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Legislative Studies Quarterly
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The official journal of the Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association

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3️⃣ State & Local Legislatures Prize
🎉 Congratulations to Rob Oldham (Agnes Scott College) for winning the Best Article on State & Local Legislatures Prize!
📖 “Partisan Governance and Minority Party Vetoes: Evidence from State Legislatures” (LSQ, Vol. 49: 617-648)
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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2️⃣ Comparative Legislatures Prize
👏 Cheers to Lotte Hargrave (Manchester) for receiving the Best Article in Comparative Legislatures Prize from the APSA Legislative Studies Section!
📖 “Earning Their Stripes? How Political Experience Shapes Gendered Policy Prioritization” (LSQ, Vol. 49: 429-454)
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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1️⃣ U.S. Congress Prize
🏆 Congratulations to Ayse Eldes (Princeton), Christian Fong & Kenneth Lowande (Michigan) for winning the Legislative Studies Section Prize for Best Article on U.S. Congress!
📖 “Information and Confrontation in Legislative Oversight” (LSQ, Vol. 49: 227-256)
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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"Explaining How Subnational Politics Shapes Committee Assignment in a Federal Country: The Case of Argentina" by Gabriel Levita (UNLaOficial USalvador) & Victoria Ortiz de Rozas
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Explaining How Subnational Politics Shapes Committee Assignment in a Federal Country: The Case of Argentina
As in many federal countries, subnational politics is the cornerstone of Argentine political careers, and the Congress is a central point for multilevel politics. Although existing literature shows t...
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September 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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"When Politics Is Not Pivotal: Supermajority Debate Rules in State Legislatures" by James M. Curry (Notre Dame) & Robert L. Oldham (Agnes Scott College)
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When Politics Is Not Pivotal: Supermajority Debate Rules in State Legislatures
The 60-vote end-debate threshold is a key institution in the United States Senate. Most winning coalitions require 60 votes, effectively giving veto power to a minority of senators. But do supermajor...
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September 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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"Geographical Representation on the Floor: Parliamentary Rules and Legislative Speeches in Party-Centered Contexts" by Edoardo Alberto Viganò (Witten/Herdecke University)

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Geographical Representation on the Floor: Parliamentary Rules and Legislative Speeches in Party‐Centered Contexts
The degree of party control of parliamentary debates influences which MPs take the floor. However, we do not know whether floor access rules matter also for the content of speeches. Drawing on a corp...
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September 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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"Human Capital Exiting Capitol Hill? Differences in Congressional Staff Turnover by Race and Gender" by Alexander Bolton (@emoryuniversity.bsky.social), Hans Hassell (FSUPoliSci), & Joshua McCrain (University of Utah)

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Human Capital Exiting Capitol Hill? Differences in Congressional Staff Turnover by Race and Gender
Congress relies heavily on congressional staff to function and, as such, members have raised alarms about staff departures and their impact on the institution's capacity. We examine patterns of congr....
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September 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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"Promoting a Diverse Bench: An Analysis of Elite Messaging About Descriptive Representation" by Jaclyn Kaslovsky (@washupolisci.bsky.social), Albert H. Rivero (UVA), & Andrew R. Stone (@olemiss.bsky.social)

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Promoting a Diverse Bench: An Analysis of Elite Messaging About Descriptive Representation
Existing work documents how senators use their official communications to explain their Washington activities and build support in the district. However, relatively little remains known about how sen...
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September 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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"Are State Legislative Leaders Moderates?" by Boris Shor (@uh.edu)
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Are State Legislative Leaders Moderates?
Spatial models of legislative organization predict that elected leaders will be moderates with respect to their constituency, the party caucus. However, empirical studies of leader positioning in Con...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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"Success Denied: Social Class and Perceptions of Political Success" by Daniel Devine (@unisouthampton.bsky.social), Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte (@unisouthampton.bsky.social), and Matt Ryan (@unisouthampton.bsky.social)
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Success Denied: Social Class and Perceptions of Political Success
The working class are poorly represented in democratic institutions across the world, despite substantial evidence that the public do not discriminate against working-class candidates and view them m....
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July 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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"The (Sometimes Untraceable) Origins of Policy Ideas in Congress: An Analysis of Seven Landmark Laws" by Jeremy Gelman (@unevadareno.bsky.social)
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The (Sometimes Untraceable) Origins of Policy Ideas in Congress: An Analysis of Seven Landmark Laws
Research on lawmaking suggests enactments are constructed in various ways. Although multiple approaches are documented in the literature, political scientists do not know which are used more often. I...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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"Party Considerations for Renomination in Pre-Electoral Coalitions" by @luciamotoliniac.bsky.social (Washington University in St. Louis) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Party Considerations for Renomination in Pre‐Electoral Coalitions
Pre-electoral coalitions are common across diverse political contexts. In this letter, I examine their impact on one of the most consequential functions of political parties: the candidate selection ...
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June 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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"Dancing Around the Issue? Public Opinion and Strategic Vagueness in Parliamentary Speech" by Aleksandra Khokhlova (@polscileiden.bsky.social) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Dancing Around the Issue? Public Opinion and Strategic Vagueness in Parliamentary Speech
Legislators use parliamentary speeches to communicate with their relevant audiences. However, we know little about how they adapt their communication styles to public opinion dynamics and political c...
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June 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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