How are politicians informed and who do politicians seek information from? The role of
information has been at the center for research on legislative organizations but there is a …

Addressing the legacy of human rights violations in public can benefit victims, post-conflict
societies and democracy building. But publicness of transitional justice (TJ) processes can …

Several theories of policy change posit that the politics of defining and prioritizing problems
differs from the politics of devising and selecting solutions. The former involves simplifying …

The authors ask descriptive questions concerning the relationship between social
movement organizations (SMOs) and the state. Which movement's SMOs are consulted the …

While congressional committee members sometimes hold hearings to collect and transmit
specialized information to the floor, they also use hearings as venues to send political …

Many assumed that legislators send political messages or even grandstand in expectation of
gaining electoral rewards. However, largely due to a lack of proper data and measurements …

Advocacy of new forums for democratic deliberation should take into account the
deliberative functions of the regular policymaking institutions of representative democracies …

IMPACT Local government politicians in Brazil were found to perceive the reports and
referrals from legislative finance committees as trustworthy depending on the political …

In order to be confirmed to a lifetime appointment on the federal bench, all district and circuit
court nominees must appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a confirmation …

Congress often relies on bureaucrats' information for policy production. However, scholars
lack an empirical understanding of what drives information sharing between bureaucrats …