Chamber Size Effects on the Collaborative Structure of Legislatures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6300686 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Justin H Kirkland (0000-0002-5837-3606, University of Houston, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 169-198 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lsq.12041 |
| OpenAlex | W1962774310 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 46 |
The collective nature of legislating forces legislators to rely on one another for information and support. This collaborative activity requires a choice about partnerships in an environment of uncertainty. The basic size and organization of a legislature amplifies this uncertainty in relational choices. Analysis of collaborative patterns between all the U.S. state legislators in 2007 corroborates this expectation, indicating that large legislatures have highly partisan collaborative networks with generally low density, while larger legislative committees mitigate these effects. Thus, even when the attributes of legislators do not change, the organizational size of the legislature can shape how those legislators interact
Legislature · Political science · Public relations · State (computer science · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Unique citing works | 33 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |