Committee Advancement of Women and Blacks in Congress
A Test of the Responsible Legislator Thesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11367458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sally Friedman (a Department of Political Science, State University of New York at Albany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 27-52 |
| Publication date | 1993-08-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j014v13n02_02 |
| OpenAlex | W1559915552 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
Getting ahead in Congress appears to require certain qualities: a desire to follow congressional norms, a willingness to compromise and build coalitions, and a general understanding of playing the political game. Concerns about institutional advancement have particular significance for women, minorities, and other groups typically excluded from the legislative process. In the crucial arena of committee assignments. Masters has outlined the electoral, institutional, and personal characteristics necessary for advancement. Using data on the committee assignments of women and black members since 1965, this paper tests Masters' hypotheses. Findings suggest political backgrounds, electoral safety and party loyalty lead to advancement; long tenure and ideological moderation do not. Reasons for and implications of these findings are assesed
Compromise · Ideology · Legislative process · Legislature · Loyalty · Moderation · Political science · Politics · Public relations · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2003 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |