committed to publishing material that makes a significant contribution to
international political science. It seeks to meet the needs of political scientists throughout
the world who are interested in studying political phenomena in the contemporary context
of increasing international interdependence and global change.
IPSR reflects the aims and intellectual tradition of its parent body, the International
Political Science Association: to foster the creation and dissemination of rigorous political
inquiry free of subdisciplinary or other orthodoxy. We welcome work by scholars who are
focusing on currently controversial themes, shaping innovative concepts of methodologies
of political analysis, and striving to reach outside the scope of a single culture.
Authors interested in submitting their work should consult either a recent copy of the
journal or http://ipsr.sagepub.com and follow submission guidelines, sending electronic
copies to both [email protected] and [email protected].
Preliminary queries are welcome.
Political Science Blog: Voir Dire
University of George faculty members Jeff Yates and Andy Whitford have established
a new blog that focuses on law, courts, politics, and policy. They also address topics
concerning academia generally and have very occasional discussion of pop culture and
other topics of lighter fare. The blog address is http://lawandcourts.wordpress.com/.
SSRN Political Science Network
The new Political Science Network (PSN) provides a world-wide, online community
for research in all areas of political science, following the model of the other subject matter
networks within the Social Science Research Network. PSN provides scholars with access
to current work in their field and facilitates research and scholarship. PSN is directed by
Professors David A. Lake and Mathew D. McCubbins (UC – San Diego). The website
address is http://www.ssrn.com/psn/index.html.
State Politics and Policy Quarterly Archive
Every article in every issue of SPPQ is now on-line in pdf format, accessible free of
charge to SPPQ subscribers and those whose university libraries subscribe. Furthermore,
non-subscribers may purchase a time-limited “research pass” for a reasonable price.
To access this archive, go to: http://sppq.press.uiuc.edu/sppqindex.html and follow
the links on the tables of contents to the articles. When you find an article you wish to
view, click on the “view pdf” button at the bottom of its page. If your library subscribes to
SPPQ, you will be sent straight to the article in pdf format. If your library does not
subscribe (or if you are connecting from off campus), do one of the following:
1. If you are an individual SPPQ subscriber, set up a personal access account.
Simply register with SPPQ by using your personal subscription ID number, as shown on
your journal mailing label (note: save your mailing envelope to get your subscriber
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number). Alternatively, you can contact the SPPQ access helpdesk at
[email protected] and request your subscriber number.
2. If you are an institutional SPPQ subscriber, you should have already received
access to full on-line content automatically. Your on-campus computers can access the
archive automatically through the use of institutional IP numbers and, therefore, your
students and faculty do not need to login personally. If your institution subscribes to the
paper journal but you find that you cannot access the full-text on-line version from your
campus, please ask your librarian to fill out the Online IP Registration Form at
http://sppq.press.uiuc.edu/ip_submit.html, which will add their institutional IP numbers to
the SPPQ control system.
If you have any questions or difficulties accessing the State Politics and Policy
Quarterly Archive, please contact the University of Illinois Press SPPQ help desk at:
[email protected].
The Thicket at NCSL
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES
The National Conference of State Legislatures has established a new blog, The
Thicket at State Legislatures, about the legislative institution and federalism. By and for
legislative junkies, the blog includes these categories: American Democracy, Budgets,
Congress, Courts and Legislatures, Elections, Ethics, Executives and Legislatures,
Federalism, Initiative and Referendum, Leadership, Legislation, Legislative Culture,
Legislative Staff, Legislators, Media, NCSL, Redistricting, and Term Limits.
Visiting Scholars Program
APSA CENTENNIAL CENTER
The Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs can be an invaluable
resource to political and social scientists. The Center has space for hosting 10 scholars for
extended periods of time, ranging from weeks to months. Space for shorter "drop-in" stays
is also available. Scholars are expected to pursue their own research and teaching projects
and contribute to the intellectual life of the residential community by sharing their work
with Center colleagues in occasional informal seminars.
Located within the Association's headquarters building near Dupont Circle, with easy
access to the Washington Metro system, the Center offers visiting scholars furnished work
space, telephone, fax, personal computers, Internet connection, conference space, a
reference library, and library access at the George Washington University. Scholars are
responsible for securing their own housing, but the Center will make every effort to assist
scholars in locating suitable accommodations.
Eligibility is limited to APSA members. Senior or junior faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, and advanced graduate students are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Center also has a limited number of funding opportunities to support scholars
working at the Centennial Center or other research locations.
Full details on the Center and the Visiting Scholars Program, including an application
form, can be found online at www.apsanet.org/centennialcenter. Scholars may also call
202-483-2512 or email to [email protected].
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Visiting Scholars Program
CARL ALBERT CENTER
The Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma seeks
applicants for its Visiting Scholars Program, which provides financial assistance to researchers working
at the Center's archives. Awards of $500 - $1000 are normally granted as reimbursement for travel and
lodging.
The Center's holdings include the papers of many former members of Congress, such as Robert
S. Kerr, Fred Harris, and Speaker Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Helen Gahagan Douglas and Jeffery
Cohelan of California; Sidney Clarke of Kansas; Richard Armey of Texas; and Neil Gallagher of New
Jersey.
Besides the history of Congress, congressional leadership, national and Oklahoma politics, and
election campaigns, the collections also document government policy affecting agriculture, Native
Americans, energy, foreign affairs, the environment, the economy, and other areas.
Topics that can be studied include the Great Depression, flood control, soil conservation, and
tribal affairs. At least one collection provides insight on women in American politics. Most materials date
from the 1920s to the 1970s, although there is one nineteenth century collection.
The Center's archives are described at http://www.ou.edu/carlalbertcenter/archives/ and in the
publication titled A Guide to the Carl Albert Center Congressional Archives by Judy Day et.al. (Norman,
Okla.: The Carl Albert Center, 1995), available at many U.S. academic libraries. Additional information
can be obtained from the Center.
The Visiting Scholars Program is open to any applicant. Emphasis is given to those pursuing
postdoctoral research in history, political science, and other fields. Graduate students involved in
research for publication, thesis, or dissertation are encouraged to apply. Interested undergraduates and
lay researchers are also invited to apply. The Center evaluates each research proposal based upon its
merits, and funding for a variety of topics is expected.
No standardized form is needed for application. Instead, a series of documents should be sent to
the Center, including:
(1) a description of the research proposal in fewer than 1000 words;
(2) a personal vita;
(3) an explanation of how the Center's resources will assist the researcher;
(4) a budget proposal; and
(5) a letter of reference from an established scholar in the discipline attesting to the significance of the
research.
Applications are accepted at any time.
For more information, please contact: Archivist, Carl Albert Center, 630 Parrington Oval, Room
101, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019. Telephone: (405) 325-5835. FAX: (405) 325-6419.
Email: [email protected]
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