Douglas D Roscoe
Biographic Data
| ID | 4374940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Douglas D Roscoe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Douglas D |
| FAMILY NAME | Roscoe |
| SIGNATURE | ROSCOE D D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Central Michigan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9471-405X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Domains of baseless belief and the characteristics of believers
Objective An extensive literature examines the prevalence of conspiracy theories and the factors that determine why some people believe them. Conspiracy theories are only one example of baseless beliefs , which we define as beliefs that are not epistemically warranted by the available evidence. The goals of this research were to determine if there are discrete domains of baseless beliefs and to identify the psychological and cognitive factors mos…
Amateur hour: The dominance of purposive benefits among local political party chairs
Objective Prevailing theories posit some party activists are amateurs, driven primarily by purposive benefits, while other activists are professionals, motivated mostly by material benefits. The decline of patronage and the rise of polarization suggest re‐examining the relevancy of this distinction. Methods The study uses data from a 2019 survey of 1,060 local party chairs in the United States, covering 49 states. Results Most respondents are mot…
Yes, Raise My Taxes: Property Tax Cap Override Elections
Objectives Although public opinion generally is opposed to tax increases, voters frequently choose to raise their own taxes in property tax cap override elections. This study sought to uncover the factors that are associated with successful attempts to increase local property taxes. Methods This phenomenon was studied in Massachusetts towns, where over 1,200 overrides were successful from 1990 to 2007. Multivariate analysis was used to assess the…
Parties as the Political Safeguards of Federalism: The Impact of Local Political Party Activity on National Elections
A variety of scholars have theorized about the importance of political forces as safeguards of federalism. However, many of these theories have yet to be tested empirically. This study draws on data from a survey of 1,182 local party chairs in 49 states in 2010 to determine whether political parties may act as bridging mechanisms between the interests of political officials at the state and national levels. The results suggest local party activit…
A Meta‐Analysis of Campaign Contributions' Impact on Roll Call Voting
Objectives. Conventional wisdom about the link between campaign contributions and roll call votes is that contributions rarely matter because groups tend to give to like‐minded legislators. This meta‐analysis examines the conventional wisdom by analyzing published research on this topic. Methods. More than 30 studies are pooled to produce more than 350 individual tests of the contributions‐roll call link. Extending meta‐regression ( Stanley and J…
Electoral Messages from the District: Explaining Presidential Support in the U.S. House of Representatives
Legislators are highly sensitive to those parts of their reelection constituencies whose support is least solid. Therefore, out-party members of Congress should be more supportive of the opposing party's president when that president enjoys greater electoral support among the legislators' reelection constituencies. This hypothesis is tested in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1980s and 1990s. The hypothesis is supported, even with con…
The Choosers or the Choices? Voter Characteristics and the Structure of Electoral Competition as Explanations for Ticket Splitting
This research combines National Election Study (NES) data with data on congressional candidate quality and spending to assess explanations for ticket splitting. The results indicate characteristics of both voters and candidates are important, but candidate-level variables as a whole provide a better account of ticket splitting than individual-level variables. NES data are also used to evaluate the reasons why candidate quality and spending are so…
Testing Spatial Models of Elections: The Influence of Voters and Elites on Candidate Issue Positions
This research tests spatial models of electoral competition using survey data on state legislative candidates' policy positions and ideology in eight U.S. states. Our data support several hypotheses: 1) candidates' issue positions do not converge; 2) party elites have more extreme positions than do candidates; 3) candidate issue positioning is a function of party‐elite issue positions and union involvement in the campaign, as well as constituency…
Exploring the Impact of Trade and Investment on Income Inequality: A Cross-national Sectoral Analysis of the Developed Countries
This article explores the relationship between international integration and domestic inequality in the developed countries in the mid-1980s and early 1990s. The analysis examines two major modes of integration, trade and direct investment, disaggregating each by economic sector and distinguishing between imports and exports, and inbound and outbound flows and stocks. In measuring income inequality, extensive use is made of micro-data sets that h…
A Meta‐Analysis of Campaign Contributions' Impact on Roll Call Voting
Objectives. Conventional wisdom about the link between campaign contributions and roll call votes is that contributions rarely matter because groups tend to give to like‐minded legislators. This meta‐analysis examines the conventional wisdom by analyzing published research on this topic. Methods. More than 30 studies are pooled to produce more than 350 individual tests of the contributions‐roll call link. Extending meta‐regression ( Stanley and J…
The Choosers or the Choices? Voter Characteristics and the Structure of Electoral Competition as Explanations for Ticket Splitting
This research combines National Election Study (NES) data with data on congressional candidate quality and spending to assess explanations for ticket splitting. The results indicate characteristics of both voters and candidates are important, but candidate-level variables as a whole provide a better account of ticket splitting than individual-level variables. NES data are also used to evaluate the reasons why candidate quality and spending are so…
Exploring the Impact of Trade and Investment on Income Inequality: A Cross-national Sectoral Analysis of the Developed Countries
This article explores the relationship between international integration and domestic inequality in the developed countries in the mid-1980s and early 1990s. The analysis examines two major modes of integration, trade and direct investment, disaggregating each by economic sector and distinguishing between imports and exports, and inbound and outbound flows and stocks. In measuring income inequality, extensive use is made of micro-data sets that h…
Testing Spatial Models of Elections: The Influence of Voters and Elites on Candidate Issue Positions
This research tests spatial models of electoral competition using survey data on state legislative candidates' policy positions and ideology in eight U.S. states. Our data support several hypotheses: 1) candidates' issue positions do not converge; 2) party elites have more extreme positions than do candidates; 3) candidate issue positioning is a function of party‐elite issue positions and union involvement in the campaign, as well as constituency…
