Policymaking, Constituency Service, and the Pandemic
How Working Remotely Transformed U.S. State Legislators’ Representative Roles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7367294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer M Piscopo (0000-0002-9043-1810, Occidental College), Susan Franceschet (0000-0002-5311-308X, University of Calgary) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 289-300 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Representation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4893 • E-ISSN: 1749-4001 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00344893.2022.2034661 |
| OpenAlex | W4213254118 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
We surveyed U.S. legislators in 36 states in order to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic – and the related shift to remote work – affected legislators' representative roles. Our results offer suggestive evidence that remote work during the pandemic diminished policymaking activities while increasing constituency service. Respondents reported decreased ability to move projects forward in the legislature and in their districts, and increased workloads overall. Nonetheless, legislators seem committed to their roles as elected representatives
Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Legislature · Order (exchange · Pandemic · Political science · Public relations · Service (business · State (computer science · Work (physics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Medicine · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |