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In the work that our politicians do on our behalf, we want them to behave in ways that reflect our policy attitudes and priorities. But do they?
In taxpayer-funded email messages to constituents, Republicans prefer visual elements and strategic timing, and Democrats prefer more text-heavy missives.
You can affect how legislators vote, but you can’t just fire off a nasty email and expect them to listen to you.
What makes an effective lawmaker? Two scholars have studied 50 years of congressional legislating, and they’ve got a scorecard and a plan.
When contacting your political representative about climate change, messages that show you’ve made effort and those that have a personal touch can be more persuasive.
An open candidate selection process would provide less incentive for the issuance of material benefits to only a few delegates while the constituency is neglected.
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Research Fellow, German Institute of Global and Area Studies
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Economy, Professor of Political Science and Law, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor in Communication & Public Policy, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Stevens Institute of Technology
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Professor of Public Policy and Politics, University of Virginia
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Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary
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Senior Lecturer, Political Science, Tel Aviv University
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Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Cornell University
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Department of Human-Centred Computing, Monash University