Comparing Institutional and Policy Explanations for the Adoption of State Constitutional Amendments
The Case of Same-Sex Marriage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6180240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert J Hume (Fordham University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1097-1126 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Politics Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-673X • E-ISSN: 1552-3373 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1532673x11402598 |
| OpenAlex | W2034436490 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 53 |
The literature on state constitutional amendments remains undeveloped despite recent activity in the area of same-sex marriage policy. Previous studies have assumed that the adoption of state constitutional amendments is governed by routine policy considerations, but there are strong theoretical reasons for expecting attributes of state institutions also to affect adoption. In this study, I compare institutional and policy explanations for the enactment of state constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriage. Although I expect routine policy considerations to affect the adoption of amendments, I also expect adoption to be influenced by attributes of state institutions, in particular, the capacity of state high courts to produce decisions favoring marriage equality. Using event history analysis, I find that the initial consideration of amendments is driven by policy considerations but that adoption is also guided by institutional considerations, such as the professionalization of state high courts
Business · Constitutional law · Economics · Law and economics · Political science · Public economics · Public policy · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration
An Update to the Squire State Court of Last Resort Professionalization Index
Building a Safe State
Congregational Political Activity and Same-Sex Marriage
Public policy and the initiative and referendum
Direct Democracy in Education
The Initiative Process and Policy Innovation in the American States
Morality Policy and Federalism
Stealth Democracy
Theories of the Policy Process
Congress as Public Enemy
The Hollow Hope
Competing Social Movements and Local Political Culture
Measuring State Legislative Professionalism
Environmental and Structural Variables as Determinants of Issues in State Courts of Last Resort
Measuring the Professionalization of U.S. State Courts of Last Resort
The Hollow Hope
American Business, Public Policy, Case-Studies, and Political Theory
Understanding Public Confidence in American Courts
Electoral Politics and Strategic Voting in State Supreme Courts
Neo-Institutionalism and Dissent in State Supreme Courts
The Politics of Gay and Lesbian Rights
The Mobilization of Voters in Congressional Elections
Professionalization and Public Opinion of State Legislatures
State Support for Constitutional Balanced Budget Requirements
Integrated Models of Judicial Dissent
Innovation and Reinvention in State Policymaking
The Interplay of Preferences, Case Facts, Context, and Rules in the Politics of Judicial Choice
Constituent Influence in State Supreme Courts
Policy Diffusion as a Geographical Expansion of the Scope of Political Conflict
Duration Dependence, Functional Form, and Corrected Standard Errors
Four Systems of Policy, Politics, and Choice
Regulatory Issue Networks in a Federal System
Lose, Win, or Draw? A Reexamination of Direct Democracy and Minority Rights
Explaining Public Confidence in the Branches of State Government
Modeling Regional Effects on State Policy Diffusion
Studying Courts Comparatively
Predicting Challengers in State Supreme Court Elections
On the reputation of state supreme courts
The States and the Differing Impetus for Divergent Paths on Same‐Sex Marriage, 1990–2001
In Search of Judicial Activism in the Same-Sex Marriage Cases
Tax Innovation in the States
Legislative Morality in the American States
Policy Entrepreneurs and the Diffusion of Innovation
Homegrown Institutional Legitimacy
The Sources Of Public Confidence In State Courts
Said and Unsaid
Haves" Versus "Have Nots" in State Supreme Courts
Gay Rights in the States
Toward a Theory of Constitutional Amendment
Electoral Competition in the American States
State Lottery Adoptions as Policy Innovations
External Limits and Internal Determinants of State Public Policy
Order in the Courts
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,58 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2021 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |