Volume 29, Number 2, July 2006

 

 

                                                   


This section is meant to provide LSS members with the basic citation information about journal articles dealing with legislatures. The source for this information is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' database, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, using the query: KW= congress OR parliament OR legislative. The report is arranged in alphabetical order by journal name.

 

Journal

Author

Title of Article

Acta Politica 40, no. 2 (July 2005): 225-238

Andre Bachtiger; Markus Sporndli; Marco R. Steenbergen; Jurg Steiner

Part II: Deliberation in Formal Arenas. The Deliberative Dimensions of Legislatures

American Behavioral Scientist 49, no.4 (Dec. 2005): 629-633

K. Sai Prasaad; Ramya Raghupathy

A Snapshot of a Successful Public Relations Strategy

American Journal of Political Science 49, no. 3 (July 2005): 531-549

Erik J. Engstrom; Samuel Kernell

Manufactured Responsiveness: The Impact of State Electoral Laws on Unified Party Control of the Presidency and House of Representatives, 1840-1940

American Journal of Political Science 49, no. 3 (July 2005): 550-563

Stephen Ansolabehere; James M. Snyder, Jr.; Aaron B. Strauss; Michael M. Ting

Voting Weights and Formateur Advantages in the Formation of Coalition Governments

American Journal of Political Science 49, no. 4 (Oct 2005): 731-745

Nils Ringe

Policy Preference Formation in Legislative Politics: Structures, Actors, and Focal Points

American Journal of Political Science 49, no. 4 (Oct 2005): 758-768

Kenneth J. Meier; Eric Gonzalez Juenke; Robert D. Wrinkle; J. L. Polinard

Structural Choices and Representational Biases: The Post-Election Color of Representation

American Journal of Political Science 49, no. 4 (Oct 2005): 746-757

Jamie L. Carson; Erik J. Engstrom

Assessing the Electoral Connection: Evidence from the Early United States

American Political Science Review 100, no. 1 (March 2006): 85-97

Matias Iaryczower; Pablo T. Spiller; Mariano Tommasi

Judicial Lobbying: The Politics of Labor Law Constitutional Interpretation

American Political Science Review 100, no.1 (March 2006): 69-84

Richard L. Hall

Lobbying As Legislative Subsidy

American Political Science Review 99, no. 3 (Aug. 2005): 361-371

William T. Bianco; Itai Sened

Uncovering Evidence of Conditional Party Government: Reassessing Majority Party Influence in Congress and State Legislatures

American Politics Research 33, no. 5 (Sep. 2005): 645-671

Jonathan Knuckey

A New Front in the Culture War? Moral Traditionalism and Voting Behavior in U.S. House Elections

American Politics Research 33, no. 6 (Nov. 2005): 751-786

Michelle L. Chin

Constituents versus Fat Cats: Testing Assumptions about Congressional Access Decisions

Australian Journal of Political Science 40, no. 3 (Sep. 2005): 357-371

Peter van Onselen; Wayne Errington

Shock Troops: The Emerging Role of Senators in House of Representatives Campaigns

Australian Journal of Politics and History 51, no. 4 (Dec. 2005): 578-627

John Wanna

Commonwealth of Australia. January to June 2005

British Journal of Political Science 35, no. 3 (July 2005): 383-401

Paul V. Warwick

When Far Apart Becomes Too Far Apart: Evidence for a Threshold Effect in Coalition Formation

British Journal of Political Science 35, no. 4 (Oct. 2005): 731-744

Scott W. Desposato

Correcting for Small Group Inflation of Roll-Call Cohesion Scores

British Journal of Political Science 36, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 113-132

Luis Fernando Medina

Party Discipline with Legislative Initiative

British Journal of Politics & International Relations 7, no. 4 (Nov. 2005): 584-597

Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher

Not All 'Second-Order' Contests Are the Same: Turnout and Party Choice at the Concurrent 2004 Local and European Parliament Election in England

Comparative European Politics 3, no. 2 (July 2005): 131-154

Simon Hix

Neither a Preference-Outlier nor a Unitary Actor: Institutional Reform Preferences of the European Parliament

Comparative Political Studies 38, no. 10 (Dec. 2005): 1196-1218

Alberto Diaz-Cayeros

Endogenous Institutional Change in the Mexican Senate

Comparative Political Studies 38, no. 7 (Sep. 2005): 824-849

Guillermo Rosas

The Ideological Organization of Latin American Legislative Parties: An Empirical Analysis of Elite Policy Preferences

