In 1993, researchers began to explore whether public policies in states with initiative and referendum mechanisms are more responsive to public opinion than in those states that do not have such mechanisms. There is yet no conclusive answer to this question. To examine this relationship, I add to the work of Kevin Arceneaux’s 2002 study, which utilizes public opinion data to analyze the responsiveness of state abortion policies to citizen abortion attitudes in states with and without initiatives and referendums. Additionally, my analysis looked to differentiate policy responsiveness along the lines of how difficult the implementation environment is within a state. My results showed that there is stronger responsiveness to public opinion in ...
Whether policies shift preferences is relevant to policy design. We exploit the random assignment of...
Whether policies shift preferences is relevant to policy design. We exploit the random assignment of...
This edited collection examines various aspects of the explosive abortion issue in the United States...
We investigate the distinctiveness of state attitudes and their impact on attitudes toward legal abo...
We investigate the distinctiveness of state attitudes and their impact on attitudes toward legal abo...
Whether public opinion should be expected to play a role in the shaping of abortion legislation in t...
The Supreme Court, according to the legendary Mr. Dooley, follows the election returns. In 1973, ...
Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science, 2014.Cataloged...
The Supreme Court, according to the legendary Mr. Dooley, follows the election returns. In 1973, ...
Thesis (M.P.P.A., Public Policy and Administration) -- California State University, Sacramento, 2011...
ABSTRACT. Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (or TRAP) laws impose medically unnecessary and ...
Since the Supreme Court’s announced its decision in Roe v. Wade (1973), individuals and groups oppos...
Much American political behavior literature begins with the premise that Americans are politically u...
Initiatives and referendums are playing an increasing role in political decision making. Twenty- fou...
Whether policies shift preferences is relevant to policy design. We exploit the random assignment of...
Whether policies shift preferences is relevant to policy design. We exploit the random assignment of...
Whether policies shift preferences is relevant to policy design. We exploit the random assignment of...
This edited collection examines various aspects of the explosive abortion issue in the United States...
We investigate the distinctiveness of state attitudes and their impact on attitudes toward legal abo...
We investigate the distinctiveness of state attitudes and their impact on attitudes toward legal abo...
Whether public opinion should be expected to play a role in the shaping of abortion legislation in t...
The Supreme Court, according to the legendary Mr. Dooley, follows the election returns. In 1973, ...
Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science, 2014.Cataloged...
The Supreme Court, according to the legendary Mr. Dooley, follows the election returns. In 1973, ...
Thesis (M.P.P.A., Public Policy and Administration) -- California State University, Sacramento, 2011...
ABSTRACT. Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (or TRAP) laws impose medically unnecessary and ...
Since the Supreme Court’s announced its decision in Roe v. Wade (1973), individuals and groups oppos...
Much American political behavior literature begins with the premise that Americans are politically u...
Initiatives and referendums are playing an increasing role in political decision making. Twenty- fou...
Whether policies shift preferences is relevant to policy design. We exploit the random assignment of...
Whether policies shift preferences is relevant to policy design. We exploit the random assignment of...
Whether policies shift preferences is relevant to policy design. We exploit the random assignment of...
This edited collection examines various aspects of the explosive abortion issue in the United States...