Jordan Ragusa
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4386496 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jordan Ragusa |
| NOMBRES | Jordan |
| APELLIDO | Ragusa |
| FIRMA | RAGUSA J |
| AFILIACIONES | College of Charleston |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8600-4306 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 84 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2010 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
After Alexander
In May 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a key racial gerrymandering decision in Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP . At issue was whether South Carolina’s mapmakers selected precincts for the redrawn first congressional district based on their racial composition or partisanship. In overturning the district court’s conclusion that the state's 1st congressional district (CD #1) was a racial gerrymander, Justice Alito argued that mapmakers have no…
Ends versus means? Ideology and support for repeals in the mass public
An important, but poorly understood issue in modern American politics is the conservative wing of the Republican party's interest in repealing legislation. Although existing work shows that conservative Republican elites focus more on repeals than in past decades, it remains unclear what the public thinks about this governance approach. We examine this issue with a survey experiment asking respondents to evaluate four policy proposals in Congress…
The Impact of Employee Perceptions of Inclusion in a Racially Diverse Agency
Public organizations have long sought to increase workforce diversity and employee inclusion, a goal that has only increased in recent years. The study examines a racially diverse state government agency to explore how employee perceptions of diversity and inclusion relate to workplace happiness, employee engagement, and job satisfaction. Using original survey data of over 1,800 workers, this study explores how employees perceive diversity and in…
Congress in Reverse
Adversaries or Allies? Donald Trump’s Republican Support in Congress
Donald Trump’s first year in office received unprecedented media coverage, with many wondering whether congressional Republicans were “adversaries” or “allies” of the president’s legislative positions. We explore this issue from two vantage points. First, we place Trump’s presidency in historical context by forecasting his Republican support with data from 1969 to 2016. We find that Republicans supported Trump’s legislative positions in 2017 at l…
NeverTrump
In an election characterized by countless headlines, the refusal of Republicans to support their party’s nominee was a constant topic of discussion in 2016. Our paper looks to explain why Republican members of Congress joined the so-called #NeverTrump movement. In the first part, we document the varied—and often contradictory—explanations of the #NeverTrump movement offered by journalists, pundits, and politicians during the campaign. We then cat…
The VP Advantage
In this book, Christopher Devine and Kyle C. Kopko examine a timely question: do vice presidents help deliver their home state and tip the scales in presidential elections? At the time of the book’s publication in early 2016, countless political reporters and pundits were discussing this very issue. It is a testament to the importance of Devine and Kopko’s work that dozens of media outlets—Politico, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the…
The Constrained Governor
In the vast majority of American states, governors have unrestricted authority to fill Senate vacancies, and in an average decade, one-third of all Americans have been represented by an appointed senator. Despite the importance of Senate appointments both theoretically and substantively, no published study has investigated the dynamics of gubernatorial selection. In this paper, we compile an original data set of Senate appointees as well as the l…
Where’s the Tea Party? An Examination of the Tea Party’s Voting Behavior in the House of Representatives
Does the Tea Party affect how lawmakers vote? Given the possible spurious effect of a representative’s ideology, we leverage natural variation in the Tea Party’s existence and examine this question through the lens of party switching. Like when lawmakers change parties, representatives who (1) joined Tea Party Caucus and (2) had a large volume of Tea Party activists in their district underwent a significant shift to the right in the 112th Congres…
Partisan Cohorts, Polarization, and the Gingrich Senators
Although the “Gingrich Senators” thesis solves a vexing issue, a broader theoretical question remains: Why does the House have a polarizing effect on its members that seems to persist even after a representative wins election to the Senate? In the first section, I propose that lawmakers learn partisan norms in the House and simply continue those extreme behavioral routines after switching chambers. And in the second part, I test possible sources …
The Geographies of Economic Voting in Presidential and Congressional Elections
IN THE ECONOMIC VOTING LITERATURE, the prevailing view is that individuals are instrumental when casting their ballot, rewarding or punishing incumbent politicians as a consequence of broadly defined economic expectations. “Sociotropic voting,” as it is known in academic circles, is prevalent in popular accounts of voting as well. As famed political pundit James Carville remarked, “It’s the economy, stupid!” Although the evidence in favor of soci…
Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress
In The Federalist, No. 51, James Madison asserts that the U.S. government is “the greatest of all reflections on human nature.” It is, after all, a government managed “by men over men.” And as even casual observers of politics can attest, our elected leaders are often all too human. Can we measure the effectiveness of individual lawmakers? In this important book, Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman answer in the affirmative. At the heart of their im…
Parties, Preferences, and Congressional Organization
When does Congress repeal laws enacted by prior generations? Although the substantial body of work on policy creation provides tentative explanations, we believe repeals represent an alternative way of examining the effects of congressional organization on legislative behavior. In this paper, we develop hypotheses based on both the conditional nature of party power and the location of pivot points, and test these hypotheses with a new data set of…
Socioeconomic Stereotypes
Motivated by research showing that policy preferences are driven by social-interests rather than strict self-interest, this article examines if stereotypes of “the rich” shape Americans’ tax policy preferences. For this project, an original free-response survey was designed asking respondents to describe “the rich.” Respondents offered 1,570 unique descriptions, ranging from “hard working” and “job producer” to “selfish” and “inheritance.” In the…
Shirking the Initiative? The Effects of Statewide Ballot Measures on Congressional Roll Call Behavior
Do ballot measures affect congressional voting behavior? Examining the issues of gay marriage, campaign finance, and minimum wage, we test if the results of statewide ballot initiatives inform congressional roll call votes on legislation occupying the same issue space. Theoretically, we expect signals from ballot measures—which provide precise information about the preferences of a member’s voting constituency—reduce policy “shirking” by members.…
The Lifecycle of Public Policy
The first stage in the policy lifecycle—creation—has garnered significant attention while the final stage—repeal—has received scarcely any. To reconcile this imbalance, an extensive data set recording repeals to landmark laws enacted from 1951 to 2006 was complied. Event history analysis yields three significant results. First, the incidence of repeal exhibits a regular pattern characterized by an increasing hazard immediately after enactment fol…
The Lifecycle of Public Policy
The first stage in the policy lifecycle—creation—has garnered significant attention while the final stage—repeal—has received scarcely any. To reconcile this imbalance, an extensive data set recording repeals to landmark laws enacted from 1951 to 2006 was complied. Event history analysis yields three significant results. First, the incidence of repeal exhibits a regular pattern characterized by an increasing hazard immediately after enactment fol…
Partisan Cohorts, Polarization, and the Gingrich Senators
Although the “Gingrich Senators” thesis solves a vexing issue, a broader theoretical question remains: Why does the House have a polarizing effect on its members that seems to persist even after a representative wins election to the Senate? In the first section, I propose that lawmakers learn partisan norms in the House and simply continue those extreme behavioral routines after switching chambers. And in the second part, I test possible sources …
Parties, Preferences, and Congressional Organization
When does Congress repeal laws enacted by prior generations? Although the substantial body of work on policy creation provides tentative explanations, we believe repeals represent an alternative way of examining the effects of congressional organization on legislative behavior. In this paper, we develop hypotheses based on both the conditional nature of party power and the location of pivot points, and test these hypotheses with a new data set of…
Socioeconomic Stereotypes
Motivated by research showing that policy preferences are driven by social-interests rather than strict self-interest, this article examines if stereotypes of “the rich” shape Americans’ tax policy preferences. For this project, an original free-response survey was designed asking respondents to describe “the rich.” Respondents offered 1,570 unique descriptions, ranging from “hard working” and “job producer” to “selfish” and “inheritance.” In the…
Where’s the Tea Party? An Examination of the Tea Party’s Voting Behavior in the House of Representatives
Does the Tea Party affect how lawmakers vote? Given the possible spurious effect of a representative’s ideology, we leverage natural variation in the Tea Party’s existence and examine this question through the lens of party switching. Like when lawmakers change parties, representatives who (1) joined Tea Party Caucus and (2) had a large volume of Tea Party activists in their district underwent a significant shift to the right in the 112th Congres…
The Constrained Governor
In the vast majority of American states, governors have unrestricted authority to fill Senate vacancies, and in an average decade, one-third of all Americans have been represented by an appointed senator. Despite the importance of Senate appointments both theoretically and substantively, no published study has investigated the dynamics of gubernatorial selection. In this paper, we compile an original data set of Senate appointees as well as the l…