Comparative Political Studies 38, no. 9 (Nov. 2005): 1079-1103

Bonnie N. Field

De-Thawing Democracy: The Decline of Political Party Collaboration in Spain (1977 to 2004)

Comparative Political Studies 38, no. 9 (Nov. 2005): 1104-1129

Dong-Hun Kim; Gerhard Loewenberg

The Role of Parliamentary Committees in Coalition Governments: Keeping Tabs on Coalition Partners in the German Bundestag

Democratization 13, no. 1 (Feb. 2006): 78-94

Rein Taagepera

Meteoric Trajectory: The Res Publica Party in Estonia

Electoral Studies 24, no. 3 (Sep. 2005): 371-392

Jeff Gill

An Entropy Measure of Uncertainty in Vote Choice

Electoral Studies 24, no. 4 (Dec. 2005): 619-641

Franco Mattei; Joshua Glasgow

Presidential Coattails, Incumbency Advantage, and Open Seats: A District-Level Analysis of the 1976-2000 U.S. House Elections

Ethnopolitics 4, no. 4 (Nov. 2005): 381-396

Eben Friedman

Electoral System Design and Minority Representation in Slovakia and Macedonia

European Foreign Affairs Review 11, no. 1: 109-127

Daniel Thyme

Beyond Parliament's Reach? The Role of the European Parliament in the CFSP

Foreign Policy 151 (Nov.-Dec. 2005): 45-46

Stephen M. Walt

The Blame Game

French Politics 3, no. 2 (Aug. 2005): 124-141

Bernard Dolez; Annie Laurent

The Seat-Vote Equation in French Legislative Elections (1978-2002)

French Politics 3, no. 2 (Aug. 2005): 164-177

Christine Fauvelle-Aymar; Michael S. Lewis-Beck

Coalition Strategies and the National Front Vote in French Legislative Contests

French Politics 3, no. 3 (Dec. 2005): 258-281

Sebastien Lazardeux

'Une question ecrite, pour quoi faire?' The Causes of the Production of Written Questions in the French Assemblee Nationale

Gender & Society 19, no. 4 (Aug. 2005): 506-522

Kari Norgaard; Richard York

Gender Equality and State Environmentalism

International Journal of Public Administration 28, no. 7-8 (July 2005): 553-565

Julianne G. Mahler; Priscilla M. Regan

Agency Internets and the Changing Dynamics of Congressional Oversight

International Political Science Review/Revue Internationale de Science Politique 26, no. 4 (Oct. 2005): 397-412

Chia-Hung Tsai; Yung-Ming Hsu

Expected-Utility Voting in Taiwan's Legislative Elections: 1995, 1998, and 2001

International Political Science Review/Revue Internationale de Science Politique 26, no. 3 (July 2005): 271-290

Michael Kaeding; Torsten J. Selck

Mapping Out Political Europe: Coalition Pattern in EU Decision-Making

Issues & Studies 41, no. 3 (Sep. 2005): 31-79

Ta-chi Liao

How Does a Rubber Stamp Become a Roaring Lion? The Transformation of the Role of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan during the Process of Democratization

Journal of Theoretical Politics 17, no. 3 (July 2005): 371-375

Torsten J. Selck

Improving the Explanatory Power of Bargaining Models: New Evidence from European Union Studies

Journal of Theoretical Politics 17, no. 4 (Oct. 2005): 497-514

Alan E. Wiseman

Investigating the Dynamics of Political Compromise

Journal of Theoretical Politics 18, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 68-97

Justin Fox

Legislative Cooperation among Impatient Legislators

Legislative Studies Quarterly 30, no. 3 (Aug. 2005): 365-389

Jeffery A. Jenkins; Michael H. Crespin; Jamie L. Carson

Parties As Procedural Coalitions in Congress: An Examination of Differing Career Tracks

Legislative Studies Quarterly 30, no. 3 (Aug. 2005): 391-406

Antoine Yoshinaka

House Party Switchers and Committee Assignments: Who Gets 'What, When, How?'

Legislative Studies Quarterly 30, no. 3 (Aug. 2005): 407-433

Michele L. Swers

Connecting Descriptive and Substantive Representation: An Analysis of Sex Differences in Cosponsorship Activity

Legislative Studies Quarterly 30, no. 3 (Aug. 2005): 435-461

Jeffrey lazarus

Unintended Consequences: Anticipation of General Election Outcomes and Primary Election Divisiveness

Legislative Studies Quarterly 30, no. 4 (Nov. 2005): 479-505

Keith Krehbiel; Alan E. Wiseman

Joe Cannon and the Minority Party: Tyranny or Bipartisanship?

Legislative Studies Quarterly 30, no. 4 (Nov. 2005): 507-528

Rudy B. Andeweg; Jacques J. A. Thomassen

Modes of Political Representation: Toward a New Typology

Legislative Studies Quarterly 30, no. 4 (Nov. 2005): 529-548

James N. Druckman; Lanny W. Martin; Michael F. Thies

Influence without Confidence: Upper Chambers and Government Formation

Legislative Studies Quarterly 30, no. 4 (Nov. 2005): 581-596

Jennifer L. Lawless; Sean M. Theriault

Will She Stay or Will She Go? Career Ceilings and Women's Retirement from the U. S. Congress

Legislative Studies Quarterly 30, no. 4 (Nov. 2005): 597-624

Eric S. Heberlig; Bruce A. Larson

Redistributing Campaign Funds by U.S. House Members: The Spiraling Costs of the Permanent Campaign

Legislative Studies Quarterly 30, no. 4 (Nov. 2005):549-579

Janet Box-Steffensmeier; Peter M. Radcliffe; Brandon L. Bartels

The Incidence and Timing of PAC Contribution to Incumbent U.S. House Members, 1993-94

Legislative Studies Quarterly 31, no. 1 (Feb. 2006): 105-134

John M. Carey; Richard G. Niemi; Lynda W. Powell; Gary F. Moncrief

The Effects of Term Limits on State Legislatures: A New Survey of the 50 States

Legislative Studies Quarterly 31, no. 1 (Feb. 2006): 33-69

Eric D. Lawrence; Forrest Maltzman; Steven S. Smith

Who Wins? Party Effects in Legislative Voting

Legislative Studies Quarterly 31, no. 1 (Feb. 2006): 5-32

Thomas F. Remington

Presidential Support in the Russian State Duma

Legislative Studies Quarterly 31, no. 1 (Feb. 2006): 71-104

Craig Volden; Elizabeth Bergman

How Strong Should Our Party Be? Party Members Preferences over Party Cohesion

Parliamentary Affairs 58, no. 4 (Oct. 2005): 837-853

Rosie Campbell; Joni Lovenduski

Winning Women's Votes? The Incremental Track to Equality

Parliamentary Affairs 59, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 173-180

Richard Whitaker

Ascendant Assemblies in Britain? Rebellions, Reforms and Inter-Cameral Conflict

Parliamentary Affairs 59, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 188-197

Vidya Ram

Public Attitudes to Politics, Politicians and Parliament

Parliamentary Affairs 59, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 24-42

Wainer Lusoli; Stephen Ward; Rachel Gibson

(Re)Connecting Politics? Parliament, the Public and the Internet

Parliamentary Affairs 59, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 60-77

Thomas Carl Lundberg

Second-Class Representatives? Mixed-Member Proportional Representation in Britain

Party Politics 12, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 35-55

Matthew Fellowes; Virginia Gray; David Lowery

What's on the Table? The Content of State Policy Agendas

Party Politics 12, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 57-75

Carlos Garcia-Rivero

Race, Class and Underlying Trends in Party Support in South Africa

Political Communication 22, no. 3 (July-Sep. 2005): 297-313

Jonathan S. Morris; Rosalee A. Clawson

Media Coverage of Congress in the 1990s: Scandals, Personalities, and the Prevalence of Policy and Process

Political Communication 23, no.1 (Jan.-Mar. 2006): 23-39

Adam J. Schiffer

Assessing Partisan Bias in Political News: The Case(s) of Local Senate Election Coverage

Political Research Quarterly 58, no. 3 (Sep. 2005): 511-520

Eric S. Heberlig

Getting to Know You and Getting Your Vote: Lobbyists' Uncertainty and Contacting of Legislators

Political Research Quarterly 58, no. 4 (Dec. 2005): 587-597

Robert E. Hogan

Gubernatorial Coattail Effect in State Legislative Elections

Political Research Quarterly 58, no. 4 (Dec. 2005): 599-607

Andrew J. Taylor; Robert G. Boatright

The Personal and the Political in Repeat Congressional Candidacies

Political Research Quarterly 58, no. 4 (Dec. 2005): 681-688

Thomas L. Brunell

The Relationship between Political parties and Interest Groups: Explaining Patterns of PAC Contributions to Candidates for Congress

