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APSA Legislative Studies Section Newsletter, July 2011, Book Notes Page 1 of 11

Volume 34, Number 2, July 2011

x Abortion Politics in Congress: Strategic Incrementalism and Policy Change by Scott H. Ainsworth and Thad E. Hall

x After the Rubicon: Congress, Presidents, and the Politics of Waging War by Douglas L. Kriner

x Congress in Black and White: Race and Representation in Washington and at Home by Christian R. Grose

x Congressional Ambivalence: The Political Burdens of Constitutional Authority by Jasmine Farrier

x Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate by Gregory Koger

x Obama In Office edited by James A. Thurber

x Legislatures: The Puzzle of Representation by Gerhard Loewenberg

x State Legislatures Today: Politics Under the Domes by Peverill Squire and Gary Moncrief

x Terrorism and National Security Reform: How Commissions Can Drive Change During Crises by Jordan Tama

x The “War on Terror” and the Growth of Executive Power? A Comparative Analysis edited by John E. Owens and Riccardo Pelizzo

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Abortion Politics in Congress: Strategic Incrementalism and Policy Change , Scott H. Ainsworth and Thad E. Hall, 2011, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521740043, $23.74, paper, 226 pages. Abortion has been a heavily-debated topic since the Roe v. Wade decision was handed down. Ainsworth and Hall seek to examine this contentious issue area by examining both the institution of Congress and actions of specific members within Congress. In order to examine abortion policy, Ainsworth and Hall emphasize that policy developments on this issue have been incremental and frequently contrast this incremental approach with one that is nonincremental. The authors indicate that “incrementalism is a highly effective means of achieving success in the legislative arena, especially when the policy at hand is as volatile as abortion politics” (27) even though scholars do not frequently utilize this notion of incrementalism in their research any longer. Ainsworth and Hall present criticisms up front along with scholarship on nonincremental change. They nonetheless indicate that the notion of incrementalism they present is refined and valid for their area of study. According to Ainsworth and Hall, legislators have three strategic concerns: (1) a trade-off between vote maximization and policy gains, (2) sabotage, and (3) informational constraints. Legislators are assumed to trade votes for policy gains because of risk aversion and vote explanation. Incremental policies are perceived as less risk averse and will likely result in less of a vote explanation. With respect to sabotage, legislators are likely to have less opposition if their policy proposal is moderate. Finally, incrementalism helps to overcome informational constraints because of a small scale change in which the winning side only gains slightly while the losers have not lost much. Ainsworth and Hall discuss how Congress as an institutional body has dealt with abortion policy utilizing this incremental approach. Utilizing NOMINATE scores, they examine a number of ideological characteristics of the House over time. They also examine “the external environment,” focusing on public opinion toward the abortion issue through the use of the General Social Survey. Tying public opinion to representation, Ainsworth and Hall indicate that many citizens feel ambivalent toward the abortion issue which allows “pro-choice or prolife members of Congress to introduce and coordinate legislative proposals designed to achieve important policy outcomes” (80). Ultimately, those legislators who are able to justify their abortion vote to their constituents are more likely to move abortion policy closer to their ideal point. An attempt is made by Ainsworth and Hall to trace the legislative history of abortion policy. They utilize descriptive detail to indicate instances when incremental changes have been successful, examining such cases as the Hyde Amendments and partial-birth abortion, and when non-incremental changes have been unsuccessful. Next, the authors turn their discussion to those members who sponsor abortion policy, focusing primarily on partisanship and ideological factors. They indicate that the pro-choice ruling in Roe created the opportunity for more incremental policy changes in the pro-life direction by both Democrats and Republicans. Additionally, members of both of these parties and those across the ideological spectrum have utilized incremental changes more frequently over the past 30 years than non-incremental. In addition to the sponsors of abortion legislation, Ainsworth and Hall also examine where such abortion bills are referred. In doing so, they draw on the literature on committee jurisdiction and discuss how traditionally abortion policy was considered in the Judiciary Committee but that it has since lost a great deal of turf in this area. Ainsworth and Hall conclude by indicating the ways in which their examination of abortion policy aids our understanding of Congress. In doing so they draw on a great deal of scholarship in the field of American politics as well as some of the research by Baumgartner and Jones on the punctuated equilibrium theory.

Caitlin O’Grady Carl Albert Center Graduate Fellow

University of Oklahoma

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After the Rubicon: Congress, Presidents, and the Politics of Waging War, Douglas L. Kriner, 2010, The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226453569, $30.00, 322 pages. Douglas Kriner challenges the common belief that Congress plays a subservient role to that of the president in making decisions of war and peace. His theoretical framework differentiates the “conflict initiation stage” and the “conflict conduct phase.” He then identifies two categories of influence, that of direct influence via congressional action (authorizations/deauthorizations, funding/funding cutoffs, oversight hearings, etc.) and anticipated reactions (the prospect that the Congress might exercise any of its formal powers). The perception that Congress rarely affects use-of-force policy rests on the relative infrequency with which it exercises its formal powers to begin, end, or shape a military action. A close examination of the policy-making process in the initiation and conduct phases, however, indicates a variety of contexts in which presidents’ exercise of war powers is affected by anticipated congressional reaction, echoing as it most often will, public opinion. Congressional influence is at its weakest during the conflict initiation phase. Presidents enjoy asymmetrical information advantages (did Saddam Hussein have WMD?) and a bully pulpit (the smoking gun as a mushroom cloud). They are also in a position to act as commander-in-chief with a constitutional responsibility to defend the nation and its vital interests. Still, presidents have often been sensitive to the need to gain congressional support before using force, as in the examples of the first and second Iraq wars. Once the fighting has begun, the president’s advantages quickly diminish. Wars bring death and grievous injury. Citizens notice. Wars cost money. Congress is asked to appropriate it. The media, unable to fathom the grounds of war, are able to cover the war itself, recently embedded with the troops. The public is able to perceive whether the war is going well or not, and its attitudes will be reflected in Congress. Due to political loyalty or ideological affinity, presidents can usually count of core support within their own party, but their party may not be in the majority. And even if they are, some members may be disaffected. There follows an exhaustive empirical study of American use-of-force since World War II, focusing on the advent of wars, the scope of wars, and wars’ duration. This carefully crafted research is a model of theory building and model testing, a full description of which lies beyond the parameters of this brief review. Kriner’s conclusions are important to mention. He says: “The statistical and archival data plainly demonstrate that when Congress acts in the military arena, it has tangible consequences for the conduct of military policymaking. Even if Congress cannot enact legislation formally compelling the president to abandon his preferred policy course, when momentum builds behind legislative initiatives to curtail an ongoing use of force, or when congressional committees hold hearings investigating the administration’s conduct of military operations, these actions shape presidential cost-benefit calculations and influence the duration of major military ventures” (233). But what factors determine whether Congress will undertake these actions? Kriner concludes: “Consistent with the theoretical expectations, the models confirm that Congress’s partisan composition is the most important predictor of its willingness to use the formal legislative and investigative tools at its disposal to challenge the president’s conduct of ongoing military operations” (250). Yet even as presidents must calculate anticipated congressional reactions to the advent and conduct of war, so too must members of Congress calculate the effects on their own political prospects of any effort to call the administration to account. This waltz of war seems the inevitable consequence of a constitutional system in which separated institutions share political power.

Ron Peters Professor of Political Science


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Congress in Black and White: Race and Representation in Washington and at Home, Christian R. Grose, 2011, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521177016, $24.99, 242 pages. Christian Gross ‘s contribution to understanding substantive representation is neatly framed at the book’s beginning by the juxtaposition of a largely academic debate over substantive and descriptive representation as compared with the real-politics article of faith articulated by a congressional staffer. Does descriptive representation lead to better substantive representation as the staffer believes? Or as scholars have debated, does descriptive representation sometimes come at the sacrifice of substantive representation? Gross takes on this question with new data and perspective and makes a compelling case that indeed race does matter for substantive outcomes. Gross attributes the discipline’s disconnect to a research focus on Capitol Hill activities and not the member’s service to the district. He points out that if scholars only focus on voting, then they miss a significant difference in constituency service and project delivery. With the latter district-focused activities, descriptive representation matters a great deal. By focusing in detail upon constituency service (chapters 4 and 5) and allocational activities (chapter 6) such as projects secured for predominantly black counties or historically black colleges and universities, Gross shows that black MCs are three to five times more successful at “bringing home the bacon” to HBCUs and predominantly black counties. Using two measures – percentage of black staffers in a district office and district office locations -- he also shows that black MCs are much more likely to provide greater constituency service to black constituents. Interestingly, Gross also finds that black representatives in majority-white districts did a much better job all-around in serving all of their constituents than did other members of Congress. One fresh approach which Gross brings to the analysis is spatial modeling to understand roll call votes on civil rights issues. Rather than utilizing the traditional LCCR index (Leadership Conference on Civil Rights), Gross constructs a civil rights ideology score for House members and then estimates the civil rights issue space over a 34-year span (1969 to 2004). He finds that the position of the vote-deciding 218th House member on civil rights votes has changed very little during that time period. Combined with an analysis of racial redistricting over the same period, the data support Gross’s argument that roll call voting shows little aggregate effect of racial representation. He concludes that the debate over racial redistricting is largely overstated, and he concludes that racial redistricting has “minimal effects on the floor of the U.S. House” (57). The sweep of the book’s empirical case is impressive . Gross combines: (1) extensive interviewing in 17 congressional districts between 1994 and 2002, (2) quantitative analysis of the 104th to 106th congresses, (3) the previously mentioned spatial modeling of civil rights votes, and (4) careful documentation of district-level service measures. The methods are well documented and justified in three separate appendices, making the book a good vehicle for graduate-level methods instruction. Gross asserts that the current debate over majority-minority districts and black influence districts (25% to 49% African American) needs to be rethought. In chapter 7, he proposes the concept of “black-decisive” districts as guidance to the courts in thinking about how to achieve effective representation of African Americans. This concept differs from the strictly numerical approach of drawing districts and maximizes competitive districts likely to elect blacks. Gross makes the case that racial trust is a relevant variable to consider in the drawing of districts, and racial trust depends upon local conditions and past voting behavior of whites to support African American candidates. Gross’s book closes with criteria for drawing districts that increase substantive representation of African-Americans, and no doubt his criteria will fuel a lively debate as the next round of redistricting and litigation unfold.

