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Legislative Candidate Selection

Legislative Candidate Selection is a subfield of political science that examines the formal and informal processes by which political parties and other selectorates choose individuals to run for elected office in legislative bodies, distinguished from broader candidate selection by its exclusive focus on representatives contesting lawmaking institutions.

143

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9.4K

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219

Authors

147

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

143

Candidate Positioning in U.S. House Elections

Stephen Ansolabehere, James M. Snyder, Charles Stewart · American Journal of Political Science · 2001 · 830 citations

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Candidate selection in comparative perspective: the secret garden of politics

Choice Reviews Online · 1988 · 655 citations

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Looking for Locals: Voter Information Demands and Personal Vote‐Earning Attributes of Legislators under Proportional Representation

Matthew Søberg Shugart, Melody E. Valdini, Kati Suominen · American Journal of Political Science · 2005 · 530 citations

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Pathways to power: political recruitment and candidate selection in Latin America

Choice Reviews Online · 2009 · 362 citations

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Vote-Seeking Incentives and Legislative Representation in Six Presidential Democracies

Brian F. Crisp, María C. Escobar-Lemmon, Bradford Jones et al. · The Journal of Politics · 2004 · 333 citations

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Authors

219

  1. LS
    L. Sandy Maisel

    Colby College, United States

    4 publications · 418 citations

    4

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  2. WJ
    Walter J. Stone

    University of California, Davis, United States

    3 publications · 328 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. RY
    Reuven Y. Hazan

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    3 publications · 233 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. XC
    Xavier Coller

    Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain

    3 publications · 118 citations

    3

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  5. PM
    Peter M. Siavelis

    Wake Forest University, United States

    3 publications · 236 citations

    3

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Institutions

147

  1. Colby College

    Waterville, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    418 citations

  2. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    164 citations

  3. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    340 citations

  4. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    535 citations

  5. Inter-American Development Bank

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    678 citations

  6. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    666 citations

  7. Universitat Pompeu Fabra

    Barcelona, Spain

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    600 citations

  8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    327 citations

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Venues

  1. Legislative Studies Quarterly

    11 publications · 334 citations

    11

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  2. Journal of Legislative Studies

    JLS · 8 publications · 284 citations

    8

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  3. Party Politics

    7 publications · 400 citations

    7

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  4. American Journal of Political Science

    AJPS · 7 publications · 1.6K citations

    7

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  5. British Journal of Political Science

    7 publications · 512 citations

    7

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