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Ten Years After The Revolution: 1994 And Partisan Control Of Government, Shannon Jenkins, Douglas D. Roscoe, John Frendreis, Alan R. Gitelson Jul 2006

Ten Years After The Revolution: 1994 And Partisan Control Of Government, Shannon Jenkins, Douglas D. Roscoe, John Frendreis, Alan R. Gitelson

Shannon Jenkins

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The Impact Of Party And Ideology On Roll Call Voting In State Legislatures, Shannon Jenkins May 2006

The Impact Of Party And Ideology On Roll Call Voting In State Legislatures, Shannon Jenkins

Shannon Jenkins

To assess the relative impact of party and ideology on legislative behavior, I utilize survey-based measures of legislator ideology to examine voting in five state legislatures. The results suggest that, although party and ideology both influence voting, the impact of party is greater. The magnitude of this impact varies, however, from chamber to chamber. The activity of parties in the electoral arena explains part of this variance, with more active parties having more influence. Thus, research on legislative behavior should focus on the context surrounding the decision-making process in order for us to understand the influences on voting.


Region, Academic Dynamics And Promise Of Comparativism, Robert Cribb Jan 2006

Region, Academic Dynamics And Promise Of Comparativism, Robert Cribb

Robert Cribb

Argues for setting Southeast Asia in a broach comparative studies framework.


Thinking Outside The Quality Box: The Impact Of Candidate Motivations On Election Outcomes, Doug D. Roscoe, Shannon Jenkins, John Frendreis, Alan Gitelson Jan 2006

Thinking Outside The Quality Box: The Impact Of Candidate Motivations On Election Outcomes, Doug D. Roscoe, Shannon Jenkins, John Frendreis, Alan Gitelson

Shannon Jenkins

Explanations for election outcomes have commonly included incumbency and candidate quality. While these explanations have been successful, they do not wholly explain who wins or loses. To move beyond the concepts of incumbency and quality, a typology of candidates is developed based on their motivations for running. Hierarchical cluster analysis is employed to examine open-ended responses from state legislative candidates in nine states. The resulting typologies are found to be connected to influences on candidate emergence and perceptions of factors that influenced the election outcome. They also prove to be statistically significant predictors of election victory even when controlling for …


Asean And Trafficking In Persons: Using Data As A Tool To Combat Trafficking In Persons, Fiona M. David Ms Jan 2006

Asean And Trafficking In Persons: Using Data As A Tool To Combat Trafficking In Persons, Fiona M. David Ms

Fiona David

ASEAN member countries are always looking for ways to improve their response to trafficking in persons. However, these efforts are being held back by a lack of relevant, reliable data on trafficking. Recognizing this problem, in 2005, the ASEAN member countries commissioned IOM to conduct a pilot research project to identify “best practice” in data collection on trafficking, and to prepare a situation report on data collection by government agencies in four ASEAN member countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand). This report presents the findings of that research.