In, Frank Baumgartner and Beth Leech characterized a series of problems in the interest
group research published between 1950 and 1995. In this article, we assess whether recent …

The measure of legislative professionalization I developed was first published a quarter
century ago. Since then, updates have appeared periodically. In this note, I briefly document …

Policy Diffusion Dynamics in America integrates research from agenda setting and
epidemiology to model factors that shape the speed and scope of public policy diffusion …

Political scientists are increasingly turning to direct democracy, as practiced in the American
states, to investigate a broad range of questions dealing with median voter preferences and …

How do the American states vary in their propensity for innovativeness, or their willingness
to adopt new policies sooner or later relative to other states? Most studies today use event …

" Frederick J. Boehmke's book makes explicit the many consequences-intended and
unintended-of having direct legislation possible in a state. Many studies of the initiative …

This book conclusively demonstrates that direct democracy—institutions like the ballot
initiative and the referendum—endangers the rights of minorities and perpetuates a tyranny …

Does the disposition of public opinion affect the progressivism of public policy? While
scholars devote a significant amount of attention to opinion–policy linkages at the national …

This article examines the use of a Citizens' Jury as a source of voter information in the
context of a government-initiated (top-down) referendum. Several studies show the capacity …

This article examines whether the Citizens' Initiative (CI) in Finland has enhanced inclusion
in processes of political agenda‐setting. Democratic innovations such as CIs have been …