The Influence of African American Representation on State AFDC Policy

Tschoepe, Gary J.

doi:10.1177/0160323x9702900303

State and Local Government Review

1997

DOI: 10.1177/0160323x9702900303

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The Influence of African American Representation on State AFDC Policy

Gary J. Tschoepe¹

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“…When freed to pursue this kind of constituency specialization, on which policies will individual representatives choose to focus? The policy preferences of representatives are often closely tied to their gender- or race-based identities (Caprioli 2000; Grose 2005; Hero and Preuhs 2010; Hoehmann 2020; Kweon and Ryan 2021; MacDonald and O'Brien 2011; Preuhs 2007; Regan and Paskeviciute 2003; Swers 1998; Thomas 1994; Tschoepe 1997). Several works have shown women representatives are more likely than men representatives to focus on issues of relative importance to women.…”

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The Role of District Magnitude in When Women Represent Women

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Silva

2022

Brit. J. Polit. Sci.

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Legislators are likely to substantively represent groups to which they belong or with which they have some particular affinity. However, there are electoral systems that diminish this tendency and systems that promote it. More precisely, as district magnitude increases, representatives will be freer to focus on issues that are not decisive of vote choice for most voters. In this letter, we use a case of electoral reform and the nature of the post-reform chamber (Chile's Chamber of Deputies) to test whether increasing district magnitude makes it more likely that women will focus on women's issues. A series of tests on multiple sets of observations show robust results for the conclusion that as the number of candidates elected in a district increases, elected women become more likely to pursue women's issues.

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The Role of District Magnitude in When Women Represent Women

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Silva

2022

Brit. J. Polit. Sci.

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Explaining state AFDC and food stamp caseloads: has welfare reform discouraged food stamp participation?

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When and Why Minority Legislators Matter

Griffin

2014

Annu. Rev. Polit. Sci.

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This review examines how legislators' race and ethnicity affect the representation of racial and ethnic minorities' interests and priorities in the mass public, how these legislators affect the political participation of these groups, how the presence of these candidates affects voter decision making, and how their prevalence impacts the composition of the parties and the nature of public policy. It also points to new directions and opportunities for scholarship on why minority legislators matter for American politics.

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The Influence of African American Representation on State AFDC Policy

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The Role of District Magnitude in When Women Represent Women

The Role of District Magnitude in When Women Represent Women

Explaining state AFDC and food stamp caseloads: has welfare reform discouraged food stamp participation?

When and Why Minority Legislators Matter

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