Adversaries or Allies? Donald Trump’s Republican Support in Congress
Donald Trump’s first year in office received unprecedented media coverage, with many wondering whether congressional Republicans were “adversaries” or “allies” of the president’s legislative positions. We explore this issue from two vantage points. First, we place Trump’s presidency in historical context by forecasting his Republican support with data from 1969 to 2016. We find that Republicans supported Trump’s legislative positions in 2017 at l…
The Geographies of Economic Voting in Presidential and Congressional Elections
IN THE ECONOMIC VOTING LITERATURE, the prevailing view is that individuals are instrumental when casting their ballot, rewarding or punishing incumbent politicians as a consequence of broadly defined economic expectations. “Sociotropic voting,” as it is known in academic circles, is prevalent in popular accounts of voting as well. As famed political pundit James Carville remarked, “It’s the economy, stupid!” Although the evidence in favor of soci…
Shirking the Initiative? The Effects of Statewide Ballot Measures on Congressional Roll Call Behavior
Do ballot measures affect congressional voting behavior? Examining the issues of gay marriage, campaign finance, and minimum wage, we test if the results of statewide ballot initiatives inform congressional roll call votes on legislation occupying the same issue space. Theoretically, we expect signals from ballot measures—which provide precise information about the preferences of a member’s voting constituency—reduce policy “shirking” by members.…
NeverTrump
In an election characterized by countless headlines, the refusal of Republicans to support their party’s nominee was a constant topic of discussion in 2016. Our paper looks to explain why Republican members of Congress joined the so-called #NeverTrump movement. In the first part, we document the varied—and often contradictory—explanations of the #NeverTrump movement offered by journalists, pundits, and politicians during the campaign. We then cat…
The VP Advantage
In this book, Christopher Devine and Kyle C. Kopko examine a timely question: do vice presidents help deliver their home state and tip the scales in presidential elections? At the time of the book’s publication in early 2016, countless political reporters and pundits were discussing this very issue. It is a testament to the importance of Devine and Kopko’s work that dozens of media outlets—Politico, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the…
Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress
In The Federalist, No. 51, James Madison asserts that the U.S. government is “the greatest of all reflections on human nature.” It is, after all, a government managed “by men over men.” And as even casual observers of politics can attest, our elected leaders are often all too human. Can we measure the effectiveness of individual lawmakers? In this important book, Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman answer in the affirmative. At the heart of their im…
The Lifecycle of Public Policy
The first stage in the policy lifecycle—creation—has garnered significant attention while the final stage—repeal—has received scarcely any. To reconcile this imbalance, an extensive data set recording repeals to landmark laws enacted from 1951 to 2006 was complied. Event history analysis yields three significant results. First, the incidence of repeal exhibits a regular pattern characterized by an increasing hazard immediately after enactment fol…
Shirking the Initiative? The Effects of Statewide Ballot Measures on Congressional Roll Call Behavior
Do ballot measures affect congressional voting behavior? Examining the issues of gay marriage, campaign finance, and minimum wage, we test if the results of statewide ballot initiatives inform congressional roll call votes on legislation occupying the same issue space. Theoretically, we expect signals from ballot measures—which provide precise information about the preferences of a member’s voting constituency—reduce policy “shirking” by members.…
Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress
In The Federalist, No. 51, James Madison asserts that the U.S. government is “the greatest of all reflections on human nature.” It is, after all, a government managed “by men over men.” And as even casual observers of politics can attest, our elected leaders are often all too human. Can we measure the effectiveness of individual lawmakers? In this important book, Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman answer in the affirmative. At the heart of their im…
Parties, Preferences, and Congressional Organization
When does Congress repeal laws enacted by prior generations? Although the substantial body of work on policy creation provides tentative explanations, we believe repeals represent an alternative way of examining the effects of congressional organization on legislative behavior. In this paper, we develop hypotheses based on both the conditional nature of party power and the location of pivot points, and test these hypotheses with a new data set of…
Socioeconomic Stereotypes
