Volume 28, Number 1, January 2005




This section contains a listing of papers in the area of legislative studies that have been presented at professional conventions in recent months. Entries were taken either from preliminary or official convention programs. The following meetings are represented:

APSA:  Papers presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, September 2-5, 2004, Chicago, Illinois.

NPSA:  Papers presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, November 11-13, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts

SPSA:  Papers presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, January 5-9, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana


APSA

Author

Title of Paper

Abramowitz, Alan I.; Saunders, Kyle L.

Social Identity, Ideology, and Party Identification in the American Electorate

Adams, James

Candidate Equilibrium and the Behavioral Model of Voter Choice and Turnout: Theoretical Results and Empirical Tests

Addonizio, Elizabeth

Reducing Inequality in Political Participation: An Experiment to Measure the Effects of Voting Instruction on Youth Voter Turnout

Ahuja, Sunil

Changing of the Guard: Legislative Behavior in the Postwar Congress

Ainsworth, Scott H.

The Strategic Foundations for Incrementalism in Legislatures with Applications to Abortion Policy

Aleman, Eduardo; Tsebelis, George

Constitutional Sources of Presidential Agenda Setting Power: The Origins of the Executive Veto in Latin America

Anderson, Cameron

Economic Voting and Multi-level Governance

Anderson, Sarah; Brady, David W.

The Pivotal Politics of Appropriations: Parties, Committees, and the Median Voter in the Policy Process

Arceneaux, Kevin; Gerber, Alan

Comparing Experimental and Matching Methods using Two Large-Scale Field Experiments on Voter Mobilization

Bargen, Andrew

Party Power in the U.S. Senate: Shaping the Ideological Content of the Legislative Agenda

Basinger, Scott J.; Ensley, Michael J.

The Money Jumble: Challenger Fundraising and Incumbent Vulnerability in House Elections

Baughman, John R.

Multiple Referrals, Committee Bargaining and Legislative Success

Beckmann, Matthew N.

Presidential Lobbying: How The White House Promotes the President's Policies on Capitol Hill

Bejan, Adriana

Legislative Efficiency in the Czech Parliament

Belanger, Eric; Godbout, Jean-Francois

A Party Realignment Waiting to Happen? Strategic Coordination Problems Among Right-Wing Elites and Voters in Canada

Bell, Lauren Cohen; Overby, L. Marvin

Filibusters and Filibusterers in the Contemporary Senate: An Examination of the Dynamics and Individual-Level Correlates of ÒExtended Debate,Ó 1975-2002.

Berinsky, Adam J.

Public Opinion and World War II

Bertelli, Anthony Michael; Grose, Christian R.

Executive-Legislative Bargaining: A Theory and Empirical Test

Bond, Jon R.; Bonneau, Emily

The Influence of Politics and Institutional Position on the Distribution of Pork Barrel Projects

Brown, Robert D.; Bruce, John M.; Wedeking, Justin

Divisive Primaries and Partisan Turnout: Reassessing the Divisive Primaries Thesis

Brunell, Thomas L.

The Relationship Between Primary Type and Electoral Competition; Evidence from Congressional Elections

Burbach, David T.

Rational Expectations and the Rally Effect: Discounting the Use of Force by Troubled Presidents

Burden, Barry C.

The Limits of Representation

Burns, Nancy; Evans, Laura

Amateurs and Professionals: Careerism in American State Legislatures, 1881-2003

Burrell, Barbara C.

The Gender Gap in Presidential Voting Behavior: A View from the States

Campbell, Andrea Colleen

Winners and Losers in Senate Floor Amending

Cann, Damon M.

Cue Taking, Information Cascades, and Condorcet's Jury Theorem

Caress, Stanley M.

Assessing the Influence of Term Limits on the Leadership of State Legislatures

Carson, Jamie L.; Marshall, Bryan W.

Assessing the Political and Strategic Effects of Presidential Veto Threats on Congressional Decision-Making

Carson, Jamie L.; Crespin, Michael; Finocchiaro, Charles J.; Rohde, David W.

