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Partisan and Ideological Bias Among the Attentive Public: Evidence From Witness Slips in the Illinois General Assembly 关注公众中的党派和意识形态偏见：来自伊利诺伊州议会的证人口供的证据

IF 2.4 3区社会学

Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-02-13 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70057

Michael Kistner, Michael Pomirchy

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A Rich Woman's World? Wealth and Gendered Paths to Office 富婆的世界？财富和性别通往办公室的道路

IF 2.4 3区社会学

Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-01-25 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70055

Rachel Bernhard, Andrew C. Eggers, Marko Klašnja

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Cover Bills 封面账单

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Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-01-21 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70054

Nicolas Florez, Christian Fong

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Electoral Reform and Legislative Behavior: Evidence From Denmark's Transition to Proportional Representation 选举改革与立法行为：来自丹麦向比例代表制过渡的证据

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Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-01-19 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70056

Martin Ejnar Hansen

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Who Shows Up? Legislative Attendance by Electoral Seat Type in Bangladesh and Pakistan 谁会出现？孟加拉国和巴基斯坦按席位类型划分的立法出席率

IF 2.4 3区社会学

Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-12-15 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70046

Dipak Kumar Biswas, Erik S. Herron

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Legislative Control and Partisan Disparities in Dyadic Representation 二元代表中的立法控制与党派差异

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Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-12-15 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70050

Daniel Butler, Zoe Nemerever, Steven Rogers

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Shared Pain, Common Purpose: How Shared Problem Status Drives Congressional Collaboration on Opioid Legislation 共同的痛苦，共同的目标：共同的问题状况如何推动国会在阿片类药物立法上的合作

IF 2.4 3区社会学

Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-12-15 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70052

Robert J. McGrath

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The Quality of Bipartisan Legislation 两党立法的质量

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Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-12-12 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70048

Liam Bethlendy

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Boosted and Branded: Congressional Advertising With Constituents 推动和烙印：国会与选民的广告

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Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-12-12 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70047

Stephanie Davis, Annelise Russell

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Effects of Seating Arrangements on Parliamentary Collaborations 座位安排对议会合作的影响

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Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-12-11 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70049

Laurence Brandenberger, Teodora Bujaroska

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