Recent advances in data collection, computing power, and theoretical modeling have
stimulated a growing literature in economics and political science studying how social …

In the repeated interactions of a legislative session, legislators develop working
relationships that can be used in the pursuit of legislative goals. I develop a theory of …

Networks are omnipresent in our natural and social world, and they are at the heart of
politics. Relationships of many types drive political institutions, processes, and decision …

Legislative member organizations (LMOs)—such as caucuses in the US Congress and
intergroups in the European Parliament—exist in lawmaking bodies around the world …

Politicians regularly bargain with colleagues and other actors. Bargaining dynamics are
central to theories of legislative politics and representative democracy, bearing directly on …

Despite the increasing attention to gender diversity management in recent decades, there is
a dearth of studies that provide an East Asian perspective on this topic. We argue that …

Important work has been done to measure legislative effectiveness in the US Congress and
to explain the individual characteristics that drive it. Much less attention, however, has been …

Objectives: To examine the application of behavioral science theories to explain the voting
behavior of legislators for public health policies. Methods: We conducted a systematic …

The collective nature of legislating forces legislators to rely on one another for information
and support. This collaborative activity requires a choice about partnerships in an …

In this article, I demonstrate that multimember districts form a basis for collaboration between
two legislators. In order to maximize the limited incumbency advantages they possess …