Political Studies 53, no. 4 (Dec. 2005): 694-715

Anne Binderkrantz

Interest Group Strategies: Navigating between Privileged Access and Strategies of Pressure

Political Studies 53, no. 4 (Dec. 2005): 793-815

Thomas Quinn

Leasehold or Freehold? Leader-Eviction Rules in the British Conservative and Labour Parties

Politische Vierteljahresschrift 46, no. 4 (Dec. 2005): 655-673

Werner Reuter

Vote of Confidence and Parliamentary Dissolution. Comments on the Debate about Constitutional Politics and Constitutional Practices in the States

Presidential Studies Quarterly 35, no. 3 (Sep. 2005): 515-532

Phillip J. Cooper

George W. Bush, Edgar Allen Poe, and the Use and Abuse of Presidential Signing Statements

Presidential Studies Quarterly 35, no. 4 (Dec. 2005): 761-770

Gary Andres

The Contemporary Presidency: Polarization and White House/Legislative Relations: Causes and Consequences of Elite-Level Conflict

PS: Political Science & Politics 38, no. 3 (July 2005): 359-362

Joseph F. Zimmerman

The Nature and Political Significance of Preemption

PS: Political Science & Politics 38, no. 3 (July 2005): 367-370

Paul Teske

Checks, Balances, and Thresholds: State Regulatory Re-Enforcement and Federal Preemption

PS: Political Science & Politics 38, no. 3 (July 2005): 371-374

Paul L. Posner

The Politics of Preemption: Prospects for the States

PS: Political Science & Politics 38, no. 3 (July 2005): 375-378

Joseph F. Zimmerman

Congressional Preemption: Removal of State Regulatory Powers

PS: Political Science & Politics 40, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 77-85

Thomas L. Brunell

Rethinking Redistricting: How Drawing Uncompetitive Districts Eliminates Gerrymanders, Enhances Representation, and Improves Attitudes toward Congress

PS: Political Science & Politics 40, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 87-90

Alan Abramowitz; Brad Alexander; Matthew Gunning

Don't Blame Redistricting for Uncompetitive Elections

PS: Political Science & Politics 40, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 95-97

Alan Abramowitz; Brad Alexander; Matthew Gunning

Drawing the Line on District Competition: A Rejoinder

PS: Political Science & Politics 40, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 99-101

Michael P. McDonald

Re-Drawing the Line on District Competition

PS: Political Science & Politics 40, no.1 (Jan 2006): 91-94

Michael P. McDonald

Drawing the Line on District Competition

Public Choice 124, no. 3-4 (Sep. 2005): 353-364

Anwar Hussain; David N. Laband

The Tragedy of the Political Commons: Evidence from U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes on Environmental Legislation

Public Choice 124, no. 3-4 (Sep. 2005): 453-480

Joseph P McGarrity

Macroeconomic Conditions and Committee Re-Election Rates

Public Choice 125, no. 3-4 (Dec. 2005): 363-383

Antoine Auberger; Eric Dubois

The Influence of Local and National Economic Conditions on French Legislative Studies

Public Choice 125, no. 3-4 (Dec. 2005): 385-407

John Charles Bradbury; W Mark Crain

Legislative District Configuration and Fiscal Policy in American Studies

Social Science Quarterly 86, no. 3 (Sep. 2005): 549-564

Michael Jones-Correa

Language Provisions under the Voting Rights Act: How Effective Are They?

Social Science Quarterly 86, no. 4 (Dec. 2005): 779-791

Chris T. Owens

Black Substantive Representation in State Legislatures from 1971-1994

The Journal of Politics 67, no. 3 (Aug. 2005): 873-886

Luke Keele

The Authorities Really Do Matter: Party Control and Trust in Government

The Journal of Politics 67, no. 4 (Nov. 2005): 1006-1029

Jeffrey W. Ladewig

Conditional Party Government and the Homogeneity of Constituent Interests

The Journal of Politics 68, no. 1 (Feb. 2006): 168-179

Scott Ashworth; Ethan Bueno de Mesquita

Delivering the Goods: Legislative Particularism in Different Electoral and Institutional Settings

The Journal of Politics 68, no. 1 (Feb. 2006): 75-88

Alan I Abramowitz; Brad Alexander; Matthew Gunning

Incumbency, Redistricting, and the Decline of Competition in the U.S. House Elections

West European Politics 29, no. 1 (Jan. 2006): 1-27

Daniele Caramani

Is There a European Electorate and What Does It Look Like? Evidence from Electoral Volatility Measures, 1976-2004