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An analysis of the voting behavior of members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2 types of situations: (1) involving _primarily ideological considerations, & (2) involving primarily party loyalty, reveals signif diff's between the Republican & Democratic leadership. The D-leadership is distinguished from the rank & file of the party primarily by a greater fidelity to party discipline; R-leadership, on the other hand, is distinguished by conservatism rather than by strict discipline. IPSA.

THE POLICY FIELD IS OFTEN DIVIDED INTO THREE SPECIFIC MODES OF ART AND CRAFT: POLICY ANALYSIS, POLICY STUDIES, AND POLICY SCIENCES. IN THIS PAPER, THE AUTHORS COMPARE FOUR JOURNALS REPRESENTING THESE SPECIFIC MODES, AS WELL AS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, WITH TWO JOURNALS REPRESENTING ROOT DISCIPLINES, IN TERMS OF EACH JOURNAL'S IMPACT AND ITS INTERNAL CONSENSUS. THEY ALSO ANALYZE THE ASSOCIATIONS AMONG THESE SIX JOURNALS TO SHOW PATTERNS OF CROSS-CITATION.