Though there is strong evidence that nonwhite lawmakers introduce more racially salient
legislation than white lawmakers, it is less clear whether race is a significant predictor of …

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

This study uses Conversation Analysis to investigate an interactional practice in US Senate
Judiciary Committee (SJC) lower court nomination hearings. Drawing from 13 hr and 36 min …

Do US Senators anticipate an electoral cost for legislative ineffectiveness? Do they garner
electoral payoffs if they successfully act on this electoral incentive by being more effective …

Successful economies rely upon effective lawmaking. Representatives must be effective
legislators—able to craft and pass new laws—and voters must choose to (re) elect these …

Conservatives and progressives rarely agree on much—but one thing many agree upon is
that it's not OK to be a moderate. This book shows they are wrong. In Why It's OK to be a …

抄録 The purpose of this study is to examine whether the parliamentary activities of
Japanese Diet members are positively related to their electoral performance. Previous …