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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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The Last Shall Be Last: Ethnic, Racial, and Nativist Bias in Distributive Politics28
Anti‐Democratic Influence: The Effect of Citizens United on State Democratic Performance26
Congressional town halls14
Legislator turnover and lobbyist exits12
Success Denied: Social Class and Perceptions of Political Success12
Model Bills, State Imitation, and the Political Safeguards of Federalism12
About the Authors12
Lacking Incentives, Not Information. Why Politicians tend to be Less Responsive to Lower‐Income Citizens11
Recorded Votes as Attention Booster: How Opposition Parties use Roll Calls and Nonrecorded Votes for Position Taking in the German Bundestag, 2017–2111
Constituency Size and Evaluations of Government9
Can legislative majorities shape budgets? A comparative analysis of presidential systems in Latin America8
About the Authors8
Immigrant detention be banned? Constituent, subconstituent, and elite influence over House Democrat's decision to cosponsor the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act8
Violence among State House Candidates during the COVID‐19 Pandemic7
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Following the leaders: Asymmetric party messaging in the U.S. Congress7
Wealth and Policymaking in the U.S. House of Representatives6
The Institution's Knowledge: Congressional Staff Experience and Committee Productivity6
Historically marginalized groups and ideological representation in legislatures6
The drama is in the ink: Conflict in written parliamentary questions6
Who works with whom? Collaboration ties in legislative policy‐making networks6
Descriptive representation on K street: Race and gender among federal lobbyists5
Ideological Positions and Committee Chair Appointments5
Redefining “expansion” in congressional communication: Homestyles for a digital constituency5
Responsive rhetoric: Evidence from congressional redistricting5
Resignation as Promotion? Executive Turnover and Early Departures in the Argentine Congress, 1983–20174
CanberraInbox: Political Communication, the Personal Vote and Representation Styles—Studying Legislators' e‐Newsletters in Australia4
What Explains Party Unity? Evidence from U.S. State Legislatures4
About the Authors4
How germane are moral and economic policies to ideology? Evidence from Latin American legislators4
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The Political Economy of High‐Skilled Immigration: Analyzing (Co)Sponsorship on High‐Skilled Immigration Bills in the U.S. Congress4
The Legislative Agenda in 13 African Countries: A Comprehensive Database4
The Party Personnel Datasets: Advancing Comparative Research in Party Behavior and Legislative Organization Across Electoral Systems4
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Earning Their Stripes? How Political Experience Shapes Gendered Policy Prioritization3
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Institutional Attachments and Patterns of Ambition in State Legislatures3
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Lesser of Two Evils: Allocating Resources to Opposition Districts in Pakistan3
“Stronger”: Learning From Nevada's Women‐Led Legislative Majority3
Electoral Incentives and Geographical Representation: Evidence from an Italian Electoral Reform3
Asymmetries in Potential for Partisan Gerrymandering2
Incentivizing anticorruption reform: Evidence from a natural experiment in Mexican subnational legislatures2
Who Represents the Constituency? Online Political Communication by Members of Parliament in the German Mixed‐Member Electoral System2
How to Cautiously Uncover the “Black Box” of Machine Learning Models for Legislative Scholars2
Legislative capacity limits interest group influence: Evidence from California's Proposition 1402
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The role of politicians' perceptual accuracy of voter opinions in their reelection2
Priority Projects: Constituent Spending Demand and the Benefits of Congressional Credit Claiming2
Dancing Around the Issue? Public Opinion and Strategic Vagueness in Parliamentary Speech2
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Trade Competitiveness, Constituency Interests, and Legislators' Attitudes Towards Trade Agreements1
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Men Are From Mars, and Women Are From Venus? Political Ambition of Women and Men Within the Legislature1
Line‐item vetoes as a coordination mechanism1
Attention to the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Twitter: Partisan Differences Among U.S. State Legislators1
The logic of ambitious legislators in fluid party systems1
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Distinctive Voices: Political Speech, Rhetoric, and the Substantive Representation of Women in European Parliaments1
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Changes in the Rules of the Lawmaking Process and the Success of Presidential Bills: Chile, 1990–20181
When voting no is not enough: Legislative brawling and obstruction in Korea1
How Do General Election Incentives Affect the Visible and Invisible Primary?1
Interpersonal Relationships and Legislative Collaboration in Congress1
Strategic Behavior in State Multimember Districts: Does Fielding One Candidate offer a Notable Advantage?1
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Military Experience and the Use of Force: Congressional AUMF Votes Among Combat and Non‐Combat Veteran Legislators1
Why Do Young Men Oppose Gender Quotas? Group Threat and Backlash to Legislative Gender Quotas1
Who Runs for Higher Office? Electoral Institutions and Level‐Hopping Attempts in Germany's State Legislatures1
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
Misogyny, politics, and social media determinants of hostile engagement against women parliamentarians on Twitter1
Legislative Pensions and Re‐election Seeking: Evidence from Canadian Legislatures1
Competence in the Eye of the Electorate: Appearance, Incumbency, and Vote Shares1
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Underneath the Surface: Unpacking Gendered Dynamics in Legislative Oversight in Italian Municipalities0
How Filibuster Rhetoric Informs Perceptions of Politicians0
Bicameralism Hinges on Legislative Professionalism0
No Experience Required: Early Donations and Amateur Candidate Success in Primary Elections0
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Coalition Governance under Separation of Powers: Shadowing by Committee in Coalitional Presidentialism0
What Legislators Tell Us About Legislatures: Evidence From PELAUSAL0
Foxes and Hedgehogs in Legislatures: Why Do Some MPs Become Policy Specialists and Others Generalists?0
Physicians in congress: Professional backgrounds and legislative effectiveness0
Partisan Governance and Minority Party Vetoes: Evidence from State Legislatures0
Who gets to speak for the party? How parliamentary party groups select spokespersons0
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Institutional opportunism: How electoral fortunes shape preferences for power‐sharing institutions in Latin America0
How Politicians Downplay Lower‐Educated Citizens' Opinions0
Parliamentary Control of the Executive and the Duration of Government Formation0
A place to speak and be heard? Parliamentary speech and media attention in Estonia, 2011–20190
Candidate Extremism and Voter Roll‐Off in US House Elections0
Legislation Against the Odds: Overcoming Ideological Gridlock in EU Decision‐Making0
Getting what you pay for: Resource allocations and legislative success0
Engaged Hawks and Quiet Doves: Introducing the National Defense Engagement Index0
The foundational effects of gender: Exploring Latin American elites’ perceptions of corruption0
Interest Groups and Intra‐Party Conflict on Scored Votes0
Take (Her) to the Limit: Term Limits do Not Diminish Women's Overperformance in Legislative Office0
Issue Competition in Parliamentary Speeches? A Computer‐based Content Analysis of Legislative Debates in the Austrian Nationalrat0
Talking Like Opposition Parties? Electoral Proximity and Language Styles Employed by Coalition Partners in a Mixed Member Majoritarian System0
Social media versus surveys: A new scalable approach to understanding legislators' discourse0
Closing the Gap: An Analysis of Women's Representation in State Legislatures and the Gender Pay Gap0
Still “the Domain of Men?” Gender Quotas and Women's Inclusion in Local Politics in Italy0
Already Gone: Retaining Women in State Legislatures0
Dynamics of Polarizing Rhetoric in Congressional Tweets0
Black Trust inUSLegislatures0
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Policy Content of Legislative Vetoes and Success of Presidential Activism Under Semi‐Presidentialism0
The Language of Delegation: An NLP Analysis of Congressional Bill Text0
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Personality and political representation—How personality traits shape MPs' attitudes toward gender equality0
Information and Confrontation in Legislative Oversight0
Independents in Parliament: Temporary Status or Final Destination?0
Experimental Evidence of the Benefits and Risks of Credit Claiming and Pork Busting0
The Promise and Peril of Constituent Interactions: The Determinants of Town Hall Participation Among Members of Congress0
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The (Sometimes Untraceable) Origins of Policy Ideas in Congress: An Analysis of Seven Landmark Laws0
Closer to the people? Determinants of citizen–MP contact in Africa0
Strategies of Control: Members of Congress and Policy Outcomes0
Geographic representation and requests for federal funds in the U.S. senate0
Are State Legislative Leaders Moderates?0
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Electoral reform and fragmented polarization: New evidence from Taiwan legislative roll calls0
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Polarization and Place‐Based Representation in US State Legislatures0
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Is Incumbency Advantage Gendered?0
Constituency Focus in Party‐Centered Systems: How Individual, Party, and District‐Level Factors Shape Parliamentary Questions in South Africa0
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The (Financial) Ties That Bind: Social Networks of Intraparty Caucuses0
The Link Between Educational Socialization, Descriptive Representation, and Substantive Representation0
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Geographical Representation Under a Single Nationwide District: The Case of the Netherlands0
State Policy and National Representation: Marijuana Politics in American Federalism0
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Legislating landlords: Private interests, issue emphasis, and policy positions0
Politicians and Scandals that Damage the Party Brand0
Conducting Interview Projects in the US Congress: Analyzing the Methods of Experts in the Field0
Does Electing Women Reduce Corruption? A Regression Discontinuity Approach0
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The Advantage of Incumbents in Coalitional Bargaining0
Rules and the Containment of Conflict in Congress0
Congressional Bargaining and the Distribution of Grants0
Competing Principals in a Multinational State: Legislative Behavior in Imperial Austria, 1907–19140
Party Considerations for Renomination in Pre‐Electoral Coalitions0
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Policy Monitoring and Ministerial Survival: Evidence from Multiparty Presidentialism0
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A Good Partisan? Ideology, Loyalty, and Public Evaluations of Members of Congress0
When Do Interest Groups Lobby Legislators in Strong Presidential Systems?0
Maybe later: Term limits and strategy behind candidate entry0
Analyzing gender gaps in bicameral legislatures: How asymmetrical institutions affect the supply and demand for female candidates0
Prior Experience and State Legislative Effectiveness0
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Are Subnational Policymakers' Policy Preferences Nationalized? Evidence from Surveys of Township, Municipal, County, and State Officials0
Loyal Activists? Party Socialization and Dissenting Voting Behavior in Parliament0
Effects of Increased Transparency on Political Divides and MP Behavior: Evidence from Televised Question Hours in the Finnish Parliament0
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Talking to the Populist Radical Right: A Comparative Analysis of Parliamentary Debates0
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The origins of centralized agenda control at Westminster: Consensus or controversy?0
In the Eyes of the Beholder? Understanding Policymakers' Perceptions of Corruption0
Driving Legislators' Policy Preferences: Constituent Commutes and Gas Taxes0
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Bureaucratic Responsiveness under Dynamic Political Settings: Experimental Evidence from Local Governments0
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Proving Her Strength: The Partisan and Gendered Implications of Legislative Obstruction0
Minor Party Major Change: Democratic Environmental Re‐Prioritization in Response to Green Party Competition0
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The Separation of Powers and Policymaking in the US States0
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Ends versus means? Ideology and support for repeals in the mass public0
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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
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