Electoral competition and the structure of state legislatures: Organizational complexity and party building

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dc.contributor.advisorHamm, Keith E.en_US
dc.creatorAnderson, Robert Bruceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:39:18Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:39:18Zen_US
dc.date.issued1997en_US
dc.description.abstractA new examination of the linkages between electoral competition and the development of partisan organizations with their relationship to roll-call voting is generated. The study found a close association between variable electoral contestation, competition and success of minority parties in formerly one-party state house legislative chambers and the development of both minority and majority party organizations in these chambers. The model linked the features of increasing electoral competition to the development of greater chamber competition, greater proportional representation on substantive committees for the minority party, and the development of caucus organizations. These features of party organization, in turn, were linked to increasing intra-party cohesion and decreasing partisan conflict in roll-call voting in the chambers. The study is a comparative cross-state cross-time study of chambers which have formerly been one-party dominant.en_US
dc.format.extent326 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS POL.SCI. 1997 ANDERSONen_US
dc.identifier.citationAnderson, Robert Bruce. "Electoral competition and the structure of state legislatures: Organizational complexity and party building." (1997) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19128">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19128</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/19128en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectPolitical scienceen_US
dc.titleElectoral competition and the structure of state legislatures: Organizational complexity and party buildingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPolitical Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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