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Ambition Theory

Ambition Theory is a political science framework that identifies electoral ambition as the primary motivator shaping legislative career decisions, distinguishing itself from other career trajectory models by prioritizing office-seeking behavior as the central explanatory mechanism for political advancement.

85

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5.6K

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109

Authors

71

Institutions

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2017–2026

17

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Publications

85

A Theory of Political Ambition: Career Choices and the Role of Structural Incentives

Gordon S. Black · American Political Science Review · 1972 · 482 citations

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Risk-Bearing and Progressive Ambition: The Case of Members of the United States House of Representatives

David W. Rohde · American Journal of Political Science · 1979 · 444 citations

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Career success: The role of teenage career aspirations, ambition value and gender in predicting adult social status and earnings

Julie S. Ashby, Ingrid Schoon · Journal of Vocational Behavior · 2010 · 310 citations

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Ambition, federalism, and legislative politics in Brazil

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 298 citations

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On the value of aiming high: The causes and consequences of ambition.

Timothy A. Judge, John D. Kammeyer‐Mueller · Journal of Applied Psychology · 2012 · 182 citations

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Authors

109

  1. RH
    Ralph H. Turner

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    4 publications · 282 citations

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  2. DW
    David W. Rohde

    Duke University, United States

    2 publications · 586 citations

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  3. JS
    Joel Sievert

    Texas Tech University, United States

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  4. PT
    Pauline Terrelonge Stone

    University of Michigan, United States

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  5. JE
    Jon Elster

    University of Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 226 citations

    2

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Institutions

71

  1. University of Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    68 citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    175 citations

  3. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    163 citations

  4. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    226 citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    195 citations

  6. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    182 citations

  7. Ghent University Hospital

    Ghent, Belgium

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    284 citations

  8. Southern Methodist University

    Dallas, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    86 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 6 publications · 437 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 588 citations

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  3. The Western Political Quarterly

    4 publications · 70 citations

    4

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  4. American Political Science Review

    4 publications · 862 citations

    4

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  5. Legislative Studies Quarterly

    3 publications · 195 citations

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