Valerie R O’regan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1172001 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valerie R O’regan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valerie R |
| FAMILY NAME | O’regan |
| SIGNATURE | O’REGAN V R |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Fullerton |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Term limits and women’s representation
When legislative term limits were proposed, one expected impact was an increase in women’s legislative representation. However, researchers have found that this logical solution is not as effective as many had hoped. Because of findings of a partisan gap in the pipeline of potential female candidates, we argue that studies must consider the partisanship of the female legislators when analyzing the effect of term limits on increasing the number of…
Political Experience and the Success of Female Gubernatorial Candidates
This research examines the effect that political experience has on the success of female gubernatorial candidates by analyzing the female vs. male gubernatorial elections from 1976–2014. The study questions whether prior statewide political office experience is advantageous for female candidates and is this consistent across party lines. This research builds on the political pipeline theory, which suggests that the shortage of women holding highe…
The celebrity influence
Celebrity opinions and endorsements of political candidates, issues and office holders have now become commonplace in the media before and between elections. Many actors and comedians, athletes and talk-show hosts share their opinions with society in an attempt to influence the opinions of those who listen to them. Often these celebrities use their influence to persuade citizens to vote a certain way or advocate for certain issues such as reprodu…
The Novelty Impact
Although women candidates for public office have experienced greater success recently, women candidates for executive offices are still considered to be a novelty in much of the country. This study examines the electoral impact of novelty status for female gubernatorial candidates. We propose that the novelty of female gubernatorial candidates negatively affects the level of support women candidates receive from voters and their likelihood of win…
Republican Lambs and the Democratic Pipeline
In 2005, a record nine women served as their state's governor. Of these, eight were elected. A crucial and often difficult step for women to be successful in gubernatorial elections is for them to win the nomination for governor by their political party. From 1976 to 2004, only 79 women have won their party's nomination for governor. The record number of women nominees in a single year is 10, set in 1998 and 2002. Even with these recent successes…
Cue Voting
This article explores the effects of candidate gender on individual voting behavior. We investigate whether female candidates attract support from female voters based on their gender. Our research centers around three areas. First, we discuss cue theory and how it applies to gender studies. Second, we investigate the 19 Senate elections from 1988‐92 in which one of the major party candidates was a female. Finally, we examine the potential impact …
Gender Matters
Land reform, political violence and the economic inequality‐political conflict nexus
This study seeks to persuade the reader that students of political violence should shift their focus away from nomological explanations of violent political conflict sui generis. Instead, scholars should concentrate on theoretically demarcating specific types of violent political conflict. Alas, we do not offer a new typology in this paper; rather, we seek to explain an anomaly in the political violence literature: the contradictory set of findin…
Republican Lambs and the Democratic Pipeline
In 2005, a record nine women served as their state's governor. Of these, eight were elected. A crucial and often difficult step for women to be successful in gubernatorial elections is for them to win the nomination for governor by their political party. From 1976 to 2004, only 79 women have won their party's nomination for governor. The record number of women nominees in a single year is 10, set in 1998 and 2002. Even with these recent successes…
Land reform, political violence and the economic inequality‐political conflict nexus
This study seeks to persuade the reader that students of political violence should shift their focus away from nomological explanations of violent political conflict sui generis. Instead, scholars should concentrate on theoretically demarcating specific types of violent political conflict. Alas, we do not offer a new typology in this paper; rather, we seek to explain an anomaly in the political violence literature: the contradictory set of findin…
The Novelty Impact
Although women candidates for public office have experienced greater success recently, women candidates for executive offices are still considered to be a novelty in much of the country. This study examines the electoral impact of novelty status for female gubernatorial candidates. We propose that the novelty of female gubernatorial candidates negatively affects the level of support women candidates receive from voters and their likelihood of win…
The celebrity influence
Celebrity opinions and endorsements of political candidates, issues and office holders have now become commonplace in the media before and between elections. Many actors and comedians, athletes and talk-show hosts share their opinions with society in an attempt to influence the opinions of those who listen to them. Often these celebrities use their influence to persuade citizens to vote a certain way or advocate for certain issues such as reprodu…
Term limits and women’s representation
When legislative term limits were proposed, one expected impact was an increase in women’s legislative representation. However, researchers have found that this logical solution is not as effective as many had hoped. Because of findings of a partisan gap in the pipeline of potential female candidates, we argue that studies must consider the partisanship of the female legislators when analyzing the effect of term limits on increasing the number of…
Political Experience and the Success of Female Gubernatorial Candidates
This research examines the effect that political experience has on the success of female gubernatorial candidates by analyzing the female vs. male gubernatorial elections from 1976–2014. The study questions whether prior statewide political office experience is advantageous for female candidates and is this consistent across party lines. This research builds on the political pipeline theory, which suggests that the shortage of women holding highe…
Land reform, political violence and the economic inequality‐political conflict nexus
This study seeks to persuade the reader that students of political violence should shift their focus away from nomological explanations of violent political conflict sui generis. Instead, scholars should concentrate on theoretically demarcating specific types of violent political conflict. Alas, we do not offer a new typology in this paper; rather, we seek to explain an anomaly in the political violence literature: the contradictory set of findin…
Gender Matters
Cue Voting
This article explores the effects of candidate gender on individual voting behavior. We investigate whether female candidates attract support from female voters based on their gender. Our research centers around three areas. First, we discuss cue theory and how it applies to gender studies. Second, we investigate the 19 Senate elections from 1988‐92 in which one of the major party candidates was a female. Finally, we examine the potential impact …
Republican Lambs and the Democratic Pipeline
In 2005, a record nine women served as their state's governor. Of these, eight were elected. A crucial and often difficult step for women to be successful in gubernatorial elections is for them to win the nomination for governor by their political party. From 1976 to 2004, only 79 women have won their party's nomination for governor. The record number of women nominees in a single year is 10, set in 1998 and 2002. Even with these recent successes…
The Novelty Impact
Although women candidates for public office have experienced greater success recently, women candidates for executive offices are still considered to be a novelty in much of the country. This study examines the electoral impact of novelty status for female gubernatorial candidates. We propose that the novelty of female gubernatorial candidates negatively affects the level of support women candidates receive from voters and their likelihood of win…
The celebrity influence
Celebrity opinions and endorsements of political candidates, issues and office holders have now become commonplace in the media before and between elections. Many actors and comedians, athletes and talk-show hosts share their opinions with society in an attempt to influence the opinions of those who listen to them. Often these celebrities use their influence to persuade citizens to vote a certain way or advocate for certain issues such as reprodu…
Political Experience and the Success of Female Gubernatorial Candidates
This research examines the effect that political experience has on the success of female gubernatorial candidates by analyzing the female vs. male gubernatorial elections from 1976–2014. The study questions whether prior statewide political office experience is advantageous for female candidates and is this consistent across party lines. This research builds on the political pipeline theory, which suggests that the shortage of women holding highe…
Term limits and women’s representation
When legislative term limits were proposed, one expected impact was an increase in women’s legislative representation. However, researchers have found that this logical solution is not as effective as many had hoped. Because of findings of a partisan gap in the pipeline of potential female candidates, we argue that studies must consider the partisanship of the female legislators when analyzing the effect of term limits on increasing the number of…
Political science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works)