Redistricting, Constituency Influence, and Party Polarization in Congress

Celep, Odul; Paskeviciute, Aida

The Effects of Accommodative and Detachment-based Strategies of the Established Parties on the Electoral Strength of the Extreme Right Parties

Chin, Michelle L.; Robbins, Suzanne M.

Why Pay for a Free Show? Modeling Legislators' Decisions to Grant Access and Interest Groups' Decisions to Contribute

Chiou, Fang-Yi

Measuring the Preferences of Legislators in the Taiwanese Legislative Yuan

Cho, Seok-ju

A Model of Electoral Accountability with Multiple Representatives

Claibourn, Michele P.

Candidate Agendas, Public Perceptions, and Public Priorities in Presidential Campaigns

Clinton, Joshua D.; Jackman, Simon

Positions, Preferences and Constituents in the U.S. Senate

Colton, Timothy J.; Hale, Henry E.

Party Development in the Russian Federation

Craig, Stephen C., Martinez, Michael D., Gainous, Jason

Winners, Losers, and Perceived Mandates: Voter Explanations of the 1998 Gubernatorial and 2000 Presidential Elections in Florida

Crespin, Michael

Congressional Party Politics in the Progressive Era

D'Onofrio, Robert A.; Fiorina, Morris

National and Local Forces in House Elections: 1892-2002

Davis, Richard

Mobilizing Voters Online

Den Hartog, Chris

Committee Vetoes in the 19th Century House of Representatives

Desposato, Scott W.

Going Negative in Comparative Perspective: Electoral Rules and Campaign Strategies

Donohue, Kathleen Grace

The Politics of the Public's Right to Know

Dowdle, Andrew J.; Steger, Wayne P.; Adkins, Randall E.

Gaining Traction: How Do Frontrunners Surface Before the Presidential Primaries?

Druckman, James N.; Warwick, Paul V.

The Paradox of Portfolio Allocation: An Investigation into the Nature of a Very Strong but Puzzling Relation

Egan, Patrick J.

Gay Issues and Gay Voters: An Increasing Partisan Divide

Endersby, James W.

Legislative Size and Efficiency

Engstrom, Erik J.

The Partisan Impact of Malapportionment in the 19th and Early 20th Century House of Representatives

Ensley, Michael J.; Carmines, Edward G.

Issue Ambivalence and Split-Ticket Voting in the U.S., 1972-2000

Eom, Kihang; Gross, Donald A.

The Consequence of Contribution Limits on Political Party Contributions in Gubernatorial Elections

Erler, Helen Abbie

Term Limits, Legislative Structure, and Economic Policy: Fiscal Decisions in the American States

Eto, Mikiko

Women's Movements in Japan: The Intersection Between Everyday Life and Politics

Evans, C. Lawrence

U.S. Senators and the Act of Representation

Evans, Diana

Appropriations Committee Earmarks: Is Disloyalty Punished?

Evans, Jocelyn; Huckaby, Melody R.

Only a Marginal Difference?: Examining Partisan Voting Behavior of Marginal Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 103rd-107th Congresses

Farrar-Myers, Victoria A.

Emerging Trends in Presidential Campaign Finance: Early Lessons from the 2004 Campaign

Fiber, Pamela M.

The Discriminating Legislator: Supporting Campaign Finance Reform

Fishkin, James S.; Iyengar, Shanto; Luskin, Robert C.

Deliberative Democracy in the Primaries: An Online Experiment

Fournier, Patrick; Cutler, Frederick E.; Lyle, Greg; Soroka, Stuart N.

Different Pokes for Different Folks: Heterogeneity in Campaign Effects

Fowler, James H.

A Behavioral Model of Turnout with Party Competition

Gaddie, Ronald Keith; Bullock II, Charles S.

Redistricting Principles and Litigation Strategies

Gailmard, Sean; Milyo, Jeffrey

The Returns to Oversight

Gaines, Brian J.; Roberts Brian

Hawks and Bears: Presidential Approval, Warn and the Economy

Gamm, Gerald; McConnaughy, Corrine M.

Amateurs and Professionals: Careerism in American State Legislatures, 1881-2003

Gelineau, Francois; Belanger, Eric

Electoral Accountability in a Federal System: National and Provincial Economic Voting in Canada

Gershtenson, Joseph

Ideology and Representation in the U.S. Senate: Roll Calls v. Constituent Perceptions

Gimpel, James G.; Shaw, Daron R.; Dyck, Joshua J.; Gaines, Brian J.

