Pre-Leadership Signaling in the U. S. House
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7329520 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian D Posler, Carl M Rhodes |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 351-351 |
| Publication date | 1997-08-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/440320 |
| OpenAlex | W2321188463 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 19 |
importance of ideological and partisan criteria in the selection of congressional leaders. Viewing leadership selection as a problem of agency, we develop a framework for conceptualizing how ideology and partisanship affect leadership selection. Testing the framework on House leaders from 1875-1987, we find substantial variation between the two parties. While Republican leaders conform to the core hypothesis, Democratic leaders behave in accordance with the polarizer hypothesis. We conclude by suggesting that these interparty differences are the result of varying levels of intraparty heterogeneity
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| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2025 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |