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Constituency Responsiveness

Constituency Responsiveness is a political theory construct that denotes the degree to which elected representatives align their legislative behavior with the preferences, needs, and interests of their electoral constituents, distinguishing it from broader forms of governmental or institutional responsiveness by focusing specifically on the representative-constituent linkage.

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139

Constituency Influence in Congress

Warren E. Miller, Donald Stokes · American Political Science Review · 1963 · 2.3K citations

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The Puzzle of Representation: Specifying Components of Responsiveness

Heinz Eulau, Paul D. Karps · Legislative Studies Quarterly · 1977 · 565 citations

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Constituency Opinion and Congressional Policy Making: The Reagan Defense Buildup

Larry M. Bartels · American Political Science Review · 1991 · 468 citations

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Mean voter representation and partisan constituency representation: Do parties respond to the mean voter position or to their supporters?

Lawrence Ezrow, Catherine E. De Vries, Marco R. Steenbergen et al. · Party Politics · 2010 · 381 citations

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The Political Economy of the US Mortgage Default Crisis

Atif Mian, Amir Sufi, Francesco Trebbi · American Economic Review · 2010 · 369 citations

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Authors

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  1. GW
    Gerald Wright

    Indiana University, United States

    3 publications · 163 citations

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  2. SD
    Sam Depauw

    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

    2 publications · 90 citations

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  3. JM
    John McAdams

    Marquette University, United States

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  4. SM
    Shane Martin

    University of Leicester, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 72 citations

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  5. AA
    Audrey André

    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

    2 publications · 90 citations

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Institutions

132

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    5.2K citations

  2. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    97 citations

  3. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  4. University of Essex

    Colchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    394 citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    397 citations

  6. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    69 citations

  7. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    50 citations

  8. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    230 citations

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  1. Legislative Studies Quarterly

    19 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 9 publications · 754 citations

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  3. American Journal of Political Science

    AJPS · 8 publications · 628 citations

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  4. American Political Science Review

    7 publications · 3.2K citations

    7

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  5. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 6 publications · 189 citations

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