Mobilizing the Absentee Vote

Goodman, Craig

Senate Elections and the Consequences for Pivotal Politics

Gordon, Sanford C.; Hafer, Catherine

Legislative Lobbying as a Signal to the Bureaucracy

Gray, Mark M.; Wattenberg, Martin P.

California's Multi-Party Recall Election: Voter Turnout and Choice

Griffin, John D.

The Representational Consequences of Senate Malapportionment

Groeling, Tim

Divided We Rally: How Media Coverage of Elite Debate Drives the Rally-Round-the-Flag Phenomenon, 1979-1996

Gronke, Paul

Voting Early = Voting Smartly?

Grose, Christian R.

Valence Advantages and Position-Taking in the U.S. Congress: An Empirical Test

Grossman, Andrew D.; Oakes, Guy

The Fifth Column Tactic: Predatory Investigations and the Politics of Internal Security in the 80th Congress

Hagen, Michael G.

Strategic Allocation of Resources in a Presidential Campaign

Hanmer, Michael J.

A New Framework and Analysis of the Effect of Election Laws on Turnout

Hendershot, Marcus; Schneider, Matthew M.

Consultation and Confirmation: Executive and Senatorial Cooperation on United States District Court Nominations, 1901-2003

Herrera, Richard; Shafer, Karen; Yawn, Mike

The Influence of Political Parties in the U.S. Senate

Herron, Michael C.

District Demographics and Partisan Gerrymanders: The Effects of Politically Biased Redistricting on Election Outcomes and Legislative Composition

Herron, Michael C.

Intentional Abstention in Presidential Elections: A Ballot-Level Study of Leon County, Florida

Hillygus, Sunshine D.; Shields, Todd G.

Southern Voting in Presidential Elections

Hines, Eric H.; Civettini, Andrew J.

Strategic Selection of Conferees in the United States Senate

Holzner, Claudio A.

Institutional Roots of Political Participation

Hull, Christopher Clayton

Explaining Vote Share in the 2004 Iowa Caucus: A Candidate's-Eye-View Empirical Assessment

Iaryczower, Matias J.

Contestable Leaderships

Ivarsflaten, Elisabeth

The Spatial Model's Limits: Effects of Varying Mainstream Parties' Responses to the Far Right's Immigration and Asylum Policies in Western Europe

Jankowski, Richard

Altruism and the Decision to Vote: Explaining High Voter Turnout

Jarvis, Matthew

The Electoral Consequences of Legislating

Jenkins, Jeffery A.; Stewart, III, Charles

The Election of House Officers in the Antebellum House of Representatives

Jesuit, David K.; Mahler, Vincent A.

Electoral Support for Extreme Right-Wing Parties: A District-Level Analysis of Western European Elections in the 1990s.

Kang, Insun

A Model of Electoral Competition with Uncertainty on Challenger's Competence

Kaplan, Noah; Park, David K.

Do Electoral Campaigns Facilitate Ideological Constraint in the Public?

Katz, Jonathan

Baker v. Carr, Southern Realignment and Divided Government Since World War II

Kedar, Orit

Vertical Balancing: Voter Behavior in State and Federal Elections, with Evidence from Germany

Kelly, Michael J.

Whipping Policy Into Shape: Party Discipline and Strategic Bargaining in Latin American Legislatures

Kelly, Sean Q.; Frisch, Scott A.

Democratic Leaders and Democratic Committee Requests and Assignments in the U.S. Senate

Kim, Henry

Congressional Voting, Legislative Parties, and Divided Government

King, James D.; Riddlesperger, Jr., James W.; Engstrom, Richard N.

Re-Redistricting in Texas and Colorado: Questions of Process and Impact

Koger, Gregory

Transaction Costs, Endogenous Rules, and Pivotal Politics

Korzi, Michael J.

Advice and Consent: The constitutional and Political Implications of Judicial Nomination Filibusters

Kousser, Thad

Did California's Recall Change Its Electorate?

Kramer, Claire

Tough Choices: The Influence of Electoral Context and Constituencies on Senators' Trade Votes

LeBlanc, Robin

Rebuilding the Electoral Connection: An Examination of the Origin and Potential of Anti-Party Electoral Movements in Japanese Local Politics

Ladewig, Jeffrey W.

Your Pocketbook and Your Vote: Congressional Elections, Partisanship and Economic Interests, 1963-1992

Larocca, Roger

Coordination Problems in House and Senate Agenda Setting

Lawless, Jennifer L.; Fox, Richard L.

The Initial Run for Office: The Decision Dynamics of Entering Electoral Politics

Lawrence, Eric D.

The Political Geography of Congressional Voting: An Application Organ Transplant Reform

Laver, Michael J.; Giannetti, Daniela

Intra-party Politics and Legislative Behavior: Legislator Policy Positions and Roll Call Voting in the Italian DS

Lawson, Chappell; Sled, Sarah M.

A Psychological Explanation of Rally Effects

Lazarus, Jeff L.

The Use of No-Confidence Votes in Parliamentary Democracies

Leal, David L.

Turnout in Gubernatorial Elections: Competition, Conditions and Candidates

Levendusky, Matt

A New Framework for Understanding Mass Polarization

Levendusky, Matt

The True Impact of Constituency: District Opinion and Legislator Behavior Reconsidered

Levine, Jeffrey W.

Choosing Alone? The Role of Social Networks in Modern Political Choice

Lewis, Jeffrey B.

Accounting for Estimation Uncertainty in Analysis Employing Ideal Point Estimates

Lodola, German Jorge; Rodriguez-Raga, Juan Carlos; Queirolo, Rosario

The Politics of Subnational Elections: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay in the 1990s

Londregan, John Benedict; Rosenthal, Howard

An Analysis of Committee Markups and Floor Voting

Martin, Lanny W.; Vanberg, Georg

More Than A Rubberstamp: Parliaments, Coalition Governments, and Legislative Scrutiny

Matland, Richard E.; Shepherd, Adrian

The Effect of Candidate and Voter's Race on Voter's Evaluations Under Varying Information Environments: Evidence from an Experiment

Martin, Sherry L.

The Under-Representation of Japanese Women in National Politics

McAllister, Ian; White, Stephen L.

Voters and Non-Voters in the Russian Duma and Presidential Elections

McClain, Paula D.

Gender and Black Presidential Politics: Chisholm to Moseley Braun

McClurg, Scott D.

The Social Agenda: The Influence of Social Networks and Context on Personal Issue Agendas

McGhee, Eric

Reconsidering National Forces in Congressional Elections

McNulty, John E.

Experiments in Voter Mobilization During California Gubernatorial Elections, 2002-2003

Meguid, Bonnie M.

Issue Salience, Issue Ownership and Issue-Based Vote Choice: Evidence from Canada

Miler, Kristina

Constituency Interests and Congressional Behavior: A New Examination of the Role of Legislative Perceptions

Monroe, Nathan W.

The Policy Impact of Unified Government: Evidence from the 2000 Presidential Election

Morgenstern, Albrecht

Curbing Power or Progress? Governing with an Opposition Veto

Morris, Lorenzo

Ideology in Presidential Campaigns and Black Democratic Leadership from Jackson to Sharpton

Mycoff, Jason D.

The Effect of the Competitive Balance on Congressional Incumbents' Financial Patterns

Naff, Katherine C.; Levitt, Melissa

Faultlines in the Recall Election: Was There a Gender Gap?

Nagler, Jonathan

Labor Unions, Turnout, and Election Results

Nemacheck, Christine L.

Campaigning on the Court: Supreme Court Nominations as an Issue in Presidential Election Campaigns

Nokken, Timothy P.

Partisan Dynamics: Investigating Partisan Floor Activities Across Congressional Eras

Norris, Pippa

The Rise (and Fall?) of the Far Right in Europe

Oates, Sarah A.

The Mass Media, Elections, and the Failure of Democracy in Russia

Oxley, Zoe M.; Fox, Richard L.

Does Running With a Woman Help? Evidence from U.S. Gubernatorial Elections