Cindy Simon Rosenthal Professor of Political Science


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Congressional Ambivalence: The Political Burdens of Constitutional Authority, Jasmine Farrier, 2010, The University Press of Kentucky, ISBN 9780813192628, cloth, $40.00, 211 pages. Through the prism of three important case studies, Jasmine Farrier provides a self-described sibling and sequel to her 2004 work, Passing the Buck: Congress, the Budget, and Deficits. Her new book, Congressional Ambivalence, explores the “cycle of ambivalence,” which involves the deliberate and willful congressional delegation of power to other branches and other entities, regret by members of Congress that they had been so inclined, and attempts, often disparate and anemic, rather than coordinated and successful, to reclaim the power so relinquished. Using the base realignment and closure (BRAC) process, fast-track trade authority, and post-9/11 policy making, Farrier provides numerous descriptions and analyses of initial congressional eagerness to avoid partisan fighting and parochial policy-making, not to mention rigorous analysis, followed by congressional anguish on the part of some as they watch their beliefs about said policies morph and change into much larger and more extensive grants of authority to presidents and agencies than were expected. But why are members so surprised that other institutions and entities would enlarge their powers when given the chance? Isn’t that assumption about human nature imbedded in our framework of checks and balances, separation of powers, and congressional deliberation? With the benefit of a plethora of interviews by former and current members of Congress, and useful timelines of the stages of these three cases, Farrier provides the reader and student ample policy and case-study examples and opportunities to test and compare with normative theories of inter-branch relations and departmental prerogatives. With ongoing contemporary issues involving everything from presidential war powers, Congress’s role in foreign policy, the structure and intricacies of legislation related to economic stabilization, energy policy, and our financial and health-related systems and sectors, more than relevant to this cyclical thesis, readers and students can test for themselves the performance of Congress in recent years and current times and whether or not they, as Farrier does, see a century-long congressional decline in responsible law-making, and if so, why. For those critical of the “administrative state,” Farrier’s work will offer a challenge to any assumption of congressional virtue, as well as any belief extolling the benefits of said agencies and/or a strong, or plebiscitary, executive. Congressional Ambivalence is suitable for both the undergraduate and graduate classroom and is a lucid and well-written examination of Congress’ ability and willingness to perform its deliberative duties, especially where its constitutional authority and mandates are the clearest.

Matt Field Speechwriter/Professional Staff

Committee on House Administration U.S. Congress

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Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate, Gregory Koger, 2010, The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226449654,$24.00, 272 pages. Control of the “60-vote Senate” has become the goal of both major political parties, as the proposals of the majority party are then viewed as safe from filibuster. But is the classic filibuster always the source of obstruction for a policy (or nomination) for the opposition party just in the Senate? If so, why is it the preferred method of obstruction? Gregory Koger argues that both chambers have engaged in obstructionist tactics for a wide variety of reasons. Koger takes the broad definition of a filibuster to include any method in which one party may obstruct another in the passage of policy or a nomination. These methods include prolonged speaking, dilatory motions, and disappearing quorums. Koger’s theory of obstruction states that congressional members view bill passage as a bargaining game in which they try to get their preferred policy at the least cost. Congressional members engage in a cost-benefit analysis to determine the method of obstruction best to use to thwart policy movement. The party wishing to pass a policy (“Pro”) will try to gauge the strength of the opposition (“Con”). In the game, members of Congress “receive both policy and position-taking payoffs, incur penalties for wasting time, and pay special costs for active filibustering” (10). Pro can introduce a weak bill if they believe Con will filibuster so that there can be bargaining. Strong bills require Con to deduce whether Pro will try to reform rules or hold out for erosion of Con’s coalition. Time becomes an important part of the equation. Members want to reduce the costs of filibustering and time is almost as important as campaign funds to the member. As such, “wars of attrition” are waged to see if one side can force the other closer to their preferred policy points by forcing a choice over the policy or time, usually by constraining the time either left in the session or the personal time of the member to the point that the opposition finally yields. To test his theory of obstruction, Koger amasses an impressive array of data, from the start of Congress in 1789, culling information about the obstruction practices from a variety of sources. He uses a mixed method approach, with case studies of particular filibusters, along with quantitative analysis of vote margins, ideology, and party cohesion. The second section of the book analyzes the historic Congress, where the House of Representatives could filibuster until the House reforms in 1894. Until 1894, the House actually used obstructionist tactics more than the Senate and was often successful. Rising societal complexity, stemming from the Civil War, coupled with a rising partisanship and workload in Congress, lead to this rise in filibuster activity in the House, as well as the Senate. The increasing membership in the House brought reforms early, as professional time became more valuable. Also, the development of passenger trains enabled members to go home more often, so members wanted to conclude their business in a judicious fashion to be able to spend more time in district. Koger also considers the demands of party cohesion, actual attendance in Congress, and external policy requests coming from the White House on the use of filibusters. Koger finds that filibustering increased in the historic Congress, as the time required being present in Congress increased, as members believed that “their opponents place a high value on their time and, thus, can be beaten in a war of attrition” (94). In the third section of the book, Koger turns his attention to the use of obstructionist tactics in the modern Senate (1901-present) and investigates the reasons for the increase in filibustering in the Senate in the modern era. Killing a bill and “hostage taking” are consistently the primary reasons that filibusters occur. The Senate also undertook reforms to contain filibusters. The cloture reform of 1917 did little to stop obstruction, but the reforms of 1975 did produce cloture votes. By the early 1960s, invoking cloture became the better option than attrition, due to time constraints. But Koger argues that cloture actually increased obstructionist tactics as cloture reduced the costs involved for the minority. The threat of a hold or a cloture vote now produces the same results as an actual filibuster. Koger concludes with a projection that the filibuster is here to stay in the Senate, despite renewed calls for another reform. In all, Koger contributes here a complex view of the filibuster system that will set the standard for these studies.

Leslie Baker Graduate Student of Political Science


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Obama In Office, edited by James A. Thurber, 2011, Paradigm Publishers, ISBN 9781594519932, $29.95, paper, 320 pages. Editor James Thurber says that the purpose of this book is to assess the Obama presidency. We should take note of this as it suggests that presidents can and will be assessed in two-year increments. Just because political science can assess a president’s performance after a mere two years, does it mean we should? For ease in reading, Thurber clearly divides the book into parts. How has Obama moved from campaigning to governing? The general sentiment is not well. President Obama has not been able to successfully explain problems and his proposed solutions in a way that Americans understand and accept. Gary Jacobson provides solid analysis of public opinion data showing this in chapter two, while Richard Boyd adds to this in chapter three. Stephen J. Wayne analyzes Obama’s personality and performance in chapter four and summarizes “The story of Barack Obama’s first two years in office is a story of high hopes, great expectations, major policy problems, and disappointment in resolving them” (73). The fifth chapter, contributed by James P. Pffifner, talks about Obama’s organization of the White House. How has Obama done with Congress? Barbara Sinclair reports that Obama and his Democratic Party leadership in Congress were not in step as far as policy concerns, and that they both failed to “manage expectations.” John E. Owens asserts that although Obama wanted to be a “post-partisan” president, he ran smack into a partisan Congress, and names the Dodd-Frank Act, health care reform, and the ratification of the START treaty as notable legislative achievements. Thurber examines Obama’s relationship with lobbyists in chapter eight and cites Obama’s executive orders in the name of greater transparency as his greatest achievement on this front. President Obama’s relationship with the media has been especially interesting. Two chapters here, one by Ron Elving and one by Scott Lilly, document that although President Obama was a media darling as a candidate and tried to use that in the White House, he was never quite able to recapture the most favorable media coverage. Elving documents exactly how much interaction with the media President Obama had and suggests overexposure may have been one critical problem. Lilly blames the 2010 midterm election results on the Obama administration’s miscommunications which led to false perceptions on the part of the electorate. The section on President Obama’s experiences with domestic policy is among the most interesting contributions from this volume. Joseph White examines President Obama’s success in budgetary policy, calling the stimulus bill and health care reform his most significant successes. Claudia Hartley Thurber provides a fresh look at regulations and rulemaking under President Obama. Now that he has laws on the books, she says, President Obama can see them carried out through rulemaking. Douglas E. Van Houweling then provides an engaging chapter on internet policy under the Obama administration. Since there have been only three presidents after the Internet became a popular and available form of communications, this is indeed a thorough look at Internet policy. Those scholars who examine President Obama’s contributions to foreign policy find evidence of success. All scholars here agree that Obama inherited a complicated world with more foreign policy challenges than almost any other president. Jonathan Wilkenfeld argues that there are structural problems that no president, including Obama, has really tried to address yet. Martha Crenshaw examines counterterrorism policy and finds that President Obama has pursued some novel options, including his positive outreach to Muslims, but that he has not been able to overcome the “domestic security apparatus.” Richard M. Pious investigates President Obama’s usage of prerogative powers in carrying out the war on terrorism. He finds that even though the presidency may switch party control, the usage of prerogative powers does not change all that much. Lawrence J. Korb and Alexander H. Rothman offer this assessment: “ President Obama deserves credit for fulfilling his campaign promises in Iraq and Afghanistan, recommitting the United States to nuclear disarmament, and reorienting US defense policy to better handle the threats of the twenty-first century” (270). Not bad for two years in office. Whether you agree that assessing a president in two year increments is appropriate or useful, some of the contributors to this book provide interesting analysis of Obama’s presidency thus far.

