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Mapping Influence: Partisan Networks across the United States, 2000 to 2016 测绘影响:2000年至2016年美国的党派网络
IF 1.5 2区 社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/1532440019892583
K. Reuning
The parties as networks approach has become a critical component of understanding American political parties. Research on it has so far mainly focused on variation in the placement of candidates within a network at the national level. This is in part due to a lack of data on state-level party networks. In this article, I fill that gap by developing state party networks for 47 states from 2000 to 2016 using candidate donation data. To do this, I introduce a backboning network analysis method not yet used in political science to infer relationships among donors at the state level. Finally, I validate these state networks and then show how parties have varied across states and over time. The networks developed here will be made publicly available for future research. Being able to quantify variation in party network structure will be important for understanding variation in party–policy linkages at the state level.
政党作为网络的方法已经成为理解美国政党的关键组成部分。到目前为止,对它的研究主要集中在国家一级网络中候选人位置的变化上。这在一定程度上是由于缺乏州级政党网络的数据。在这篇文章中,我通过使用候选人捐款数据,在2000年至2016年期间为47个州开发州党网络,填补了这一空白。为此,我介绍了一种政治学中尚未使用的骨干网络分析方法,以推断州一级捐赠者之间的关系。最后,我验证了这些州网络,然后展示了政党在各州和一段时间内的变化。这里开发的网络将公开用于未来的研究。能够量化政党网络结构的变化对于理解国家层面政党与政策联系的变化非常重要。
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引用次数: 6
Voting Lines, Equal Treatment, and Early Voting Check-In Times in Florida 佛罗里达州的投票排队,平等待遇和提前投票登记时间
IF 1.5 2区 社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2020-08-12 DOI: 10.1177/1532440020943884
David Cottrell, Michael C. Herron, Daniel A. Smith
Abstract Lines at the polls raise the cost of voting and can precipitate unequal treatment of voters. Research on voting lines is nonetheless hampered by a fundamental measurement problem: little is known about the distribution of time voters spend in line prior to casting ballots. We argue that early, in-person voter check-in times allow us identify individuals who waited in line to vote. Drawing on election administrative records from two General Elections in Florida—1,031,179 check-ins from 2012 and 1,846,845 from 2016—we find that minority voters incurred disproportionately long wait times in 2012 and that in-person voters who waited excessively in 2012 had a slightly lower probability—approximately one percent—of turning out to vote in 2016, ceteris paribus. These individuals also had slightly lower turnout probabilities in the 2014 Midterm Election, ceteris paribus. Our results draw attention to the ongoing importance of the administrative features of elections that influence the cost of voting and ultimately the extent to which voters are treated equally.
投票站前的排队增加了投票成本,并可能导致对选民的不平等待遇。然而,对排队投票的研究受到一个基本测量问题的阻碍:人们对选民在投票前排队的时间分布知之甚少。我们认为,提前、亲自登记选民的时间可以让我们识别那些排队投票的人。根据佛罗里达州两次大选的选举管理记录——2012年的1,031,179次登记和2016年的1,846,845次登记——我们发现,少数族裔选民在2012年的等待时间过长,而在其他条件相同的情况下,2012年等待时间过长的亲自选民在2016年投票的概率略低,约为1%。在其他条件不变的情况下,这些人在2014年中期选举中的投票率也略低。我们的结果提请注意选举的行政特征的持续重要性,这些特征影响投票成本,并最终影响选民得到平等对待的程度。
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引用次数: 9
Do Term Limits “Limit” the Speaker? Examining the Effects of Legislative Term Limits on State Speaker Power 任期限制会“限制”发言人吗?审查立法任期限制对州议长权力的影响
IF 1.5 2区 社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2020-08-12 DOI: 10.1177/1532440020947643
Laine P. Shay
Abstract What is the role of legislative term limits in the structure of legislative institutions? Using Mooney’s collective action problem theoretical framework on legislative leadership power, I claim that legislative term limits should be a key determinant in a state Speaker’s power via the delegation of institutional tools that control the lawmaking process. Speakers can use these tools to influence policy outcomes and their colleagues. I test this expectation in an analysis of lower chamber rules in nearly all states between 1981 and 2015. The results indicate that states with implemented term limits are associated with a more powerful Speaker. These findings suggest that a more nuanced relationship between legislative term limits and leadership power exist than previously thought.
