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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

IF 2.4 3区社会学

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

IF 2.4 3区社会学

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

IF 2.4 3区社会学

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

IF 2.4 3区社会学

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

Laurence Brandenberger, Teodora Bujaroska

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The Duration of Caretaker Periods and the Formation of Parliamentary Governments 看守时期的持续时间与议会制政府的组成

IF 2.4 3区社会学

Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-12-05 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70045

Francesco Bromo

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Does It Matter What You Do (Or Only Who You Are)? On the Effects of Parliamentarians' Behavior on Vote Choice 重要的是你做什么（还是你是谁）？论议员行为对投票选择的影响

IF 2.4 3区社会学

Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-11-24 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70044

Maxime Walder, Stefanie Bailer, Nathalie Giger

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Parliamentary Staff Size Around the World 世界各地议会工作人员的规模

IF 2.4 3区社会学

Legislative Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-11-20 DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70040

Daan Hofland, Simon Otjes

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A More Future-Oriented Legislature? The Impact of a Permanent “Future Committee” on the Temporal Focus of MPs 一个更面向未来的立法机构？永久性“未来委员会”对国会议员时间关注点的影响