This is a revision and update of Gertzog's successful 1984 study of women in the United
States Congress. Now, 10 years later, the congressional roster is far different: Women have …

In 1992, a" new" Democratic party was presented to Americans as Bill Clinton captured the
party's nomination and won the presidency. Clinton's oft-made assertion that he was" a …

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

Drawing on theories of neo-institutionalism to show how institutions shape dissident
behaviour, Boucek develops new ways of measuring factionalism and explains its effects on …

Book synopsis: The Congressional Black Caucus has grown both in size and in prominence
in its short lifetime. Robert Singh considers the actual impact of the CBC on public policy in …

Although the behavioral approach in political science has profoundly affected the analysis of
legislatures, focusing on individual level data to the seeming exclusion of organizational …

This article challenges the existing state-of-knowledge about legislative caucuses by
arguing that the caucus system reflects and reinforces formal organizing institutions, such as …

The rules and institutions used to translate preferences into electoral outcomes have a
profound impact on the nature of representation provided in a political system. This is …

The issue of political participation has been central to American politics since the founding of
the United States. The Politics of Democratic Inclusion addresses the ways traditionally …

Does the Tea Party affect how lawmakers vote? Given the possible spurious effect of a
representative's ideology, we leverage natural variation in the Tea Party's existence and …