摘要立法任期限制在立法机构结构中的作用是什么?利用穆尼关于立法领导权的集体行动问题理论框架,我声称立法任期限制应该是州议长权力的一个关键决定因素,通过下放控制立法过程的制度工具。发言者可以利用这些工具影响政策成果及其同事。我在对1981年至2015年间几乎所有州的下议院规则的分析中检验了这一预期。结果表明,实行任期限制的州与更强大的议长有关。这些发现表明,立法任期限制和领导权之间存在着比以前想象的更微妙的关系。
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引用次数: 5
Selecting Chief Justices by Peer Vote 通过同行投票选举首席法官
IF 1.5 2区 社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2020-08-05 DOI: 10.1177/1532440020945285
Madelyn Fife, Greg Goelzhauser, Stephen T. Loertscher
Abstract What characteristics do state supreme court justices prioritize when choosing leaders? At the federal level, collegial court leaders are appointed or rotated by seniority. A plurality of states permit peer-vote selection, but the consequences of employing this mechanism are not well known. We develop a theory of chief justice selection emphasizing experience, bias, and politics. Leveraging within-contest variation and more than a half century’s worth of original contest data, we find that chief justice peer votes often default to seniority rotation. Ideological divergence from the court median, governor, and legislature is largely unassociated with selection. Justices who dissent more than their peers are, however, disadvantaged. We find no evidence of discrimination against women or people of color. The results have implications for policy debates about political leader selection.
摘要州最高法院法官在选择领导人时优先考虑哪些特征?在联邦一级,合议庭的院长是按资历任命或轮换的。多个州允许同行投票选择,但采用这种机制的后果尚不清楚。我们发展了一种强调经验、偏见和政治的首席大法官选择理论。利用竞争内部的差异和半个多世纪以来的原始竞争数据,我们发现首席大法官的同行投票往往默认为资历轮换。与法院中间派、州长和立法机构的意识形态分歧在很大程度上与选拔无关。然而,与同龄人相比持不同意见的法官处于不利地位。我们没有发现歧视妇女或有色人种的证据。研究结果对有关政治领导人选择的政策辩论具有启示意义。
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引用次数: 1
Are Republicans Bad for the Environment? 共和党对环境有害吗?
IF 1.5 2区 社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2020-07-27 DOI: 10.1177/1532440020941794
Luke Fowler, J. Kettler
Abstract Does the partisanship of officeholders affect environmental outcomes? The popular perception is that Republicans are bad for the environment, but complicating factors like federalism may limit this outcome. Using a dataset that tracks toxic releases over 20 years, we examine how partisan control of executive and legislative branches at both state and federal levels affect environmental policy. Moving beyond the passage of policies or environmental program spending allows us to fully understand the impact of Republicans on the environment. In addition, we take into account structural complications that may shape the relationship between Republican control and environmental outcomes. We find that the conventional wisdom that Republicans are bad for the environment has some validity, but it is dependent on what offices Republican elected officials occupy. More specifically, Republicans significantly affect toxic chemical releases when occupying governorships and controlling Congress. Our conclusions provide further insight into understanding how partisanship affects environmental outcomes, including how partisanship composition across the federal system matters.
摘要官员的党派偏见会影响环境结果吗?人们普遍认为共和党人对环境不利,但联邦制等复杂因素可能会限制这一结果。使用一个追踪20年来有毒物质排放的数据集,我们研究了州和联邦层面对行政和立法部门的党派控制如何影响环境政策。超越政策或环境项目支出的通过,我们可以充分了解共和党人对环境的影响。此外,我们还考虑了可能影响共和党控制与环境结果之间关系的结构性复杂性。我们发现,共和党人对环境有害的传统观点有一定的道理,但这取决于共和党民选官员的职位。更具体地说,共和党人在担任州长和控制国会时,会对有毒化学物质的释放产生重大影响。我们的结论为理解党派之争如何影响环境结果提供了进一步的见解,包括整个联邦系统的党派构成如何重要。
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引用次数: 5
Measuring Constituency Ideology Using Bayesian Universal Kriging 基于贝叶斯普适克里格的选区意识形态测度
IF 1.5 2区 社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2020-07-16 DOI: 10.1177/1532440020930197
J. Gill
Abstract In this article, we develop and make available measures of public ideology in 2010 for the 50 American states, 435 congressional districts, and state legislative districts. We do this using the geospatial statistical technique of Bayesian universal kriging, which uses the locations of survey respondents, as well as population covariate values, to predict ideology for simulated citizens in districts across the country. In doing this, we improve on past research that uses the kriging technique for forecasting public opinion by incorporating Alaska and Hawaii, making the important distinction between ZIP codes and ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, and introducing more precise data from the 2010 Census. We show that our estimates of ideology at the state, congressional district, and state legislative district levels appropriately predict the ideology of legislators elected from these districts, serving as an external validity check.
