Research on the economic backgrounds of politicians is once again flourishing in political
science. In this article, we describe the economic characteristics that scholars have recently …

People in political decision-making across the globe tend to be much older than the average
voter. As such, parliaments and cabinets are unrepresentative of the larger population. This …

Legislatures worldwide are dominated by wealthy elites, who are often out of touch with the
needs and problems of citizens. Research shows that the underrepresentation of the …

Abstract The US House of Representatives has one of the oldest pools of politicians in the
world today: the average member of the House is 58 years at the time of their election, which …

The adage “All politics is local” in the United States is largely true. Of the United States'
90,106 governments, 99.9% are local governments. Despite variations in institutional …

Not all pieces of legislation introduced for consideration are equally likely to be successful.
The characteristics of legislation's cosponsors can influence bill passage rates. Despite …

This study examines the differential impact of mass shootings on state gun policy restrictions
and posits that victims' race and ethnicity plays a pivotal role. Since the 1970s, pro-gun …

Descriptive representatives often sponsor legislation that advances their groups' policy
interests, but it remains unclear how successful they are passing such legislation …

Scholars have argued that female legislators are more prone to collaborate than their male
counterparts. Though collaboration may be more or less evident in particular situations, we …

This research aims to identify the influence of woman leadership on improving the traditional
man-dominated scientific-political communication towards positive COVID-19-driven public …