Researchers use survey experiments to establish causal effects in descriptively
representative samples, but concerns remain regarding the strength of the stimuli and the …

Why do politicians frequently heed the preferences of small groups of citizens over those of
the majority? Breaking new theoretical ground, Benjamin Bishin explains how the desires of …

America, focusing mainly on elections since the late 1990s. Like most large-scale research
projects, this book has a long and complex history, and its origins lie in our mutual teaching …

This article develops a model of public responsiveness to social policy in the United States,
focusing in particular on the public's ability to distinguish between direct and indirect …

How informed is a Latino vote? Though recent scholarship has improved our understanding
of Latino political participation, partisanship, and policy preferences, relatively little is known …

Objective. Research on gubernatorial elections has focused extensively on the impact of the
economy, ignoring other noneconomic issues that voters may consider when casting their …

As the voting public continues to diversify across the United States, political candidates, and
particularly white candidates, increasingly recognize the importance of making appeals to …

We know little about the extent to which racial minorities are symbolically represented by
members of Congress. This stands in contrast to a wealth of research analyzing the extent to …

A contabilidade pública tem como um dos seus objetivos suportar a instrumentalização do
controle social. Com efeito, este trabalho tem por norte discutir: Como melhorar a …

Scholars of electoral politics have long argued that the size of a party system is jointly
determined by social diversity and district magnitude. However, no clear consensus exists …