摘要在本文中,我们在2010年为美国50个州、435个国会选区和州立法选区制定并提供了公共意识形态的衡量标准。我们使用贝叶斯通用克里格的地理空间统计技术来预测全国各地模拟公民的意识形态,该技术使用调查对象的位置以及人口协变量值。在这样做的过程中,我们改进了过去使用克里格技术预测民意的研究,将阿拉斯加和夏威夷纳入其中,对邮政编码和邮政编码制表区进行了重要区分,并引入了2010年人口普查的更精确数据。我们表明,我们在州、国会选区和州立法区层面对意识形态的估计适当地预测了从这些选区选出的立法者的意识形态,作为外部有效性检验。
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引用次数: 4
Partisan Politics and Public Education: Finding the Formula for (Electoral) Success 党派政治与公共教育:寻找(选举)成功的公式
IF 1.5 2区 社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2020-06-26 DOI: 10.1177/1532440020933205
Karin E. Kitchens
Abstract Do state politicians reward school districts that vote in favor of the party in power more than school districts that vote in favor of the opposing party? With large shares of money at the state level to transfer to local governments and the ability to target core voters, it would seem likely that politicians would take advantage of the ability to distribute education funds. However, in understanding how states distribute education funds, little emphasis is given to partisan influences, particularly the congruence between local school districts and the state level. To test this, I collected data at the precinct level within each state and, using mapping software, spatially joined precinct boundaries to school district boundaries. Once this relationship was established, I aggregated precinct-level information to school districts to understand the partisan voting patterns within each school district for elections from 2000 to 2010. This article finds evidence that funding formulas are susceptible to political influence and that parties are able to influence the geographic distribution of education funds to core voters.
摘要州政客对投票支持执政党的学区的奖励是否比投票支持反对党的学区更高?由于州一级的大量资金可以转移到地方政府,并且有能力瞄准核心选民,政客们似乎很可能会利用分配教育资金的能力。然而,在理解各州如何分配教育资金时,很少强调党派的影响,特别是地方学区和州一级之间的一致性。为了测试这一点,我在每个州的选区级别收集了数据,并使用地图软件将选区边界与学区边界在空间上连接起来。一旦建立了这种关系,我就向学区汇总了选区层面的信息,以了解2000年至2010年每个学区的党派投票模式。这篇文章发现,有证据表明,资金公式容易受到政治影响,政党能够影响教育资金向核心选民的地理分布。
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引用次数: 4
The Source of the Legislative Professionalism Advantage: Attracting More Knowledgeable Candidates 立法专业优势的来源:吸引更多知识型候选人
IF 1.5 2区 社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2020-06-26 DOI: 10.1177/1532440020930709
Zoe Nemerever, Daniel M. Butler
Legislators who know their constituents’ opinions are more likely to be successful in providing substantive representation on issues of the day. However, previous work suggests that state legislators and candidates commonly misestimate their constituents’ preferences. Some of that work also finds that candidates and current incumbents in highly professionalized legislatures are less likely to misestimate constituent opinion. We investigate why this professionalism advantage exists. We use a Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition to determine how much of the professionalism advantage can be attributed to three sources: attracting knowledgeable candidates, fostering legislator knowledge in office, and retaining incumbents. We apply the decomposition to data on candidates’ perceptions of public opinion from the 2014 National Candidate Survey. Fostering knowledge in office and retaining incumbents are not responsible for the professionalism advantage. We find evidence that the professionalism advantage occurs because higher professionalism legislatures attract more knowledgeable nonincumbent candidates.
