Add to ORKGParty conflict, gridlock, and dysfunction are common words for describing the US Congress in recent years. In new research, D.J. Flynn and Laurel Harbridge investigate how party conflict— resulting in compromise, victories for one party, or gridlock—shapes public opinion towards Congress. They find that on issues where the parties agree over end goals, gridlock hurts evaluations of Congress even more than legislative victories for the opposing party
My paper answers the question: What are the origins of extreme political gridlock in the United Stat...
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Public approval of Congress tends to decline as partisan conflict within the institution increases. ...
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Does partisan conflict damage citizens ’ perceptions of Congress? If so, why has partisan polarizati...
While partisan gridlock has become a common occurrence in the US Congress, this is also often the ca...
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American polarization has become extremely heightened in the recent political climate. As a result, ...
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My paper answers the question: What are the origins of extreme political gridlock in the United Stat...
Undeniably, our country has reached a moment of heightened partisan competition. Political polarizat...
I consider a dynamic model of bargaining where alternatives to the status quo arrive stochastically ...
Public approval of Congress tends to decline as partisan conflict within the institution increases. ...
Recent years have seen a paradox develop in the public’s attitude towards politics – while they are ...
Does partisan conflict damage citizens ’ perceptions of Congress? If so, why has partisan polarizati...
While partisan gridlock has become a common occurrence in the US Congress, this is also often the ca...
Voter frustration in the US is driven largely by partisanship and gridlock in Congress. This paper s...
Assertions that our legislative process is gridlocked — perhaps even hopelessly so — are endemic. ...
With legislative gridlock at the national level, recent years have seen state legislatures take new ...
American polarization has become extremely heightened in the recent political climate. As a result, ...
My dissertation addresses the role that chief executives play in the unusually high levels of partis...
This article explains the existence of policy gridlock in systems with divided government, even when...
With the refusal to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Antonin Scalia, the Senate adds another l...
Legislative productivity has been a much debated topic by congressional researchers. The legislative...
My paper answers the question: What are the origins of extreme political gridlock in the United Stat...
Undeniably, our country has reached a moment of heightened partisan competition. Political polarizat...
I consider a dynamic model of bargaining where alternatives to the status quo arrive stochastically ...