Abortion Policy Positions of Federal Legislators Who Received Support From the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2012-2022
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10405
Abstract: This cross-sectional study analyzes the abortion policy positions of legislators financially supported by Ob-GynPAC, a political action committee funded by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), between 2012 and 2022. read more here.
Keywords: college obstetricians; abortion policy; obstetricians gynecologists; policy positions ... See more keywords
Voter reactions to candidate background characteristics depend on candidate policy positions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2019.102066
Abstract: Abstract Do personal background characteristics of a political candidate affect voter evaluations when voters also know the candidate's policy position? Several studies have shown that voters infer personal traits and policy positions from candidate characteristics… read more here.
Keywords: candidate; background characteristics; policy; policy positions ... See more keywords
Spatial Voting Meets Spatial Policy Positions: An Experimental Appraisal
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DOI: 10.1017/s0003055419000492
Abstract: We develop and validate a novel experimental design that builds a bridge between experimental research on the theory of spatial voting and the literature on measuring policy positions from text. Our design utilizes established text-scaling… read more here.
Keywords: spatial voting; policy; voting meets; policy positions ... See more keywords
The Causal Effect of Radical Right Success on Mainstream Parties’ Policy Positions: A Regression Discontinuity Approach
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123418000029
Abstract: This article investigates how the success of radical right parties affects the policy positions of mainstream parties. We do this using a regression discontinuity approach that allows us to causally attribute mainstream parties’ positional changes… read more here.
Keywords: policy positions; regression discontinuity; success; radical right ... See more keywords
Principals or puppets? Analysing variation in local political parties’ social policy positions
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DOI: 10.1057/s41269-020-00161-9
Abstract: The decentralisation of policy responsibilities from the national to the local level in the domain of social policies is meant to facilitate a better fit to local conditions, and, consequently, inspire local variation in social… read more here.
Keywords: policy; variation; social policy; policy positions ... See more keywords