了解选民意见的立法者更有可能成功地在当今问题上提供实质性代表。然而,先前的研究表明,州立法者和候选人通常会错误估计选民的偏好。一些研究还发现,在高度专业化的立法机构中,候选人和现任议员不太可能错误估计选民的意见。我们调查为什么存在这种专业优势。我们使用Blinder–Oaxaca分解来确定职业优势在多大程度上可以归因于三个来源:吸引知识渊博的候选人、培养在职立法者的知识和留住在职者。我们将分解应用于2014年全国候选人调查中候选人对民意的看法数据。在职期间培养知识和留住在职人员并不是专业优势的原因。我们发现,有证据表明,专业性优势的产生是因为更高的专业性立法机构吸引了更多知识渊博的非障碍候选人。
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Can We Reduce Deception in Elite Field Experiments? Evidence from a Field Experiment with State Legislative Offices 我们能减少精英野外实验中的欺骗吗?州立法机构实地实验的证据
IF 1.5 2区 社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2020-06-04 DOI: 10.1177/1532440020925723
M. Landgrave
The use of deception is common in elite correspondence audit studies. Elite audit studies are a type of field experiment used by researchers to test for discrimination against vulnerable populations seeking to access government resources. These studies have provided invaluable insights, but they have done so at the cost of using deception. They have relied on identity, activity, and motivation deception. In addition, they request unnecessary work. Is there a less deceptive alternative? In this article, I present results from a field experiment with state legislative offices that minimize the use of deception. Consistent with elite correspondence audit studies, I find evidence of discrimination against Hispanics among state legislative offices. In addition, I find that discrimination is mitigated when subjects believe their behavior will be public knowledge. This suggests that discrimination can be mitigated through increased monitoring. This article advances the discussion on how to minimize the use of deception in elite field experimentation and how to mitigate discrimination against vulnerable populations.
欺骗的使用在精英函授审计研究中很常见。精英审计研究是研究人员用来测试对寻求获得政府资源的弱势群体的歧视的一种实地实验。这些研究提供了宝贵的见解,但它们是以欺骗为代价的。他们依赖于身份、活动和动机的欺骗。此外,他们要求不必要的工作。有没有一种不那么欺骗性的选择?在这篇文章中,我介绍了一项州立法机构的实地实验结果,该实验最大限度地减少了欺骗的使用。与精英信件审计研究一致,我发现州立法机构中存在歧视西班牙裔的证据。此外,我发现,当受试者相信他们的行为将为公众所知时,歧视就会减轻。这表明,可以通过加强监测来减轻歧视。本文就如何在精英实地实验中尽量减少欺骗的使用以及如何减轻对弱势群体的歧视进行了讨论。
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How State Responses to Economic Crisis Shape Income Inequality and Financial Well-Being 国家对经济危机的反应如何影响收入不平等和财政福利
IF 1.5 2区 社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2020-06-02 DOI: 10.1177/1532440020919806
W. Franko
Abstract This study examines how state government responses to economic crisis, in the form of unexpected changes in state fiscal policy, influence income inequality. State governments are vital actors in times of fiscal stress as nearly every state must make difficult policy decisions related to taxes and spending to address budget deficits, both of which are policies that shape the income gap. Focusing on periods of fiscal stress is important for the study of state inequality as those with fewer resources are the most likely to experience the consequences of their state’s fiscal response during these times. Using time-series cross-sectional data, this research demonstrates that income inequality increases when states respond to economic crisis by relying on unexpected spending cuts. These effects tend to persist even after initial economic downturns. In addition, one individual-level implication of the aggregate relationship between state policy responses and inequality—that people will be worse off financially when their states emphasize budget cuts in response to economic decline—is assessed using several post–Great Recession surveys. The findings have implications for the future of inequality in the United States and provide potential paths for state fiscal reform.
摘要本研究考察了州政府对经济危机的反应,以国家财政政策的意外变化的形式,如何影响收入不平等。在财政压力时期,州政府是至关重要的角色,因为几乎每个州都必须做出与税收和支出相关的艰难决策,以解决预算赤字问题,而这两项政策都是造成收入差距的因素。关注财政压力时期对于研究州不平等很重要,因为那些资源较少的人最有可能在这些时期经历州财政反应的后果。利用时间序列横断面数据,这项研究表明,当国家依靠意外削减开支来应对经济危机时,收入不平等会加剧。即使在最初的经济衰退之后,这些影响往往仍然存在。此外,国家政策反应与不平等之间总体关系的一个个人层面的含义是,当他们的国家强调削减预算以应对经济衰退时,人们的经济状况会更糟,这是通过几次大衰退后的调查来评估的。研究结果对美国未来的不平等现象具有启示意义,并为各州财政改革提供了潜在的途径。
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