Aleisha Karjala Assistant Professor of Political Science

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

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On Legislatures: The Puzzle of Representation, Gerhard Loewenberg, 2011, Paradigm Publishers, ISBN 9781594517525, $24.95, paper, 159 pages. Gerhard Loewenberg compares the legislative governing structures across the nation to determine the characteristics which one might assume would make their ability to function extremely challenging. Loewenberg sets out to determine the common characteristics present in legislatures, discussing broadly the way these commonalities exist, but also frequently using examples of one or several legislatures, often the United States legislature and/or a legislature in Europe. Loewenberg traces the historical development of legislatures and determines there are a number of contradictions between “the inherited structure and the modern political environment” (13). He identifies these four puzzles: representativeness, organization and procedure for assemblies of equals, the role of legislatures in the political system, and making the legislatures understandable. In his discussion on representation, Loewenberg draws on some of the well known representation research, examining Hanna Pitkin’s (1967) well-known representation categories as descriptive, symbolic, and active. Additionally, Loewenberg examines the delegate-trustee relationship and cites a number of famous representation scholars who have studied the U.S. legislature. With respect to cross-national research on representation, Loewenberg indicates that a great deal of representation scholarship has had to deal with multimember constituencies which has naturally led to a focus on the political consequences of utilizing different electoral systems. Loewenberg next turns to the idea that legislatures need to make collective decisions, indicating “the equal status of each member of a legislature presents a fundamental challenge to its capacity to reach collective decisions” (49). In order to address how legislatures reach collective decisions, Loewenberg examines the tools legislatures have developed that aid this goal: parliamentary procedure, speakers and committees, the legislative agenda, party organization, voting, and bicameralism. By examining these elements, Loewenberg is able to highlight historical developments present in a country’s legislature as well as indicating how a legislature may be unique. In his examination of legislatures as links between the government and the public, Loewenberg heavily discusses public opinion and representatives’ incentive to act for constituent interests. He also discusses legislative control over the executive and examines the differences that exist between presidential and parliamentary systems. Prior to discussing his fourth and final puzzle of legislatures, Loewenberg examines the ways in which legislatures have been studied, indicating that there has historically been a heavy focus on the U.S. legislature. He indicates that behavioralism presented a micropolitical approach to understanding legislative behavior but that more recent scholarship has turned to a macropolitical approach, which has focused more on the institution and utilized methodological advances made in the economics discipline. Finally, Loewenberg turns to his final puzzle of legislatures to examine whether scholarship has been able to make legislatures more understandable. He indicates that scholars have faced a great deal of difficulty in making their research public knowledge: “Unfortunately, the remarkable attention to legislature by scholars in the last half century has done little to explain the institution outside the academy” (132).

Caitlin O’Grady Carl Albert Center Graduate Fellow


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State Legislatures Today: Politics Under the Domes, Peverill Squire and Gary Moncrief, 2010, Longman, ISBN 9780136033554, $37.40, 259 pages It is not until something out of the ordinary happens at the federal level (i.e. the Obama Administration’s lawsuit challenging Arizona’s controversial immigration law) that the public and the media focus on the state legislatures, but Squire and Moncrief insist that these institutions are not simply mini-Congresses. In fact, the structure of the Congress owes much more to the original state governments than it does to the preceding Articles of Confederation. In State Legislatures Today: Politics Under the Domes, the authors trace the historical development of state legislatures from the colonial era to today. The purpose of the book is to show how incredibly varied state legislatures are from each other with regard to their capacity to navigate the policymaking process. Chapter one explains that by the nineteenth century, the U.S. Constitution was amended in order to expand federal power (i.e. the Civil War Amendments), but the state constitutions were rewritten with an eye toward controlling the power of the legislatures, largely seen by the citizens as abusive. Simultaneously, the Congress professionalized, thus increasing its ability to gather and exploit resources effectively. State governments did not begin to professionalize until the 1970s and the degree of professionalization between state legislatures varies greatly. An interesting aspect of the book is the thought provoking commentary on experience and expertise and its impact on legislation. The authors’ discussion, especially in light of calls for term limits, encourages readers to consider how the quality of public policy would be affected if term limits were instituted nationwide. Campaigns and elections are covered in chapter two. For the most part, there is a good deal of parity between the state and national levels, in terms of incumbency and party politics. Squire and Moncrief point out that the most dramatic change has been the decline in turnover at the state level. Thanks to increased salaries and longer sessions, along with one-party domination (i.e. safe seats) legislators are staying in office longer. Chapter three concerns the job of state legislator itself. The more professionalized the body, the more resources are allotted to staffing, which allows the legislator to devote more time to constituency service. The authors list several positive consequences of professionalization: an “inclination to reform government” (78), innovation, and the ability to resolve policy disputes. Chapter four describes the challenges that accompany leadership positions. These coveted positions are gained through a lengthy apprenticeship, except in states with term limits. The power of standing committees varies across state legislatures, due mainly to the differences in tenure. Only career legislatures offer salaries and benefits that provide an incentive to stay in office long enough to gain seniority and a leadership position. In state bodies with term limits, the committees have been weakened to the point of ceding power to the executive and surrendering “the sort of informational expertise they were intended to generate for the legislature” (152). In chapter five, the authors discuss the legislative process on the state level. Unlike the Congress, the majority of state legislatures are only in session for a few months out of the year, making it difficult to pass effective legislation. On the other hand, state lawmakers have an incentive to move quickly on the most important issues before the session ends. The legislative context is covered in chapter six and the authors point out that state lawmakers are more limited in their policymaking abilities than federal legislators. Actions by Congress, the Executive, and the Court either restrict state legislatures or require them to implement policies which they may not have the resources to fund. All but one state must balance their budgets, either by cutting spending or raising taxes. These decisions are not always popular, especially during economic downturns, and lawmakers in states which allow recall petitions and referenda are under extra pressure to satisfy the voters in order to remain in office. Squire and Moncrief came to the conclusion that the electorate know very little about their state governments and seem to be satisfied not knowing. Information might be gleaned from vigorous campaigning but elections are becoming less and less competitive. Ironically, for all the improvements to the policymaking process that were a direct result of professionalization, states with the highest levels of professionalization receive the lowest approval ratings from the public in spite of the fact that these bodies are more responsive than their less professionalized counterparts. Although attention is usually centered on Washington politics, the authors conclude that state legislatures are representative, albeit flawed, institutions.

Sondra Petty Graduate Student of Political Science


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Terrorism and National Security Reform: How Commissions Can Drive Change During Crises, Jordan Tama, 2011, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521173070, $28.99, 232 pages. This is an impressive book that examines the influence of commissions on US national security policy. Generally speaking, Tama’s research challenges the conventional wisdom about commissions, which argues that they are mere political ploys that seldom instigate substantive policy reform. To counter this claim, he points to a number of major policy reforms that were directly prompted by commissions. With this in mind, he argues that scholars should move beyond general questions about the impact of commissions towards looking at the particular conditions that make some commissions more influential than others. In other words, when and why are certain commissions influential whereas others are not? To answer this question, Tama begins by formulating an innovative theory of commission influence that helps him to deduce a series of competing hypotheses. Broadly speaking, his theory contends that small, independent, and bipartisan commissions that are established by the executive branch and given a narrow mandate are likely to instigate policy change. However, he argues, these commissions are more influential when created in the wake of a crisis, which opens a window of opportunity for active commissioners to garner broad-based political support for their recommendations. In other words, commissions that are created in response to a crisis are more influential than “agenda commissions,” which are typically created to advance a political goal or agenda. Having developed a theory of commission influence, Tama dedicates the remainder of his book to testing the validity of his argument. In pursuit of this goal, he draws upon statistical analysis as well as a series of carefully designed case studies. For the quantitative portion of his work, he creatively analyzes a unique data set that contains information on fifty-one national security commissions that were established between 1981 and 2006. By and large, his analysis corroborates his theory. Commissions are more influential when they are formed in response to a crisis, when they are established by the executive rather than legislative branch, and when the commissioners were asked to focus on a single issue, challenge, or event, rather than an ambiguous list of issues or problems. For the qualitative portion of his research, Tama moves beyond correlational analysis to look at the way in which eight different commissions have influenced US counterterrorism policy. In each case, he argues that US policy would look quite different were it not for these commissions and the crises that preceded them. In the first set of case studies, Tama reviews three panels that were established in the 1980s in response to bombings by Hezbollah and Libya. In so doing, he argues that the Long Commission prompted leading members of Congress to call for an immediate withdraw of troops from Lebanon whereas the Inman Panel and Lockerbie Commission triggered a series of legislation that profoundly changed the way in which the government ménages diplomatic and aviation security. In the second set, he analyzes two commissions that were created in the late 1990s following Al Qaeda’s bombing of US embassies in Africa. Here, he finds that the Crowe Panel and the Cole Commission prompted additional changes in diplomatic security as well as military force-protection plans. In the third and final set of case studies, Tama focuses on the Hart-Rudman and 9/11 commissions that were convened in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. These two commissions, he argues, prompted a dramatic series of reforms, ranging from the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security to the creation of a new position—the director of national intelligence. In the concluding chapter of the book, Tama briefly reflects upon the Iraq Study Group, which was largely ignored by the Bush administration but was influential in shaping Barack Obama’s presidential campaign (and ultimately his presidency). Following this brief foray, Tama wraps the book up by listing a number of lessons for policymakers and suggesting that future research should apply his theory—which is limited national security commissions—to other types of advisory boards as well as domestic policy issues. Overall, this is an accessible and convincing book that comments on an understudied yet important aspect of public policy. Scholars interested in policy change, national security, and/or presidential-congressional relations would do well to read and expand upon Tama’s seminal research.

