Legislative Studies Quarterly

Papers
(The median citation count of Legislative Studies Quarterly is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Legislator turnover and lobbyist exits27
The Last Shall Be Last: Ethnic, Racial, and Nativist Bias in Distributive Politics22
Model Bills, State Imitation, and the Political Safeguards of Federalism12
Lacking Incentives, Not Information. Why Politicians tend to be Less Responsive to Lower‐Income Citizens11
Anti‐Democratic Influence: The Effect of Citizens United on State Democratic Performance11
About the Authors11
Congressional town halls11
Can legislative majorities shape budgets? A comparative analysis of presidential systems in Latin America10
Immigrant detention be banned? Constituent, subconstituent, and elite influence over House Democrat's decision to cosponsor the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act9
Recorded Votes as Attention Booster: How Opposition Parties use Roll Calls and Nonrecorded Votes for Position Taking in the German Bundestag, 2017–218
About the Authors8
Constituency Size and Evaluations of Government8
Violence among State House Candidates during the COVID‐19 Pandemic7
Historically marginalized groups and ideological representation in legislatures6
The drama is in the ink: Conflict in written parliamentary questions6
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Wealth and Policymaking in the U.S. House of Representatives6
Following the leaders: Asymmetric party messaging in the U.S. Congress6
Who works with whom? Collaboration ties in legislative policy‐making networks6
Responsive rhetoric: Evidence from congressional redistricting5
Redefining “expansion” in congressional communication: Homestyles for a digital constituency5
Ideological Positions and Committee Chair Appointments5
Descriptive representation on K street: Race and gender among federal lobbyists5
The Institution's Knowledge: Congressional Staff Experience and Committee Productivity5
The Political Economy of High‐Skilled Immigration: Analyzing (Co)Sponsorship on High‐Skilled Immigration Bills in the U.S. Congress5
CanberraInbox: Political Communication, the Personal Vote and Representation Styles—Studying Legislators' e‐Newsletters in Australia4
About the Authors4
Resignation as Promotion? Executive Turnover and Early Departures in the Argentine Congress, 1983–20174
How germane are moral and economic policies to ideology? Evidence from Latin American legislators4
The Party Personnel Datasets: Advancing Comparative Research in Party Behavior and Legislative Organization Across Electoral Systems4
Lesser of Two Evils: Allocating Resources to Opposition Districts in Pakistan3
About the Authors3
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Institutional Attachments and Patterns of Ambition in State Legislatures3
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“Stronger”: Learning From Nevada's Women‐Led Legislative Majority3
Earning Their Stripes? How Political Experience Shapes Gendered Policy Prioritization3
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What Explains Party Unity? Evidence from U.S. State Legislatures3
About the Authors3
The Legislative Agenda in 13 African Countries: A Comprehensive Database3
Electoral Incentives and Geographical Representation: Evidence from an Italian Electoral Reform3
Asymmetries in Potential for Partisan Gerrymandering2
Priority Projects: Constituent Spending Demand and the Benefits of Congressional Credit Claiming2
Majority Party Agenda Setting: Picking Fights or Avoiding Them?2
About the Authors2
Incentivizing anticorruption reform: Evidence from a natural experiment in Mexican subnational legislatures2
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The role of politicians' perceptual accuracy of voter opinions in their reelection2
Military Experience and the Use of Force: Congressional AUMF Votes Among Combat and Non‐Combat Veteran Legislators2
Legislative capacity limits interest group influence: Evidence from California's Proposition 1402
How to Cautiously Uncover the “Black Box” of Machine Learning Models for Legislative Scholars2
Who Represents the Constituency? Online Political Communication by Members of Parliament in the German Mixed‐Member Electoral System2
Competence in the Eye of the Electorate: Appearance, Incumbency, and Vote Shares1
How Do General Election Incentives Affect the Visible and Invisible Primary?1
Interpersonal Relationships and Legislative Collaboration in Congress1
Who Runs for Higher Office? Electoral Institutions and Level‐Hopping Attempts in Germany's State Legislatures1
Issue Information1
Changes in the Rules of the Lawmaking Process and the Success of Presidential Bills: Chile, 1990–20181
Why Do Young Men Oppose Gender Quotas? Group Threat and Backlash to Legislative Gender Quotas1
Misogyny, politics, and social media determinants of hostile engagement against women parliamentarians on Twitter1
Legislative Pensions and Re‐election Seeking: Evidence from Canadian Legislatures1
Distinctive Voices: Political Speech, Rhetoric, and the Substantive Representation of Women in European Parliaments1
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When voting no is not enough: Legislative brawling and obstruction in Korea1
Parliaments Day‐by‐Day: A New Open Source Database to Answer the Question of Who Was in What Parliament, Party, and Party‐group, and When1
Attention to the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Twitter: Partisan Differences Among U.S. State Legislators1
Line‐item vetoes as a coordination mechanism1
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Trade Competitiveness, Constituency Interests, and Legislators' Attitudes Towards Trade Agreements1
Men Are From Mars, and Women Are From Venus? Political Ambition of Women and Men Within the Legislature1
No Experience Required: Early Donations and Amateur Candidate Success in Primary Elections0
The Promise and Peril of Constituent Interactions: The Determinants of Town Hall Participation Among Members of Congress0
Constituency Focus in Party‐Centered Systems: How Individual, Party, and District‐Level Factors Shape Parliamentary Questions in South Africa0
How Filibuster Rhetoric Informs Perceptions of Politicians0
About the Authors0
Do Voters Know Enough to Punish Out‐of‐Step Congressional Candidates?0
Foxes and Hedgehogs in Legislatures: Why Do Some MPs Become Policy Specialists and Others Generalists?0
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A place to speak and be heard? Parliamentary speech and media attention in Estonia, 2011–20190
Closer to the people? Determinants of citizen–MP contact in Africa0
Partisan Governance and Minority Party Vetoes: Evidence from State Legislatures0
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Electoral reform and fragmented polarization: New evidence from Taiwan legislative roll calls0
Transaction Costs and Congressional Careers: The Effect of Flight Availability on Retirement Decisions0
About the Authors0
Heeding to the Losers: Legislators' Trade‐Policy Preferences and Legislative Behavior0
Talking Like Opposition Parties? Electoral Proximity and Language Styles Employed by Coalition Partners in a Mixed Member Majoritarian System0
About the Authors0
Getting what you pay for: Resource allocations and legislative success0
The origins of centralized agenda control at Westminster: Consensus or controversy?0
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Are Subnational Policymakers' Policy Preferences Nationalized? Evidence from Surveys of Township, Municipal, County, and State Officials0
Institutional opportunism: How electoral fortunes shape preferences for power‐sharing institutions in Latin America0
State Policy and National Representation: Marijuana Politics in American Federalism0
Polarization and Place‐Based Representation in US State Legislatures0
Bureaucratic Responsiveness under Dynamic Political Settings: Experimental Evidence from Local Governments0
The logic of ambitious legislators in fluid party systems0
Already Gone: Retaining Women in State Legislatures0
Politicians and Scandals that Damage the Party Brand0
Personality and political representation—How personality traits shape MPs' attitudes toward gender equality0
About the Authors0
Independents in Parliament: Temporary Status or Final Destination?0
The foundational effects of gender: Exploring Latin American Elites’ perceptions of corruption0
The Advantage of Incumbents in Coalitional Bargaining0
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In the Eyes of the Beholder? Understanding Policymakers' Perceptions of Corruption0
Congressional Bargaining and the Distribution of Grants0
Maybe later: Term limits and strategy behind candidate entry0
Social media versus surveys: A new scalable approach to understanding legislators' discourse0
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Effects of Increased Transparency on Political Divides and MP Behavior: Evidence from Televised Question Hours in the Finnish Parliament0
Physicians in congress: Professional backgrounds and legislative effectiveness0
When Do Interest Groups Lobby Legislators in Strong Presidential Systems?0
Geographical Representation Under a Single Nationwide District: The Case of the Netherlands0
Unilateral Inaction: Congressional Gridlock, Interbranch Conflict, and Public Evaluations of Executive Power0
What Legislators Tell Us About Legislatures: Evidence From PELAUSAL0
Prior Experience and State Legislative Effectiveness0
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‘No es la democracia que míster superman quiere imponernos desde Washington’: An analysis of populist attitudes on democracy from Latin American legislators0
Take (Her) to the Limit: Term Limits do Not Diminish Women's Overperformance in Legislative Office0
Parliamentary Control of the Executive and the Duration of Government Formation0
The (Financial) Ties That Bind: Social Networks of Intraparty Caucuses0
Interest Groups and Intra‐Party Conflict on Scored Votes0
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About the Authors0
Legislating landlords: Private interests, issue emphasis, and policy positions0
Talking to the Populist Radical Right: A Comparative Analysis of Parliamentary Debates0
Rules and the Containment of Conflict in Congress0
Dynamics of Polarizing Rhetoric in Congressional Tweets0
Minor Party Major Change: Democratic Environmental Re‐Prioritization in Response to Green Party Competition0
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Conducting Interview Projects in the US Congress: Analyzing the Methods of Experts in the Field0
Ends versus means? Ideology and support for repeals in the mass public0
Driving Legislators' Policy Preferences: Constituent Commutes and Gas Taxes0
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A Good Partisan? Ideology, Loyalty, and Public Evaluations of Members of Congress0
Still “the Domain of Men?” Gender Quotas and Women's Inclusion in Local Politics in Italy0
Coalition Governance under Separation of Powers: Shadowing by Committee in Coalitional Presidentialism0
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Strategies of Control: Members of Congress and Policy Outcomes0
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Bicameralism Hinges on Legislative Professionalism0
The Separation of Powers and Policymaking in the US States0
Experimental Evidence of the Benefits and Risks of Credit Claiming and Pork Busting0
Engaged Hawks and Quiet Doves: Introducing the National Defense Engagement Index0
Black Trust inUSLegislatures0
Does Electing Women Reduce Corruption? A Regression Discontinuity Approach0
Analyzing gender gaps in bicameral legislatures: How asymmetrical institutions affect the supply and demand for female candidates0
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Closing the Gap: An Analysis of Women's Representation in State Legislatures and the Gender Pay Gap0
Geographic representation and requests for federal funds in the U.S. senate0
Information and Confrontation in Legislative Oversight0
Is Incumbency Advantage Gendered?0
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How Politicians Downplay Lower‐Educated Citizens' Opinions0
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Policy Monitoring and Ministerial Survival: Evidence from Multiparty Presidentialism0
Issue Competition in Parliamentary Speeches? A Computer‐based Content Analysis of Legislative Debates in the Austrian Nationalrat0
Loyal Activists? Party Socialization and Dissenting Voting Behavior in Parliament0
Policy Content of Legislative Vetoes and Success of Presidential Activism Under Semi‐Presidentialism0
Strategic Behavior in State Multimember Districts: Does Fielding One Candidate offer a Notable Advantage?0
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Who gets to speak for the party? How parliamentary party groups select spokespersons0
Candidate Extremism and Voter Roll‐Off in US House Elections0
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