Motivated by research showing that policy preferences are driven by social-interests rather than strict self-interest, this article examines if stereotypes of “the rich” shape Americans’ tax policy preferences. For this project, an original free-response survey was designed asking respondents to describe “the rich.” Respondents offered 1,570 unique descriptions, ranging from “hard working” and “job producer” to “selfish” and “inheritance.” In the…
The Constrained Governor
In the vast majority of American states, governors have unrestricted authority to fill Senate vacancies, and in an average decade, one-third of all Americans have been represented by an appointed senator. Despite the importance of Senate appointments both theoretically and substantively, no published study has investigated the dynamics of gubernatorial selection. In this paper, we compile an original data set of Senate appointees as well as the l…
Where’s the Tea Party? An Examination of the Tea Party’s Voting Behavior in the House of Representatives
Does the Tea Party affect how lawmakers vote? Given the possible spurious effect of a representative’s ideology, we leverage natural variation in the Tea Party’s existence and examine this question through the lens of party switching. Like when lawmakers change parties, representatives who (1) joined Tea Party Caucus and (2) had a large volume of Tea Party activists in their district underwent a significant shift to the right in the 112th Congres…
Partisan Cohorts, Polarization, and the Gingrich Senators
Although the “Gingrich Senators” thesis solves a vexing issue, a broader theoretical question remains: Why does the House have a polarizing effect on its members that seems to persist even after a representative wins election to the Senate? In the first section, I propose that lawmakers learn partisan norms in the House and simply continue those extreme behavioral routines after switching chambers. And in the second part, I test possible sources …
The Geographies of Economic Voting in Presidential and Congressional Elections
IN THE ECONOMIC VOTING LITERATURE, the prevailing view is that individuals are instrumental when casting their ballot, rewarding or punishing incumbent politicians as a consequence of broadly defined economic expectations. “Sociotropic voting,” as it is known in academic circles, is prevalent in popular accounts of voting as well. As famed political pundit James Carville remarked, “It’s the economy, stupid!” Although the evidence in favor of soci…
The VP Advantage
In this book, Christopher Devine and Kyle C. Kopko examine a timely question: do vice presidents help deliver their home state and tip the scales in presidential elections? At the time of the book’s publication in early 2016, countless political reporters and pundits were discussing this very issue. It is a testament to the importance of Devine and Kopko’s work that dozens of media outlets—Politico, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the…
NeverTrump
In an election characterized by countless headlines, the refusal of Republicans to support their party’s nominee was a constant topic of discussion in 2016. Our paper looks to explain why Republican members of Congress joined the so-called #NeverTrump movement. In the first part, we document the varied—and often contradictory—explanations of the #NeverTrump movement offered by journalists, pundits, and politicians during the campaign. We then cat…
Adversaries or Allies? Donald Trump’s Republican Support in Congress
Donald Trump’s first year in office received unprecedented media coverage, with many wondering whether congressional Republicans were “adversaries” or “allies” of the president’s legislative positions. We explore this issue from two vantage points. First, we place Trump’s presidency in historical context by forecasting his Republican support with data from 1969 to 2016. We find that Republicans supported Trump’s legislative positions in 2017 at l…
Congress in Reverse
The Impact of Employee Perceptions of Inclusion in a Racially Diverse Agency
Public organizations have long sought to increase workforce diversity and employee inclusion, a goal that has only increased in recent years. The study examines a racially diverse state government agency to explore how employee perceptions of diversity and inclusion relate to workplace happiness, employee engagement, and job satisfaction. Using original survey data of over 1,800 workers, this study explores how employees perceive diversity and in…
Ends versus means? Ideology and support for repeals in the mass public
An important, but poorly understood issue in modern American politics is the conservative wing of the Republican party's interest in repealing legislation. Although existing work shows that conservative Republican elites focus more on repeals than in past decades, it remains unclear what the public thinks about this governance approach. We examine this issue with a survey experiment asking respondents to evaluate four policy proposals in Congress…
After Alexander
In May 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a key racial gerrymandering decision in Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP . At issue was whether South Carolina’s mapmakers selected precincts for the redrawn first congressional district based on their racial composition or partisanship. In overturning the district court’s conclusion that the state's 1st congressional district (CD #1) was a racial gerrymander, Justice Alito argued that mapmakers have no…
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