Joe Ripberger Graduate Student of Political Science


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The “War on Terror” and the Growth of Executive Power? A Comparative Analysis, edited by John E. Owens and Riccardo Pelizzo, 2010, Taylor & Francis, Inc., ISBN 978-415489331, $130.00, cloth, 247 pages. This edited volume by John Owens and Riccardo Pelizzo adds a fresh comparative outlook to an existing body of literature focusing on the expansion of executive power, and the delicate balance of power between the legislature and the executive. The book examines this balance of power during crisis events and external shocks such as terrorist attacks, questioning whether an increase in executive power is zero-sum. In other words, does expansion of executive power always lead to a decrease in power of the legislature? The authors highlight the importance of studying this dynamic through varying institutional and contextual settings, presenting a total of eight case studies—the U.S., Britain, Russia, Australia, Canada, Israel, Italy, and Indonesia. By including cases with different political systems and employing a longitudinal methodology for studying executive-legislative relations, the authors attempt to bring out hidden insights. Beginning with the 9/11 terror attacks in the U.S. (a system they describe as "separated" with multiple veto players), the chapter by Owens examines lawmaking, unilateral policymaking by presidents, and any congressional checks on presidential attempts to expand power. They argue that President Bush’s bold response coupled with congressional acquiescence has led to an “aggrandizement of presidential power in the US” (33). The next chapter by Mark Shephard examines the executive-legislative relations in Britain after 9/11. The findings illustrate that although the executive power has increased as a result of Britain’s role in the "war on terror", there are costs attached to it. The government’s declining political legitimacy curtailed Blair’s tenure as prime minister. Such shifts in leadership are easier in a parliamentary setting than in a presidential one, where the only way to cut tenure short is through an impeachment. This is where the merits of this volume are most apparent. Conducting research in a comparative setting across institutions brings forth some important nuances that are otherwise seemingly absent. The case study on Russia amplifies this point further, where Thomas Remington’s analysis demonstrates how President Putin was able to execute broad institutional reforms and centralize power after the Beslan massacre with little or no legislative backlash. Australia’s parliamentary system with a bicameral legislature presents yet another institutional variation. In this chapter, Phil Larkin and John Uhr demonstrate that attempts by the executive to expand the scope of the government during the "war on terror" were only partially successful, mainly because of the divided rule within the legislature. Next, Jonathan Malloy presents findings from the Canadian case. He argues that although there was some increase in executive power after 9/11, the parliament effectively scrutinized and kept government action in check. Malloy lends this dynamic to the institutional arrangement within the parliament and increasing party polarization. In the fifth case, Chen Friedberg and Reuven Hazan analyze post-9/11 executive-legislative relations in Israel. They find that although the executive still has a monopoly over military and defense information, legislative oversight is on the rise. They argue that although a balance has not been achieved, executive dominance has given way to a dialogue between the two institutions. Following this, Riccardo Pelizzo presents the Italian case. His findings illustrate that although public fear of terrorism was on the rise after 9/11, no real shift of power occurred from the legislature to the executive. This dynamic was primarily due to stringent anti-terrorism that already existed before 9/11, providing the Italian government with no reason to expand power. Finally, Edward Schneier focuses on the "emerging" democracy in Indonesia and the state of executive-legislative relations post 9/11. This case exemplifies both the importance of a comparative study, and its complex nature. The Indonesian system does not have clearly defined roles for the government and the military, making any concrete conclusions about shifts in power almost impossible. Schneier finds that the anti-terrorism measures adopted by the government in the wake of 9/11 and other domestic terrorist attacks further strengthened the role of the military and the police. Furthermore, this expansion of military power was achieved with little or no parliamentary debate, illustrating the nascent state of Indonesian democracy. In all, the authors answer an important question from an interesting comparative perspective. This book lends itself to a multi-disciplinary audience. Scholars of American politics, comparative politics, as well as public policy can learn from the findings presented here. The volume also offers some valuable insights to real world policy-makers on the nuances of different types of governments and institutional configurations.

Kuhika Gupta Graduate Student of Political Science


APSA Legislative Studies Section Newsletter, July 2011, Dissertations Page 1 of 3


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 Ali, M. A. Organizational Cohesiveness and Polarization of Ethnic Foreign

Policy Lobbies in the United States: A Comparative Study of the Pro-Israel Lobby and the Pro-Arab Lobby, 1980s-2000s

Barton, R. A. Postal Reorganization Legislation: Comparative Case Studies of the Legislative Process

Bassi, A. Bidding for the Formateur: A Model of Endogenous Coalition Formation in Parliamentary Democracies

Beillard, M. J. The United States Congress and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez Bekafigo, M. A. Party Leaders, Committee Chairs, and the Ebb and Flow of

Actions in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1949-1996 Bergbower, M. Information and Voting in Senate Elections Blackstone, B. Anticipation and retaliation: The Impact of the Supreme Court on

Congressional Decision-Making Carlos, C. The Impact of Constitutionally Imposed Term Limits on the

Efficacy of the California State Legislature: Perceptions of Government Leaders

Chastek, J. M. California’s Professionalized Legislature: Can a Professionalized Legislature Fulfill the Obligation of Representative Government in the Golden State

Christiansen, N. P. Essays on Legislative Bargaining Chutkow, D. M. Jurisdiction Stripping: Congress, Courts, and Litigation Clark, C. J. II Unpacking Descriptive Representation: Examining Race and

Electoral Representation in the American States Coletto, D. A Matter of Quality? Candidates in Canadian Constituency

Elections


Author Title of Dissertation Combs, G. S. The Power of the Texas Speaker: Maintaining Influence and

Governing Over a Divided House Dharmadhikari, A. M. Strategic Presidents and Fund-Raising in Congressional Elections Drake, K. W. Diverse Districts and the Electoral Connection: Electoral

Coalitions and Legislators’ Pursuit of Policy Preferences Ellis, W. C. Committees, Subcommittees, and Information—Policymaking in

Congressional Institutions Feinstein, B. D. Oversight, Despite the Odds: Assessing Congressional

Committee Hearings as a Means of Control Over the Federal Bureaucracy

Forrest, C. A Conversation Among Equals: Courts, Legislatures and the Notwithstanding Clause

Foyou, V. E. The Politics of Disaster Relief Policy (1947-2005) Gathje, T. L. The Christian Right and Federal Stem Cell Research Policy: A

Qualitative Study of Influence and Advocacy Strategies in Congress (2001-2009)

Goodman, D. The Use of Statutory Control by U.S. State Legislators: One Step Closer to a More Complete Understanding of Legislative Control of Bureaucrats

Grimmer, J. R. Representational Style: The Central Role of Communication in Representation

Gross, J. H. Cues and Heuristics on Capitol Hill: Relational Decision-Making in the United States Senate

Hagley, A. Going Rogue: Roll Call Voting, Discretionary Dissent and Incumbent Manipulation of Media Messages in the U.S. House of Representatives

Hammond, E. B. The 2008 Untied States Senate Elections: A Typology of Negative Themes on Candidate-Sponsored Websites

Ilderton, N. A. The Institutional Consequences of Congressional Polarization Johnson, J. W. Electoral Systems and Campaign Finance in Legislative Elections Johnson, T. C. Covering Congress: Media Effects on Evaluations of the

Legislative Branch Keranen, S. L. Senators Not Voting and ‘Off the Record’: What Can We Learn Knight, R. D. Floor-Voting Coalitions in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies

during the Fox Sexenio: A Case of Legislative Immobilism. MacKinnon, M. B. A Tale of Two Parliaments: Representativeness, Effectiveness

and Industrial Citizenship in Argentina and Chile, 1900-1930 Marshall, J. Substantive Representation of Women and Its Consequences:

The Passage of a Gender-Based-Violence Law in Rwanda McLean, M. E. Jeopardizing Federalism: The Framer’s Design of Federalism in

the Senate and the Seventeenth Amendment’s Consequences on State Relations with the National Government

Neal, M. O. Partisan Politics? The Strategic Use of Conference Committee Appointments in the United States House of Representatives

Ono, Y. Portfolio Allocation as Leadership Strategy: Bargaining Among and Within Parties

Palaza, M. Lawmaking in Separation of Powers Systems: On the Choice of Decrees vs. Statutes

Park, H. M. Parties, Committees, and Rules in the U.S. House of Representatives


Author Title of Dissertation Pyeatt, N. L. Ideology, Polarization and Candidate Entry Ramey, A. J. Essays on the Microfoundations of Legislative Decisionmaking Reed, D. E. TAPBI: A Case Study in Legislative Education Policy Making Reiser, C. T. Influences on Lobbying: Has the Honest Leadership and Open

Government Act of 2007 Affected the Industry Rios-Cazares, A. The Circuitous Path of Democracy: Legislative Control of the

Bureaucracy in Presidential Regimes. The Case of Mexico Robbins, M. T. II Who Chooses Whom? Gerrymandering U.S. Congressional

Districts and the Erosion of the Democratic Ideal in the People’s House

Robinson, T. M. Assessing The Impact of Religious Beliefs on Public Perceptions and U.S. Government Policies: The Case of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Ryan, M. E. Three Essays on the Nature and Impact of Legislative Tenure Sciara, G. Planners and the Pork Barrel: Metropolitan Engagement in and

Resistance to Congressional Transportation Earmarking Seabrook, N. R. The Electoral Effects of Partisan Gerrymandering Shankster, A. L. Party Effects in the House and Senate Steadman, J. Rejecting Electoral Reform: The Failed Social Movement to

Introduce Proportional Representation to the Prince Edward Island Legislature

Stoyan, A. T. Constitutional Reform and Congressional Closure in Contemporary Latin America

Titiunik, R. Essays in Political Representation Tollestrup, J. Limitation Riders in the Postreform House: A Test of Procedural

Cartel and Conditional Party Government Theories Wallace, S. J. Beyond Roll Call Votes: Latino Representation in the 108th-110th

Sessions of the U.S. House of Representatives Woodson, K. Discursive Relationships Between Dominant U.S. Language

Policy Ideologies and the Congressional Record in Relation to Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Ziniel, C. E. Passive Signals or Active Bureaucracy: House Members’ Use of Staff to Racially Represent Their Constituents

APSA Legislative Studies Section Newsletter, July 2011, Journal Articles Page 1 of 10


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.

Author Title of Article Journal

Abramowitz, A. I. How Large a Wave? Using the Generic Ballot to Forecast the 2010 Midterm Elections

PS: Political Science & Politics 43(4), 631-632

Agne, H. Answering Questions in Parliament During Budget Debates: Deliberative Reciprocity and Globalisation in Western Europe

Parlimentary Affairs 64(1), 153-174

Aksoy, D. ‘It Takes a Coalition’: Coalition Potential and Legislative Decision Making

Legislative Studies Quarterly 35(4), 519-542

Albouy D. Do Voters Affect or Elect Policies? A New Perspective, with Evidence from the U.S. Senate

Electoral Studies 30(1), 162-173

Allern, E. H. Survival of a Majority Coalition: The Norwegian Parliamentary Election of 14 September 2009

West European Politics 33(4), 904-912

Alpert, A.; Centellas, M.; Singer, M. M.

The 2009 Presidential and Legislative Elections in Bolivia


Anderson, S.; Harbridge, L.

Incrementalism in Appropriations: Small Aggregation, Big Changes

Public Administration Review 70(3), 464-474

Ansolabehere, S.; Jones, P. E.

Constituents’ Responses to Congressional Roll-Call Voting

American Journal of Political Science 54(3), 583-597

Armeanu, O. I. The Battle Over Privileges and Pension Reform: Evidence from Legislative Roll Call Analysis in Poland

Europe-Asia Studies 62(4), 571-595

Armitage, F. The Speaker, Parliamentary Ceremonies and Power

The Journal of Legislative Studies 16(3), 325-337

Arter, D. The Michael Marsh Question: How Do Finns Do Constituency Service?

Parliamentary Affairs 64(1), 129-152



Ashe, J.; Campbell, R.; Childs, S.; Evans, E.

‘Stand by Your Man’: Women’s Political Recruitment at the 2010 UK General Election

British Politics 5(4), 455-480

Aymar, C.; Lewis-Beck, M. S.; Nadeau, R.

