Constituency Preferences and Committee Selection in the Mexican Cámara de Diputados
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DOI: 10.1017/lap.2019.26
Abstract: ABSTRACT Previous research examining selection to legislative committees has assumed that the impact of constituency preferences on committee assignments is due to the incentives for individual legislators to use their committee seats to increase their… read more here.
Keywords: preferences committee; committee; committee selection; constituency preferences ... See more keywords
Constituency Campaigning in the Age of Data
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DOI: 10.1017/s0008423917001135
Abstract: Abstract This paper examines how Canadian constituency campaigns perceive and use data in elections. We apply a conceptual framework for data-driven campaigning, developed from existing literature, to participant observations and interview responses from the Conservative,… read more here.
Keywords: campaigning age; des donn; data constituency; use data ... See more keywords
Constituency pressures on committee selection: Evidence from the Northern Ireland Assembly and Dáil Éireann
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DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsx002
Abstract: Most previous research examining selection to committees assumes constituency pressures—leading representatives to seek committee assignments dealing with their constituents’ particularistic interests that improve their re-election prospects—are incompatible with disciplined parties, which may prevent such personal… read more here.
Keywords: committee; northern ireland; selection; constituency pressures ... See more keywords
Constituency Preferences and Assignment to Agriculture Committees
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DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsy012
Abstract: With only a handful of exceptions, most research examining the impact of constituency preferences on committee assignments in legislatures outside the USA is comprised of single-case studies. This raises the question whether the impact of… read more here.
Keywords: preferences committee; impact constituency; committee assignments; constituency preferences ... See more keywords