Yes, Raise My Taxes: Property Tax Cap Override Elections
Objectives Although public opinion generally is opposed to tax increases, voters frequently choose to raise their own taxes in property tax cap override elections. This study sought to uncover the factors that are associated with successful attempts to increase local property taxes. Methods This phenomenon was studied in Massachusetts towns, where over 1,200 overrides were successful from 1990 to 2007. Multivariate analysis was used to assess the…
Amateur hour: The dominance of purposive benefits among local political party chairs
Objective Prevailing theories posit some party activists are amateurs, driven primarily by purposive benefits, while other activists are professionals, motivated mostly by material benefits. The decline of patronage and the rise of polarization suggest re‐examining the relevancy of this distinction. Methods The study uses data from a 2019 survey of 1,060 local party chairs in the United States, covering 49 states. Results Most respondents are mot…
Parties as the Political Safeguards of Federalism: The Impact of Local Political Party Activity on National Elections
A variety of scholars have theorized about the importance of political forces as safeguards of federalism. However, many of these theories have yet to be tested empirically. This study draws on data from a survey of 1,182 local party chairs in 49 states in 2010 to determine whether political parties may act as bridging mechanisms between the interests of political officials at the state and national levels. The results suggest local party activit…
Electoral Messages from the District: Explaining Presidential Support in the U.S. House of Representatives
Legislators are highly sensitive to those parts of their reelection constituencies whose support is least solid. Therefore, out-party members of Congress should be more supportive of the opposing party's president when that president enjoys greater electoral support among the legislators' reelection constituencies. This hypothesis is tested in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1980s and 1990s. The hypothesis is supported, even with con…
Exploring the Impact of Trade and Investment on Income Inequality: A Cross-national Sectoral Analysis of the Developed Countries
This article explores the relationship between international integration and domestic inequality in the developed countries in the mid-1980s and early 1990s. The analysis examines two major modes of integration, trade and direct investment, disaggregating each by economic sector and distinguishing between imports and exports, and inbound and outbound flows and stocks. In measuring income inequality, extensive use is made of micro-data sets that h…
Electoral Messages from the District: Explaining Presidential Support in the U.S. House of Representatives
Legislators are highly sensitive to those parts of their reelection constituencies whose support is least solid. Therefore, out-party members of Congress should be more supportive of the opposing party's president when that president enjoys greater electoral support among the legislators' reelection constituencies. This hypothesis is tested in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1980s and 1990s. The hypothesis is supported, even with con…
The Choosers or the Choices? Voter Characteristics and the Structure of Electoral Competition as Explanations for Ticket Splitting
This research combines National Election Study (NES) data with data on congressional candidate quality and spending to assess explanations for ticket splitting. The results indicate characteristics of both voters and candidates are important, but candidate-level variables as a whole provide a better account of ticket splitting than individual-level variables. NES data are also used to evaluate the reasons why candidate quality and spending are so…
Testing Spatial Models of Elections: The Influence of Voters and Elites on Candidate Issue Positions
This research tests spatial models of electoral competition using survey data on state legislative candidates' policy positions and ideology in eight U.S. states. Our data support several hypotheses: 1) candidates' issue positions do not converge; 2) party elites have more extreme positions than do candidates; 3) candidate issue positioning is a function of party‐elite issue positions and union involvement in the campaign, as well as constituency…
A Meta‐Analysis of Campaign Contributions' Impact on Roll Call Voting
Objectives. Conventional wisdom about the link between campaign contributions and roll call votes is that contributions rarely matter because groups tend to give to like‐minded legislators. This meta‐analysis examines the conventional wisdom by analyzing published research on this topic. Methods. More than 30 studies are pooled to produce more than 350 individual tests of the contributions‐roll call link. Extending meta‐regression ( Stanley and J…
Yes, Raise My Taxes: Property Tax Cap Override Elections
Objectives Although public opinion generally is opposed to tax increases, voters frequently choose to raise their own taxes in property tax cap override elections. This study sought to uncover the factors that are associated with successful attempts to increase local property taxes. Methods This phenomenon was studied in Massachusetts towns, where over 1,200 overrides were successful from 1990 to 2007. Multivariate analysis was used to assess the…
Parties as the Political Safeguards of Federalism: The Impact of Local Political Party Activity on National Elections
A variety of scholars have theorized about the importance of political forces as safeguards of federalism. However, many of these theories have yet to be tested empirically. This study draws on data from a survey of 1,182 local party chairs in 49 states in 2010 to determine whether political parties may act as bridging mechanisms between the interests of political officials at the state and national levels. The results suggest local party activit…
Amateur hour: The dominance of purposive benefits among local political party chairs
Objective Prevailing theories posit some party activists are amateurs, driven primarily by purposive benefits, while other activists are professionals, motivated mostly by material benefits. The decline of patronage and the rise of polarization suggest re‐examining the relevancy of this distinction. Methods The study uses data from a 2019 survey of 1,060 local party chairs in the United States, covering 49 states. Results Most respondents are mot…
Domains of baseless belief and the characteristics of believers
Objective An extensive literature examines the prevalence of conspiracy theories and the factors that determine why some people believe them. Conspiracy theories are only one example of baseless beliefs , which we define as beliefs that are not epistemically warranted by the available evidence. The goals of this research were to determine if there are discrete domains of baseless beliefs and to identify the psychological and cognitive factors mos…
Political science (8 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Ideology (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works)