French Electoral Reform and the Abstention Rate


Baechtiger, A.; Hangartner, D.

When Deliberative Theory Meets Empirical Political Science: Theoretical and Methodological Challenges in Political Deliberation

Political Studies 58(4), 609-629

Bafumi, J.; Herron, M. C. Leapfrog Representation and Extremism: A Study of American Voters and Their Members in Congress

American Political Science Review 104(3), 519-542

Barrett, J. Current Developments: II. The United Kingdom and Parliamentary Scrutiny of Treaties: Recent Reforms

International & Comparative Law Quarterly 60(1), 225-245

Basinger, S.; Mak, M. The Changing Politics of Federal Judicial Nominations

Congress & the Presidency 37(2), 157-175

Beckmann, M. N.; Kumar, V.

How Presidents Push, When Presidents Win: A Model of Positive Presidential Power in US Lawmaking

Journal of Theoretical Politics 23(1), 3-20

Benson, R. D. New Adventures of the Old Bureau: Modern-Day Reclamation Statues and Congress’s Unfinished Environmental Business

Harvard Journal of Legislation 48(1), 137-184

Bergan, D. E. Estimating the Effect of Tobacco Contributions on Legislative Behavior Using Panel Data

Social Science Quarterly, 91(3), 635-648

Berman, E.; Pagnucco, N.

Economic Ideas and the Political Process: Debating Tax Cuts in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1962-1981

Politics and Society 38(3), 347-372

Bertelli, A. M.; Carson, J. L.

Small Changes, Big Results: Legislative Voting Behavior in the Presence of New Voters


Besley, T.; Larcinese, V. Working or Shirking? Expenses and Attendance in the UK Parliament

Public Choice 146(3-4), 291-317

Birkhead, N.; Uriarte, G.; Bianco, W.

The Impact of State Legislative Term Limits on the Competitiveness of Congressional Elections

American Politics Research 38(5), 842-861

Bond, C.; Hoag, D.; Freeborn, J.

Are Agricultural PACs Monolithic? An Empirical Investigation of Political Contributions from Agricultural Subsectors

The American Journal of Economics and Sociology 70(1), 210-237

Braendle, T.; Stutzer, A. Public Servants in Parliament: Theory and Evidence on Its Determinants in Germany

Public Choice 145(1-2), 223-252

Braghiroli, S. MEPs 2.0? Europarliamentarians Talking to Voters in the Internet Era

Romanian Journal of European Affairs 10(3)

Bratberg, O. Multi-Level Parties in Process: Scottish and Welsh MEPs and Their Home Parties


Brule, D. J.; Hwang, W. Diverting the Legislature: Executive-Legislative Relations, the Economy, and US Uses of Force 1.

International Studies Quarterly 54(2) 361-379

Bush, S. S. International Politics and the Spread of Quotas for Women in Legislatures

International Organization 65(1), 103-137

Butikofer, S.; Hug, S. The Swiss Upper House: ‘Chambre De Reflexion’ or Conservative Renegades?




Calvo, E.; Sagarzazu, I. Legislator Success in Committee: Gatekeeping Authority and the Loss of Majority Control


Campbell, M. O. Dissenting Participation: Unofficial Politics in the 2007 Saharawi General Congress

The Journal of North African Studies 15(4), 573-580

Caprara, G.; Francescato, D.; Mebane, M.; Sorace, R.; Vecchione, M.

Personality Foundations of Ideological Divide: A Comparison of Women Members of Parliament and Women Voters in Italy

Political Psychology 31(5), 739-762

Carman, C. J.; Johns, R. Linking Coalition Attitudes and Split-Ticket Voting: The Scottish Parliament Elections of 2007


Carson, J. L.; Finocchiaro, C. J.; Rohde, D. W.

Consensus, Conflict, and Partisanship in House Decision Making: A Bill-Level Examination of Committee and Floor Behavior

Congress & the Presidency, 37(3), 231-253

Carson, J. L.; Koger, G.; Lebo, M. J.; Young, E.

The Electoral Costs of Party Loyalty in Congress


Celis, K.; Wauters, B. Pinning the Butterfly: Women, Blue-Collar and Ethnic Minority MPs vis-à-vis Parliamentary Norms and the Parliamentary Role of the Group Representative


Choi, S Legislative Constraints: A Path to Peace Journal of Conflict Resolution 54(3), 438-470

Clark, W. A. Boxing Russia: Executive-Legislative Powers and the Categorization of Russia’s Regime Type

The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization 19(1), 5-22

Conley, R. S. Congressional Position Votes in the Truman Administration, 1947-52: A View from the White House

Congress and the Presidency 37(2), 200-216

Connor, A. Does Gender Matter in Cap-and-Trade Legislation?

Peace Review 23(1), 94-101

Constantin, S. The Legal and Institutional Framework for National Minorities in Slovakia

Razprave in Gradivo – Treatises and Documents 63, 8-53

Coradini, O. L. Parliamentary Fronts, Interest Representation and Political Alignments

Revista De Sociologia e Politica 18(36), 241-256

Corstange, D. Notes on Recent Elections: The Parliamentary Election in Lebanon, June 2009


Costello, R. Does Bicameralism Promote Stability? Inter-Institutional Relations and Coalition Formation in the European Parliament


Costello, R.; Thomson, R.

The Policy Impact of Leadership in Committees: Rapporteurs’ Influence on the European Parliament’s Opinion

European Union Politics 11(2), 219-240

Crawford, M.; Pini, B. The Australian Parliament: A Gendered Organisation


Crespin, M. H. Serving Two Masters: Redistricting and Voting in the U.S. House of Representatives

Political Research Quarterly 63(4), 850-859

Crespin, M. H.; Deitz, J. L.

If You Can’t Join ‘Em, Beat ‘Em: The Gender Gap in Individual Donations to Congressional Candidates




Crewe, E. An Anthropology of the House of Lords: Socialisation, Relationships and Rituals


Cummins, J. State of the Union Addresses and the President’s Legislative Success


Cummins, J. The Partisan Considerations of the President’s Agenda

Polity (Basingstoke) 42(3), 398-422

Curini, L.; Martelli, P. Ideological Proximity and Valence Competition. Negative Campaigning through Allegation of Corruption in the Italian Legislative Arena from 1946 to 1994


Curtice, J.; Fisher, S. D. The United Kingdom Election of 2010 Electoral Studies 30(1), 234-237 Curtice, J.; Seyd, B. Attitudes to Voting Rules and Electoral

System Preferences: Evidence from the 1999 and 2003 Scottish Parliament Elections


Cuzan, A. G. Will the Republicans Retake the House in 2010


Diniz, S.; Ribeiro, C. International Agreements and Parliamentary Control in Brazil


Dorey, P.; Honeyman, V. Ahead of His Time: Richard Crossman and House of Commons Reform in the 1960s

British Politics 5(2), 149-178

Doyle, R. Real Reform or Change for Chumps: Earmark Policy Developments, 2006-2010

Public Administration Review 71(1), 34-44

Ekelund, R. B.; Jackson, J.D.; Thornton, M.

Desperation Votes and Private Interests: An Analysis of Confederate Trade Legislation

Public Choice 144(1-2), 199-214

Farrier, J. The Contemporary Presidency: Executive Ambition Versus Congressional Ambivalence

Presidential Studies Quarterly 40(2), 310-326

Finocchiaro, C. J.; Johnson, G. B.

Committee Property Rights, Executive Dominance, and Political Parties in Latin American Legislatures.


Fox, R. ‘Boom or Bust’ in Women’s Representation: Lessons to be Learnt from a Decade of Devolution


Franceschet, S. The Gendered Dimensions of Rituals, Rules and Norms in the Chilean Congress

The Journal of Legislative Studies, 16(3), 394-407

Franklin, M. N.; Hobolt, S. B.

The Legacy of Lethargy: How Elections to the European Parliament Depress Turnout


Frederick, B. Gender and Patterns of Roll Call Voting in the U.S. Senate


Fuks, M. Bad News: Estado De Minas Newspaper Coverage and Public Image of the Minas Gerais State Legislature (1999-2003)


Giebler, H.; Wust, A. M. Campaigning on an Upper Level? Individual Campaigning in the 2009 European Parliament Elections in Its Determinants


Goodman, C.; Parker, D. C. W.

Who Franks? Explaining the Allocation of Official Resources


Graves, S. E.; Howard, R. M.

Ignoring Advice and Consent? The Uses of Judicial Recess Appointments


Hage, F. M. Politicising Council Decision-Making: The Effect of European Parliament Empowerment


Hagemann, S.; Hoeyland, B.

Bicameral Politics in the European Union Journal of Common Market Studies 48(4), 811-833



Hansen, M. E. The Parliamentary Behaviour of Minor Parties and Independents in Dail Eireann

Irish Political Studies 25(4), 643-660

Hasson, V. Rules and Rituals: The Case of South Africa’s New Committee System


Helland, L.; Sorensen, R. J.; Thorkildsen, A.

Defense Spending: Overrepresented Election Districts Receive Higher Levels of Defense Appropriations

Tidsskrift for Samfunnsforskning 51(4), 525-548

Hendershot, M. E. From Consent to Advice and Consent Political Research Quarterly 63(2), 328-342

Hendrickson, R. C. War Powers in the Obama Administration Contemporary Security Policy 31(2), 204-224

Hix, S.; Marsh, M. Second-Order Effects plus Pan-European Political Swings: An Analysis of European Parliament Elections Across Time


Ho, W.; Lee, W. Chan, C.; Ng, Y; Choy, Y

Hong Kong’s Elite Structure, Legislature and the Bleak Future of Democracy Under Chinese Sovereignty

Journal of Contemporary Asia 40(3), 466-486

Hobolt, S. B.; Wittrock, J. The Second-Order Election Model Revisited: An Experimental Test of Vote Choices in European Parliament Elections


Holcombe, R. G.; Ryvkin, D.

Policy Errors in Executive and Legislative Decision-Making

Public Choice 144(1-2), 37-51

Indridason, I. H. Executive Veto Power and Credit Claiming: Comparing the Effects of the Line-Item Veto and the Package Veto

Public Choice 146 (3-4), 375-394

Jacobson, G. C. The Republican Resurgence in 2010 Political Science Quarterly 126(1), 27-52

Jarvis, M. G. Eisenhower’s Veto Threats: Full of Nothing, Signifying Sound and Fury


Jessee, S.; Malhotra, N. Are Congressional Leaders Middlepersons or Extremists? Yes.


