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Legislative Shirking

Legislative Shirking is a political science construct that denotes the deliberate avoidance or neglect of legislative duties and responsibilities by elected representatives, distinguishing it from related forms of political misconduct through its specific focus on the evasion of lawmaking obligations rather than broader ethical or administrative failings.

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29

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30

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2017–2026

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Publications

18

Legislator Shirking and Voter Monitoring: Impacts of European Parliament Electoral Systems upon Legislator‐Voter Relationships

Shaun Bowler, David M. Farrell · JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies · 1993 · 241 citations

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Severing the Electoral Connection: Shirking in the Contemporary Congress

Lawrence S. Rothenberg, Mitchell S. Sanders · American Journal of Political Science · 2000 · 187 citations

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On the (mis)measurement of legislator ideology and shirking

Brian Goff, Kevin Grier · Public Choice · 1993 · 116 citations

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IDEOLOGY AND LEGISLATOR SHIRKING

Douglas Nelson, Eugene Silberberg · Economic Inquiry · 1987 · 96 citations

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Shirking, representation, and Congressional behavior: Voting on the 1983 amendments to the Social Security Act

Lilliard E. Richardson, Michael C. Munger · Public Choice · 1990 · 55 citations

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Authors

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  1. JA
    Jeffery A. Jenkins

    University of Virginia, United States

    2 publications · 50 citations

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  2. LS
    Lawrence S. Rothenberg

    University of Rochester, United States

    2 publications · 228 citations

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  3. RJ
    Ryan J. Vander Wielen

    Temple University, United States

    2 publications · 79 citations

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  4. MS
    Mitchell S. Sanders

    University of Rochester, United States

    2 publications · 228 citations

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  5. DS
    David Stadelmann

    University of Bayreuth, Germany

    2 publications · 27 citations

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Institutions

30

  1. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    43 citations

  2. University of Bayreuth

    Bayreuth, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    41 citations

  3. Florida International University

    Miami, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

  4. West Virginia University

    Morgantown, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  6. European Union

    Brussels, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    241 citations

  7. University of Fribourg

    Fribourg, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  8. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

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Venues

  1. Public Choice

    4 publications · 234 citations

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  2. Political Analysis

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  3. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 1 publications · 48 citations

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  4. Legislative Studies Quarterly

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  5. Review of Policy Research

    RPR · 1 publications · 18 citations

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