Legislative Studies Quarterly

Happy Sunday ☀️ New in Legislative Studies Quarterly: "Divergent Position Taking Under Uncertainty With an Application to Chile's 2021–2022 Constituent Convention" by Jorge Fabrega (@UDD_cl @Princeton) and John Londregan (@UDD_cl @Princeton) 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

"Gender, Party Status, and Lawmaking in the American States: A Reassessment of Legislative Effectiveness" by Abby Child (@BYU), Laura Pacheco (@BYU), and @mbarber83 (@BYU) is available to read at the link below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Read it now... "Partisan and Ideological Bias Among the Attentive Public: Evidence From Witness Slips in the Illinois General Assembly" by @MichaelRKistner (@UHPoliticalSci) and Michael Pomirchy (@Stanford) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

"A Rich Woman's World? Wealth and Gendered Paths to Office" by Rachel Bernhard (@NuffieldCollege), @aeggers (@UChicago), and Marko Klašnja (@Georgetown) is available to read now at the link below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

New and open access 📚📖 "Cover Bills" by Nicolas Florez (@UMich) and Christian Fong (@UMich) is available to read at the link below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

📘 New in Legislative Studies Quarterly: "Electoral Reform and Legislative Behavior: Evidence From Denmark's Transition to Proportional Representation" by @MartinEjnar (@Bruneluni) Read it now at the link below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

"Who Shows Up? Legislative Attendance by Electoral Seat Type in Bangladesh and Pakistan" by Dipak Kumar Biswas (@WestVirginiaU) and @erikherron (@WestVirginiaU)

"Legislative Control and Partisan Disparities in Dyadic Representation" by Daniel Butler (@WashUPoliSci), @ZoeNemerever (@AuburnU), and Steven Rogers (@SLU_Official)

As we wrap up 2025, we’re taking one last look at the scholarship that closed out the year in Legislative Studies Quarterly Here are 7 December articles worth revisiting before we head into 2026 🧵

"Parliamentary Staff Size Around the World" by Daan Hofland (@unileiden) and @SimonOtjes (@polscileiden)

"A More Future-Oriented Legislature? The Impact of a Permanent “Future Committee” on the Temporal Focus of MPs" by Chris Hanretty (@LondonU) and @VesaKoskimaa (@MAB_TampereUni)

Before we dive into December’s publications, let's take a quick look back at November. Four new articles dropped last month -- each offering fresh insights into legislative politics. Check them out below!

"District Size and Proximity to the Pork Barrel in Congressional Elections" by @hamelpolisci (@UNT_PSCI) and Lanie Richards (@UNT_PSCI)

"The Partisan Politics of Rainy Day Fund Investment" by @LaurenFutter (@Columbia)

Two new articles are out now in Legislative Studies Quarterly! 🌟 Both explore how money and political geography shape legislative behavior and elections. See the🧵for more: #LegislativeStudies #PoliticalScience #PoliSciResearch