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Control or Representation? Government-Opposition Dynamics and the Use of Geographic Parliamentary Questions 控制还是代表？政府-反对派动态和地理议会问题的使用

IF 2.4 3区社会学

Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-03-10 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70059

Morten Harmening

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Divergent Position Taking Under Uncertainty With an Application to Chile's 2021–2022 Constituent Convention 不确定性下的分歧立场及其对智利2021-2022年制宪会议的应用

IF 2.4 3区社会学

Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-03-06 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70053

Jorge Fabrega, John Londregan

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Divergent Position Taking Under Uncertainty With an Application to Chile's 2021–2022 Constituent Convention 不确定性下的分歧立场及其对智利2021-2022年制宪会议的应用

IF 2.4 3区社会学

Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-03-06 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70053

Jorge Fabrega, John Londregan

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Gender, Party Status, and Lawmaking in the American States: A Reassessment of Legislative Effectiveness 性别、政党地位与美国立法：立法效能的再评估

IF 2.4 3区社会学

Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-02-26 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70058

Abby Child, Laura Pacheco, Michael Barber

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Gender, Party Status, and Lawmaking in the American States: A Reassessment of Legislative Effectiveness 性别、政党地位与美国立法：立法效能的再评估

IF 2.4 3区社会学

Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-02-26 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70058

Abby Child, Laura Pacheco, Michael Barber

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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

IF 2.4 3区社会学

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

IF 2.4 3区社会学

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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