Determinants of Representatives' Votes on the Flake Amendment to End National Science Foundation Funding of Political Science Research

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ID12376726
AutoresJoseph E Uscinski (0000-0003-2179-6952, University of Miami, autor de correspondencia), Casey A Klofstad, Casey Klofstad (0000-0002-0223-2230, University of Miami)
Año2013
Volumen46
Número3
Páginas557-561
Fecha de publicación2013-06-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1049096513000504
OpenAlexW2106690323
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas13

In May 2012, political scientists learned of efforts by representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to eliminate political science funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) budget. The American Political Science Association (APSA) was caught off-guard, and concerned political scientists scrambled to contact their representatives and urge the amendment's defeat. Flake's initial effort to cut funds overall from the NSF was defeated, but a second measure, specifically to keep the NSF from funding political science, passed only hours later. This was the second time in three years that legislators targeted the NSF Political Science Program. Although these measures have been sponsored and widely supported by Republicans, some Democrats have supported these measures as well. This article examines the vote on the Flake Amendment to understand why individual representatives voted for or against cutting NSF funding for political science research

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