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Can Deviants Be Morally Educated?
In: Social studies: a periodical for teachers and administrators, Band 84, Heft 6, S. 271-275
ISSN: 2152-405X
Dialectical Aspects of Moral Development
In: Human development, Band 17, Heft 2, S. 107-117
ISSN: 1423-0054
The Illusion of Accountability: Transparency and Representation in American Legislatures. By Justin H. Kirkland and Jeffrey J. Harden. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2022. 279p. $99.99 cloth
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 725-727
ISSN: 1541-0986
Legislative voting and environmental policymaking in the American states
In: Environmental politics, Band 30, Heft 4, S. 559-578
ISSN: 1743-8934
Book Review: Subsidizing Democracy: How Public Funding Changes Elections And How It Can Work In The Future
In: The American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 46, Heft 4, S. 499-501
ISSN: 1552-3357
Campaign Spending and Voter Participation in State Legislative Elections
In: Social science quarterly, Band 94, Heft 3, S. 840-864
ISSN: 1540-6237
Previous studies demonstrate that campaigns play an important role in mobilizing citizen participation in elections. The present analysis examines the effects of campaign spending on voter turnout in the state legislative setting where our knowledge of campaign effects is quite limited. In an examination of state legislative elections across 20 states over two election cycles, the analysis considers the influence of candidate spending on voter turnout. The findings demonstrate that campaign spending has a strong influence on voter participation; however, this effect is mitigated by contextual features. Legislative professionalism reduces the influence of spending, while the presence of a high-stimulus statewide election enhances it. In addition, challenger spending is more effective at stimulating participation than incumbent spending. Higher levels of campaign spending increase voter participation in state legislative elections; however, these effects vary according to context. These findings have important implications for theories of participation in American democracy as well for normative issues concerning the role of money in elections. Adapted from the source document.
Campaign Spending and Voter Participation in State Legislative Elections
In: Social science quarterly, Band 94, Heft 3, S. 840-864
ISSN: 1540-6237
ObjectivePrevious studies demonstrate that campaigns play an important role in mobilizing citizen participation in elections. The present analysis examines the effects of campaign spending on voter turnout in the state legislative setting where our knowledge of campaign effects is quite limited.MethodIn an examination of state legislative elections across 20 states over two election cycles, the analysis considers the influence of candidate spending on voter turnout.ResultsThe findings demonstrate that campaign spending has a strong influence on voter participation; however, this effect is mitigated by contextual features. Legislative professionalism reduces the influence of spending, while the presence of a high‐stimulus statewide election enhances it. In addition, challenger spending is more effective at stimulating participation than incumbent spending.ConclusionsHigher levels of campaign spending increase voter participation in state legislative elections; however, these effects vary according to context. These findings have important implications for theories of participation in American democracy as well for normative issues concerning the role of money in elections.
Candidate Gender and Voter Support in State Legislative Elections
In: Journal of women, politics & policy, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 44-66
ISSN: 1554-4788
Democracy in the State: Experiments in Election Reform
In: American review of politics, Band 30, S. 84-86
ISSN: 1051-5054
Policy Responsiveness and Incumbent Reelection in State Legislatures
In: American journal of political science, Band 52, Heft 4, S. 858-873
ISSN: 1540-5907
Does policy responsiveness on the part of incumbent legislators affect their prospects for reelection? Recent studies of congressional campaigns demonstrate that incumbents who support policies that are more congruent with their constituents' preferences face fewer reelection obstacles. The present analysis considers this question in state legislative elections where voter knowledge of legislator activities is generally quite low. The findings demonstrate that incumbents positioned farther from the average citizen and toward their party's base are only slightly more likely to be challenged than other incumbents. However, more partisan voting incumbents do attract challengers capable of raising and spending larger amounts of money. Interestingly, incumbents positioned closer to their party's base actually receive a greater share of the vote in most contested elections. Only when challengers spend significant amounts of money do we see the positive effects of partisan voting by incumbents diminished. Overall, these findings demonstrate the mechanisms by which policy positions of incumbents in a low‐information environment affect the challengers that emerge and the level of voter support received.
Sex and the Statehouse: The Effects of Gender on Legislative Roll‐Call Voting*
In: Social science quarterly, Band 89, Heft 4, S. 955-968
ISSN: 1540-6237
Objective. This analysis examines whether differences exist between women and men state legislators in their roll‐call voting behavior involving matters of economic and regulatory policy.Methods. Using interest group rating scores, I examine the voting behavior of representatives in the lower houses of 28 states in legislative sessions from 1995 to 2000. By controlling for a host of variables related to legislators (political party, years of service, etc.) and their districts (average income, level of education, urbanization, etc.), I am able to isolate the independent effect of gender on roll‐call voting.Results. The findings demonstrate that among Democratic legislators women are less conservative than men, but among Republican lawmakers women are slightly more conservative than men. Additional analyses show that many factors that influence legislative voting by women and men are similar; however, political party has a more prominent effect among women.Conclusion. Although factors such as political party and some constituency characteristics exert a much stronger influence than gender, women and men legislators differ in their roll‐call voting even when controls for a wide assortment of individual‐ and district‐level conditions are taken into account.
The Effects of Candidate Gender on Campaign Spending in State Legislative Elections*
In: Social science quarterly, Band 88, Heft 5, S. 1092-1105
ISSN: 1540-6237
Objective. This article will investigate whether candidate gender affects levels of campaign spending in state legislative elections.Methods. The analysis compares men and women candidates running for the state legislature in 20 states over two election cycles. By controlling for a range of contextual factors, the analysis isolates the independent influence of candidate gender.Results. The findings demonstrate that women and men spend similar levels of campaign funding in running for the state legislature. Running as incumbents, challengers, or open‐seat candidates, women are not at a financial disadvantage relative to similarly situated men candidates in the general election.Conclusions. Although women may suffer difficulties at other parts of the electoral process, women are not at a disadvantage relative to men in how much money their campaigns ultimately allocate for the purposes of gaining voter support.
The Effects of Candidate Gender on Campaign Spending in State Legislative Elections
In: Social science quarterly, Band 88, Heft 5
ISSN: 0038-4941
Objective This article will investigate whether candidate gender affects levels of campaign spending in state legislative elections. Methods The analysis compares men and women candidates running for the state legislature in 20 states over two election cycles. By controlling for a range of contextual factors, the analysis isolates the independent influence of candidate gender. Results The findings demonstrate that women and men spend similar levels of campaign funding in running for the state legislature. Running as incumbents, challengers, or open-seat candidates, women are not at a financial disadvantage relative to similarly situated men candidates in the general election. Conclusions Although women may suffer difficulties at other parts of the electoral process, women are not at a disadvantage relative to men in how much money their campaigns ultimately allocate for the purposes of gaining voter support. Adapted from the source document.
Gubernatorial Coattail Effects in State Legislative Elections
In: Political research quarterly: PRQ ; official journal of the Western Political Science Association and other associations, Band 58, Heft 4, S. 587
ISSN: 1938-274X