Bergan, Daniel (2015) Constituent contacts can influence how legislators vote. USApp– American Politics and Policy Blog (29 Apr 2015). Website.
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Abstract
Does calling your legislator actually lead to results for those who are passionately for or against certain legislation? In new research, using a randomized field experiment, Daniel Bergan finds that it does. Those legislators who received at least one phone call from a constituent asking them to support a certain bill were 11-12 percent more likely to support the legislation, an effect independent of the legislators’ party, gender or the competitiveness of their district.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 The Author |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2015 16:49 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 14:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/61939 |
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