Women in public office are often assumed to" make a difference" for women, as women--in
other words, to represent their female constituents better than do their male counterparts. But …

We conducted a field experiment involving roughly 1,000 letters sent by actual individuals to
nearly 500 different legislative offices in order to test whether legislative offices prioritize …

American politics scholars typically conceptualize representation narrowly as mass‐elite
policy responsiveness, with many studies identifying factors that hinder that relationship …

Previous studies have documented ethnic/racial bias in politicians' constituency service, but
less is known about the circumstances under which such ethnocentric responsiveness is …

This is a brand-new edition of the critically acclaimed Encyclopedia of Government and
Politics which has been fully revised and updated to provide a systematic account of politics …

Multidimensional Democracy examines political representation from the supply (legislator)
and demand (constituent) perspectives. Focusing on four dimensions-policy, service …

A growing body of research shows that women legislators outperform their male
counterparts in the legislative arena, but scholars have yet to examine whether this pattern …

Internet surveys of the general population have been growing in use over the last few years
because they are less expensive, faster, and greener than most other survey modes …

We examine the relationship between legislators' electoral environment and the provision of
constituency service in the Texas State Legislature. Using fictitious constituent requests …

Questions of recruitment and retention of legislators are central to our understanding of the
nature of representative democracy. This essay traces the dominant perspectives and issues …