Joannou, N. A.; Coetzee, T.

Tendencies of a Dominant Party System in the Free State Legislature (1994-2008)

Journal for Contemporary History 35(1), 139-156

Johnson, B. Individual Contributions: A Fundraising Advantage for the Ideologically Extreme


Keman, H. Parties and Government: Incumbency and Representation in Parliamentary Democracies

Acta Politica 46(1), 3-24

Kerevel, Y. The Legislative Consequences of Mexico’s Mixed-Member Electoral System, 2000-2009


Kilver, P. The Lisbon Judgment of the German Constitutional Court: A Court-Ordered Strengthening of the National Legislature in the EU

European Law Journal 16(5), 578-588

Kim, J. H.; Barnett, G. A.; Kwon, K. H.

The Influence of Social Networks on the U.S. Senate Roll-Call Voting

International Journal of E-Politics 1(4), 22-41

Kingsbury, N. The Government Accountability Office and Congressional Uses of Federal Statistics

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 631, 43-62

Klarner, C. Forecasting the 2010 State Legislative Elections


Koop, R. Professionalism, Sociability and the Liberal Party in the Constituencies

Canadian Journal of Political Science 43(4), 893, 913



Kovras, I. Notes on Recent Elections: The Parliamentary Election in Greece, October 2009


Kropps, S. German Parliamentary Party Groups in Europeanised Policymaking: Awakening from the Sleep? Institutions and Heuristics as MSs’ Resources

German Politics 19(2), 123-147

Kuokkanen, R. Self-Determination and Indigenous Women—“Whose Voice is it We Hear in the Sami Parliament?”

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights 18(1), 39-62

Kuracina, W. F. Sentiments and Patriotism: The Indian National Army, General Elections and the Congress’s Appropriation of the INA Legacy

Modern Asian Studies 44(4), 817-856

Lang, K. Lurch to the Right: The 2010 Parliamentary Elections in Hungary

Osteuropa 60(6), 3-11

Langston, J. Governors and ‘Their’ Deputies: New Legislative Principals in Mexico

Legislative Studies Quarterly, 35(2), 235-258

Lazarus, J.; Reilly, S. The Electoral Benefits of Distributive Spending

Political Research Quarterly, 63(2), 343-355

Lehmann, S. H. Chaotic Shop-Talk or Efficient Parliament? The Reichstag, the Parties, and the Problem of Governmental Instability in the Weimar Republic


Levendusky, M. S.; Pope, J. C.

Measuring Aggregate-Level Ideological Heterogeneity


Lorber, M. Are There Methods of Reasoning on ‘Meta-Legislation’? The Interpretation of Legislative Competence Norms within the Methodology of European Constitutional Law

European Law Journal 16(6), 760-779

MacDonald, J. A. Limitation Riders and Congressional Influence Over Bureaucratic Policy Decisions


Malesky, E.; Schuler, P. Nodding or Needling: Analyzing Delegate Responsiveness in an Authoritarian Parliament

American Political Science Review, 104(3), 483-502

Manow, P. Dimensions of Disproportionality – Candidate Votes and District Mandates in Bundestags-Elections 1953-2009

Politische Vierteljahresschrift 51(3), 433-455

Martin, L. W.; Stevenson, R. T.

The Conditional Impact of Incumbency on Government Formation


Meer, T. In What We Trust? A Multi-Level Study into Trust in Parliament as an Evaluation of State Characteristics

International Review of Administrative Sciences 76(3), 517-536

Miller, S. M.; Overby, L. M.

Parties, Preferences, and Petitions: Discharge Behavior in the Modern House

Legislative Studies Quarterly, 35(2), 187-209

Miranda, G. L. d. Delegation of Party Leaders in the Brazilian House of Representatives and the Federal Senate


Murray, R. Linear Trajectories or Vicious Circles? The Causes and Consequences of Gendered Career Paths in the National Assembly

Modern & Contemporary France 18(4), 445-459

Muthoo, A.; Shepsle, K. A.

Information, Institutions and Constitutional Arrangements




Navarro, J. The Creation and Transformation of Regional Parliamentary Assemblies: Lessons from the Pan-African Parliament


Neblo, M. A.; Esterling, K. M.; Kennedy, R. P.; Lazer, D. M. J.; Sokhey, A. E.

Who Wants to Deliberate — and Why? American Political Science Review 104(3), 566-583

Neubauer, M. G. & Garner, M. G.

A Proposal for Apportioning the House PS: Political Science & Politics 44(1), 77-79

Norbauer, R. & Studlar, D. T.

Monarchy and the British Political Elite: Closet Republicans in the House of Commons

Comparative Politics 43(2), 225-242

Nowak, T. Of Garbage Cans and Rulings: Judgments of the European Court of Justice in the EU Legislative Process


Osterdahl, I. Challenge or Confirmation? The Role of the Swedish Parliament in the Decision-Making on the Use of Force

Nordic Journal of International Law 80(1), 25-93

Peoples, C. D. Contributor Influence in Congress: Social Ties and PAC Effects on U.S. House Policymaking

The Sociological Quarterly, 51(4), 649-677

Perry, C. Political Gerrymandering and Truly Reflecting the Body Politic

International Journal of Applied Philosophy 24(2), 185-195

Peters, D.; Wagner, W. Between Military Efficiency and Democratic Legitimacy: Mapping Parliamentary War Powers in Contemporary Democracies, 1989-2004


Proksch, S.; Slapin, J. B. Position Taking in European Parliament Speeches

British Journal of Political Science 40(3), 587-611

Puwar, N. The Archi-Texture of Parliament: Flaneur as Method in Westminster


Quinlan, S. The 2009 European Parliament Election in Ireland

Irish Political Studies 25(2), 289-301

Rehaman, M. M. The Limits of Foreign Aid in Strengthening Bangladesh’s Parliament: Analysis of the U.N.’s Strengthening Parliamentary Democracy Project

Asian Survey 50(3), 474-496

Rai, S. M. Analysing Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament


Rai, S. M. Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament: Preface The Journal of Legislative Studies 16(3), 281-283

Rasmussen, A.; Toshkov, D

The Inter-Institutional Division of Power and Time Allocation in the European Parliament

West European Politics 34(1) 71-96

Richman, J. The Logic of Legislative Leadership: Preferences, Challenges, and the Speaker’s Powers


Roberts, J. M. The Development of Special Orders and Special Rules in the U.S. House, 1881-1937


Rocca, M. A.; Gordon, S. B.

The Position-Taking Value of Bill Sponsorship in Congress


Rogers, C. The Economic Consequences of a Hung Parliament: Lessons from February 1974

The Political Quarterly 81(4), 501-510



Rottinghaus, B.; Nicholson, C.

Counting Congress In: Patterns of Success in Judicial Nomination Requests by Members of Congress to Presidents Eisenhower and Ford


Rubenzer, T. Campaign Contributions and U.S. Foreign Policy Outcomes: An Analysis of Cuban American Interests


Ruiter, R. EU Soft Law and the Functioning of Representative Democracy: The Use of Methods of Open Co-Ordination by Dutch and British Parliamentarians

Journal of European Public Policy 17(6), 874-890

Russell, M.; Benton, M. (Re)Assessing Parliamentary Policy Impact: The Case of the Australian Senate

Australian Journal of Political Science 45(2), 159-174

Russo, F.; Wiberg, M. Parliamentary Questioning in 17 European Parliaments: Some Steps Toward Comparison


Saha, J. C. Legislative Democracy, Economic Growth and Multi-Dimensional Poverty in Sub-Sahara Africa

Journal of International Development 23(3), 443-443

Santo, P. d. E. Notes on Recent Elections: The 2009 Portuguese Parliamentary Elections


Savkova, L. The European Parliament Election in Bulgaria, 7 June 2009

Representation 46(4), 481-488

Schraufnagel, S.; Milita, K.

The Partisan Duopoly in US House Elections: An Analysis of Minor Party Failure

Representation 46(2), 241-253

Schweitzer, E. J. Global Patterns of Virtual Mudslinging? The Use of Attacks on German Party Websites in State, National and European Parliamentary Elections

German Politics 19(2), 200-221

Segal, J. A.; Westerland, C.; Lindquist, S. A.

Congress, the Supreme Court, and Judicial Review: Testing a Constitutional Separation of Powers Model


Servent, A. R. Point of No Return? The European Parliament after Lisbon and Stockholm

European Security 19(2), 191-207

Shor, B.; Berry, C.; McCarty, N.

A Bridge to Somewhere: Mapping State and Congressional Ideology on a Cross-Institutional Common Space


Slapin, J. B.; Proksch, S. Looks Who’s Talking: Parliamentary Debate in the European Union

European Union Politics 11(3), 333-357

Smith, D. R.; Brunell, T. L.

Special Elections to the U.S. House of Representatives: A General Election Barometer?


Soha, M. How Policy Conditions the Impact of Presidential Speeches on Legislative Success

Social Science Quarterly 91(2), 415-435

Soha, M. The Importance of Policy Scope to Presidential Success in Congress

Presidential Studies Quarterly 40(4), 708-724

Sollenberger, M. A. Statutory Qualifications on Appointments: Congressional and Constitutional Choices

Public Administration Quarterly 34(2), 202-237

Sollenberger, M. A. The Blue Slip: A Theory of Unified and Divided Government, 1979-2009


Spary, C. Disrupting Rituals of Debate in the Indian Parliament




Spary, C. Performing Ethno-Linguistic Representation: A Study of Indian Parliamentary Ceremony and Ritual

Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 16(3-4), 311-336

Startin, N. Where to for the Radical Right in the European Parliament? The Rise and Fall of Transnational Political Cooperation

Perspectives of European Politics and Society 11(4), 429-449

Stegmaier, M.; Vlachovai, K.

The Parliamentary Election in the Czech Republic, May 2010


Stiglitz, E. H.; Weingast, B. R.

Agenda Control in Congress: Evidence from Cutpoint Estimates and Ideal Point Uncertainty


Straussman, J. D.; Renoni, A.

Nonpartisan Legislative Budget Offices: A Tentative Step Toward Improving Legislative Oversight

Governance: An International Journal of Policy 24(1), 167-173

Sullivan, J. M.; Winburn, J.

Measuring the Effects of Black Identity on Legislative Voting Behavior: An Exploratory Study

Journal of African American Studies 14(3), 359-374

Tarre, A. Venezuela’s Legislative Elections: Arm Wrestling with Hugo Chavez

The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs 35(1), 137-144

Teter, M. J. Recusal Legislating: Congress’s Answer to Institutional Stalemate

Harvard Journal on Legislation 48(1), 1-48

Thompson, B. G. A Legislative Prescription for Confronting 21st-Century Risks to the Homeland

Harvard Journal on Legislation 47(2), 277-326

Thompson, M. The Practical Research: Measuring 'Term Limitedness' in the U.S. Multi-State Research

State Politics and Policy Quarterly 10(2), 199-217

Toro, S. Y.; Luna, J. P. The Chilean Elections of December 2009 and January 2010


Ufen, A. Notes on Recent Elections: The Legislative and Presidential Elections in Indonesia in 2009


Victor, J. N. Legislating Versus Campaigning: The Legislative Behavior of Higher Office-Seekers


Waylen, G. Researching Ritual and the Symbolic in Parliaments: An Institutionalist Perspective

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Weeks, L. Minor Parties: A Schema for Analysis Irish Political Studies 25(4), 481-501 Wielen, R. J. The Influence of Conference Committees

on Policy Outcomes Legislative Studies Quarterly 35(4), 487-518

Winburn, J.; Wagner, M. W.

Carving Voters Out Political Research Quarterly 63(2), 373-386

Yoon, M. Y. More Women in the Tanzanian Legislature: Do Numbers Matter?

Journal of Contemporary African Studies 29(1), 83-98

Yordanova, N. Inter-Institutional Rules and Division of Power in the European Parliament: Allocation of Consultation and Co-Decision Reports

Western European Politics 34(1), 97-121

Zegart, A. B. The Domestic Politics of Irrational Intelligence Oversight

Political Science Quarterly 126(1), 1-25

Zegart, A.; Quinn, J. Congressional Intelligence Oversight: The Electoral Disconnection

Intelligence and National Security 25(6), 744-766

Zelizer, J. E. Congress and the Politics of Troop Withdrawal

Diplomatic History 34(3), 529-541

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MPSA – Papers presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, March 31 – April 3, 2011, Chicago, Illinois

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A Field Experiment on Legislators’ Home Styles: Service vs. Policy

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Contributions in State Legislative Campaigns Cuffe, John National or Trans-National Loyalty? MEP Loyalty and Group Solidarity

in the European Parliament Curry, James Michael Information Control: Leadership Power in the U.S. House of

Representatives Curry, James Michael; Herrnson, Paul S.; Taylor, Jeffrey Alan

The Impact of District Magnitude on Campaign Fundraising

Damore, David F.; Bowler, Shaun The Legislature Strikes Back: How States Legislatures Use Direct Democracy to Preserve and Enhance Institutional Autonomy

Dancey, Logan Michael; Sheagley, Geoffrey

Heuristics Behaving Badly: Party Cues and Voter Knowledge

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Day, Jonathan; Boeckelman, Keith The Impact of Legislative Term Limits on State Spending and Debt Degregorio, Christine Regulars, Realigners and Misfits: Reconsidering the Power of

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Moderate Conflict and Legislative Productivity: The Role of Third Parties

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Druckman, James N.; Parkin, Michael D.; Kifer, Martin J.

Technological Development of Congressional Candidate Web Sites, 2002-2008

Dunn, Marika A Tale of Two Issues: The Relationship between Congressional Oversight and Constituent Casework on Immigration and Housing in Urban Congressional Districts

Eggers, Andrew Political Investing: The Common Stock Investments of Members of Congress, 2004-2008

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Rolling Cross-Section Surveys Fairdosi, Amir Shawn To Stand for Another: The Relationship between Descriptive

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Models of EU Politics Finocchiaro, Charles J. Parties and Committee Context in the U.S. Congress Fisk, David The Evolution of Expertise? Europeanization as a Niche for Second

Chamber Influence Fogarty, Brian J.; Jalalzai, Farida; Hankinson, Chad A.

A Duration Analysis of Congressional Widow’s Careers

Folke, Olle; Fiva, Jon H. Disentangling Duverger’s Mechanical and Psychological Effects: Evidence From a Norwegian Municipal Electoral Reform

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Citizens United and Campaign Advertising in 2010

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Policy Outcomes in Congress Gross, Matt Accusations of Scandal and Legislator Reputations in the House of

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Level Heavey, Jerome State Government Choice of Tax Instruments as a Reflection of Federal

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Modelling Financial Market Rescue in Germany: A Case for Game Theory AND Bounded Rationality

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Factors Affecting Candidate Willingness to Run for Office in Future Elections

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Jatkowski, Walt Issue Contexts and Policy Information: Conditional Effects on Information in Congressional Hearings

Jenkins, Jeffery A.; Monroe, Nathan William

The Emergence of the Partisan Cartel in the U.S. House

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Kanthak, Kristin; Woon, Jonathan Competition Aversion and Candidate Entry Kaplan, Noah J.; Calvo, Ernesto F.; Hawley, George

Do Leadership PAC Donations Predict Cosponsorship in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 105th Through 110th Congresses?

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Striking a Balance: Party Loyalty and Agenda Setting in the U.S. House of Representatives

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examination Langston, Joy K. Congressional Delegation in Mexico, from Hegemony to Democracy Langston, Thomas; Schneider, Aaron Does an Abundance of Easy Money Lead to Corruption? Evidence from

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Do the Characteristics of Legislators or of Constituencies Better Predict Congressional Roll-Call Behavior?

Lawrence, Eric D.; Maltzman, Forrest A.; Binder, Sarah

Vote Margins and Support for the U.S. Congress

Lee, Daniel; Brady, Michael C. Another Tool in the Party Toolbox? Tracing the Strategic Expansion and Contraction of Committee Size in the U.S. House, 1947-2010

Lee, Daniel; Juenke, Eric J.; Brady, Michael C.

An Indelible Imprint? Assessing the Evolution of Racial Politics in Shaping Conflict in Congress During the Civil Rights Era

Lenard, Matthew The Political Economy of Pork: Demand-Side Determinants of New Federal Assistance in the 110th Congress

Lewis, Jeffrey; Hui, Iris Representation in the U.S. House of Representative, 1789 to 2009 Li, Wei How and Why Policy Entrepreneurship Turned Out to be a Crisis of

Political Accountability?: A Case Study of the Adversarial Relationship Between Politicians and Bureaucrats in Policy-Making

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Learning the Ropes of the Parliamentary Process

Llaudet, Elena Do Incumbents Have an Advantage in Spanish Elections?: An Analysis of Spanish Legislative Elections in Post-Franco Era

Loomis, Burdett A. Legislative Stress and Large-scale Change: Building Capacity Under Pressure

Lou, Diqing; Bond, Jon R. A Disadvantaged Incumbency?: A Study on the Re-Election of Municipal Congress as in China

Lynch, Emily K. Majority Party Legislators and the Declining Importance of Parties Over Time

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The House Majority Party and the Rules Committee: Bargaining Over Chamber Procedure

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When Cartels Split: Roll Call Votes and Majority Factional Warfare in the Mexico City Assembly, 2006-09

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An Objective and Simple Measure of Gerrymandering: A Demonstration From New York State

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Miler, Kris C. A Backdoor to Influence in Congress: Organized Interests and Congressional Caucuses

Miller, Susan Marie; Squire, Peverill Who Rebelled? An Analysis of the Motivations of the Republicans Who Voted Against Speaker Cannon

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Schmitt, Carly Primary Challenges and Legislative Behavior: Linking Institutional Activity to the Electoral Environment of Primaries

Schneider, Saundra K. Citizens’ Perceptions of Intergovernmental Activity in Disasters Schraufnagel, Scot; Bingle, Benjamin S. A Matter of Size: Understanding the Representativeness of State

Legislatures Schultz, Peter The Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton: What Was the Agenda? Seattle, Allen K. California Legislative Budget Gridlock and Ballot Box Budgeting Seo, Jungkun Congressional Policy Entrepreneurs Over Foreign Affairs: The Case of

North Korea Policymaking in the U.S. Congress Serra, Gilles Why Are Structural Reforms Delayed? The Case of PEMEX and the Oil

Industry in Mexico Shafran, JoBeth Surface Unpredictability in Legislative Decision Making: When Ideological Voting

Patterns Fail to Predict Roll Call Votes Shella, Kimberly L. Choosing between Electing Women or Ethnic Candidates?: Adding and

Subtracting Plurality and the Importance of Personal Vote in Electoral Systems

Sheridan, Elizabeth C. Party Unity, Ideological Extremity and Primary Election Challengers Shin, Kong Joo Electoral Reform and the Incumbency Advantage Shor, Boris Assessing State-Level Opinion Congruence with State Legislatures and

Congressional Delegations Using Common Space Ideal Points and Multilevel Regression with Poststratification

Sin, Gisela; Palanza, Valeria Veto Bargaining and the Line-Item Veto Sorens, Jason; Ruger, William P. State Legislative Professionalism and the Size of Government Spencer, Douglas Does Electoral Competition Ease Legislative Gridlock? An Empirical

Analysis of the California Assembly, 1992-2008 Stancil, Paul Standardmaking

Stewart, Charles H.; Schiller, Wendy J. The 17th Amendment and the Partisan Composition of the U.S. Senate Stockute, Raminta Initiating Women’s Issues in Lithuanian Seimas Suong, Clara Haeseung; Lihm, Jayon Self-Financing, Corruption, and Election Outcomes Swers, Michele L. Making Policy in the New Senate Club: Gender Differences in

Legislating on Women’s Issues in the U.S. Senate Tavis, Margit; Olivella, Santiago The Legislative Effects of Electoral Mandates Taylor, Jeffrey Alan Congressional Parties and the President’s Public Strategy Tepe, Markus Stephan; Marcinkiewicz, Kamil Michal

Do Electoral Rules Affect Politicians’ Policy Positions? A Quantitative Analysis of Biographical Texts of District and List Members in the German Bundestag

Theriault, Sean M. How the Gingrich Senators have Transformed the U.S. Senate Thomas, Herschel F. The Market Effects of Corporate Testimony in Congressional Hearings Thomsen, Danielle Marie Partisan Polarization and the Gendered Make-up of the U.S. Congress Thrasher, Michael A.; Rallings, Colin; Shears, Mary; Borisyuk, Galina

Candidate Campaigning in Low Information Elections: Evidence from Local Election Candidates in the UK

Tkacheva, Olesya Incumbent Accountability and Virtual Linkages in the European Parliament

Tofias, Michael W.; Ensley, Michael; DeMarchi, Scott

The Two Body Problem of U.S. Senators and Their Re-election Constituencies

Traber, Denise; Hug, Simon; Sciarini, Pascal

Party Unity in the Swiss Parliament: The Electoral Connection

Treul, Sarah Using At-Large Representatives as Scouts in the Senate Tzelgov, Eitan A Model of Legislative Heresthetic

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Valdivieso, Patricio Eugenio Agenda Setting and Preferences, Case of Chile, 2008-2010 Van Howeling, Robert; Kelly, Andrew Roll Calls, Constituents, and Agenda Control Veen, Tim On Ideology and Dissent: Analysing Preferences and Voting Behaviour

in the European Parliament Vidal, D. Xavier Medina Hispanic Legislators and the Spanish-Language Media: Setting the

Hispanic/Latino Agenda Vraga, Emily K. Can I Support That Candidate? The Implications of Disagreement With

Party Candidates for Political Attitudes Wagner, Bettina Kippers and Curtains: Approaching the Social Dialogue in the Newest

Member States of the European Union from a Sociological Institutionalist Perspective

Walling, Jeremy; Miller, William J. Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right, Here I am : Tea Party Effects on Campaign Strategy in 2010 Republican Senatorial Primaries

Wanless, Emily O. Progressive Ambition and The U.S. Senator: Timing a Bid for the White House

Warshaw, Christopher Do Non-Partisan Redistricting Institutions Decrease Electoral Bias? Webb, Brian; Lazarus, Jeffrey The Filibuster Rule’s Effect on Policy Proposals in the U.S. Senate Werner, Timothy Daniel; Mayer, Kenneth

Public Campaign Financing and the Incumbency Advantage

West, Karleen A. Jones; Spoon, Jae-Jae

Gaining a Competitive Edge: Party Alliances in Presidential Elections in Europe and South America

Wilkenfeld, Gilad; Adler, Scott; Wilkerson, John

Policy Change Through Amendments: A Repeated Events Model of Enactment Evolution, 1977-2004

Wilkins, Arjun Samuel Determinants of Electoral Security for U.S. House Incumbents Williams, Joseph Russell Evaluating Rejected Bills for Evidence of Committee Outliers Wolak, Jennifer; Jaeger, William P. Political Knowledge and the Quality of Representation at the State Level

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Hensley, Zachary Deciding in Plain Sight: Case Studies in Salient Legislation Jacobs, Kelly; Faletta, Jean Philippe Amendments on the Horizon? How the 111th Congress May Be Steering

the Nation Toward Constitutional Reform Lasley, Scott; Turner, Joel Legislator and Lobbyist Evaluations of Clean Elections Marianetti, Jadon Arms Control: A Function of Senatorial Ideology or Party Identification? Moreland, Amy Gender, Legislative Careers, and Women-Friendly Social Policy in Latin

America Shin, Jae Hyeok Voter Demands and Personalistic Parties: Party Switching and

Legislative Voting in the Philippine House of Representatives, 1987-2007

Stewart, Melissa; Lewis, Christopher Vote Switchers: The Influence of Conference Committee Members on Voting in the U.S. House of Representatives

Turcu, Anca Winning Seats without Gaining Power: Weak Parliaments, Political Strategies and Women MPs in Emerging Democracies

Wink, Kenneth; Collins, Todd; Guth, James; Livingston, Don

The Effects of Religious Tradition on Foreign Policy Votes in the U.S. House at the Dawn of the New Millennium

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WESTERN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (WPSA)

Author Title

Aguiar, Gary Who Writes to Their Senators? Preliminary Analysis from the Daschle and Dole Casework Files

Bach, Stanley Reaching Bicameral Legislative Agreement in Canberra and Washington

Basinger, Scott The Ironic History of Congressional Scandals and Ethics Benjamin, Francis; Lovrich, Nicholas; Parks, Craig

The Washington State Legislative Process: Varying Perspectives and Changes Over Time

Bowman, Ann; Kearney, Richard State-Local Relations: You Say You Want a Devolution Casellas, Jason GOALS 2000 and the Development of Latino Education Policy in

Congress in the 1990s Choi, Jangsup State Heterogeneity and the Senator’s Ideological Congruence to

Constituent Preferences Commerer, Brent The Failure of Congress to Regulate Gerrymandering Ellis, William Curtis; Wilson, Walter Committee and Subcommittee Attention to Latino Issues in the U.S.

House and Senate Gonzalez Juenke, Eric The Effects of Candidate versus Officeholder Models on Latino

Representation in State Legislatures Gonzalez Juenke, Eric; Preuhs, Robert The Substantive Effects of Majority-Minority Districts on Adjacent

District Representatives in U.S. State Legislatures Gordon, Stacy; Bowers, Jennifer; Halen, Ryan

Lobbying Strategies in Professionalized State Legislatures

Hatcher, Andrea The Electoral (Mis)Fortunes of Senate Majority Leadership, or What Happened to Harry Reid?

Hayes, Thomas Senate Responsiveness in An Era of Inequality Hedlund, Ronald; DeLeo, Rob Committee Request and Assignments: The Role of Risk Taking in

Assignment Success Hogan, Robert Factors Affecting Representation in State Legislatures Jaramillo, Patricia; Nivin, Steve An Empirical Examination of Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Legislative

Bodies and the Effects on the Economy Joesten, Danielle; Martin, Brandon The Effects of Term Limits on Participatory Shirking in the California

Assembly from 1985 to 2008 Jones, Mark The Evolution of Partisan Politics in the Texas House: 1973-2011 Lewis, Daniel Legislative Term Limits and Fiscal Uncertainty Manzano, Sylvia; Norrander, Barbara Minority Group Influence and Representation in State Policy Nokken, Timothy; Goodman, Craig Presidential Support and Mid-Term Seat Loss in the House of

Representatives, 2006-2010 Seo, Jungkun Congressional Foreign Policy Entrepreneurs: The Case of North Korea

Policymaking in the U.S. Congress Settle, Allen California Legislative Budget Gridlock and Ballot Box Budgeting Stambough, Stephen; Jarvis, Matthew Direct Democracy, District Ideology, and Legislative Behavior Trautman, Linda An Institutional Analysis: Racial Group Identity, Group Consciousness

and Political Socialization Williams, Douglas Minority Report: Examining How the Creation of Majority-Minority

Districts Affected the Representation of African-Americans in Congress

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WESTERN SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (WSSA)

Author Title

Jung, Dongjae; Shin, GeiGuen State Activism in Immigration Policy and Policy Change: Arizona’s New Immigration Law

Lee, Gyeo Reh Institutionalization of the Legislative Branch: Focusing on the Congressional Budget Office, 1976-2010

Maruyama, Kenichi; Fuentes-Maruyama, Viola

Challenges of Federal Grant-in-Aid Programs: A Case Study of the Arizona Safe Routes to School Program

Woody, Shane ‘2010 Legislative Ethics Commission Study,’ Richard Richards Institute for Politics, Decency, and Ethical Conduct, Weber State University

Zarkin, Michael Cable TV Deregulation Reconsidered: An Exploration of Three Theses

Legislative Studies Section Newsletter, July 2011, Research and Teaching Page 1 of 8


x Brookings Report on Congress x Charting the Congressional Experience: The Papers of Richard Gephardt x Civil Rights Documentation Project x Congress to Campus Program x Congressional Bills Project x Congressional Timeline 1.0 x Data on Legislative Voting and Representation x Dirksen Center Invites Applications for Grants x Election Results Archive x European Consortium for Political Research x International Political Science Review x Oral History of Chuck Ludlam x Political Science Blog: Voir Dire x SSRN Political Science Network x State Politics and Policy Quarterly Archive x The Thicket at NCSL x Visiting Scholars Program, APSA Centennial Center x Visiting Scholars Program, Carl Albert Center


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.

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.

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 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.

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. x The bill's title and progress (from government resources) x The bill's subject (using the topic codes of the Policy Agendas Project) x 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

x 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.

Congressional Timeline 1.0 THE DIRKSEN CONGRESSIONAL CENTER

The Dirksen Congressional Center has introduced the Congressional Timeline 1.0 at http://www.congressionaltimeline.org/: x Major laws – more than 200 examples – passed by Congress from 1933 to the present; x The partisan composition of each Congress, along with the presidential administration and the

congressional leaders; x The session dates of each Congress; x Measures of legislative productivity, such as the number of bills introduced and passed; x Information about women and African-Americans serving in Congress; x Examples of documents and audiovisual materials related to legislation; x The ability to add information to the timeline by using the "wiki" feature. Here's how the timeline works: 1. Go to the CTL index page at http://www.congressionaltimeline.org/. 2. Select the 88th Congress from the drop-down menu on the right. 3. Click the "expand" button under 1963 to see general information about the 88th. 4. To experience the multimedia potential for the site, click the "collapse" button for 1963 and the

"expand" button for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at July 2, 1964. 5. Check out the rotating cube! You will see additional content -- documents,

photos, even a video of the presidential signing ceremony. 6. To contribute to the timeline, use the wiki component -- Just click on "wiki" on the rotating cube.


Information will be added to the Congressional Timeline continuously. Look for updates by becoming a Facebook fan (click the LIKE button) at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dirksen-Congressional-Center/144144304380. Subscribe to the e-newsletter at http://www.webcommunicator.org/index.htm. Please contact Frank Macaman at [email protected] if you have questions.

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:

x 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.

x 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 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:

x Types of Elections: Results for presidential and national legislative elections. x 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. x 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.

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.


Oral History of Chuck Ludlam

Chuck Ludlam’s career as a Capitol Hill staffer, which spanned a 40-year period (1965–2005), has been documented by the Senate Historical Office in a series of oral history interviews. Ludlam provided extensive notes for many of the individuals and issues discussed in his interviews and provides background on Senators Jim Abourezk, Phillip Hart, Robert Byrd, Jim Allen, Dale Bumpers, and Joseph Lieberman; Congressmen Burt Talcott, Glen Lipscomb, and Gillis Long; and Senate Parliamentarian Murray Zweben. The oral history also provides insights into the lifestyle, skills, and tactics of a senior Capitol Hill staffer who fought in the political trenches. The oral history is available online at http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/oral_history/Ludlam_chuck.htm.

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 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, post-doctoral 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].

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]