Networks in the Legislative Arena: How Group Dynamics Affect Cosponsorship
Networks in the Legislative Arena: How Group Dynamics Affect Cosponsorship
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1939-9162.2011.00021.x
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发表时间：
2011-08-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Rouse, Stella M.
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作者：
Bratton, Kathleen A.;Rouse, Stella M.
在这项研究中，我们探讨了州立法机构内的共同赞助活动的决定因素。利用社会动态框架，我们开发和测试的赞助和共同赞助的活动，包括个人层面和社会网络的特点，作为决定因素的广告设置行为的相互作用的模型;后者展示了合作和共同利益如何塑造广告设置过程。我们发现了几个影响共同赞助活动频率的一致因素：（1）意识形态距离，（2）立法者选区的接近度，（3）同质性（相似的特征，如种族，性别和民族），（4）传递性（我朋友的朋友也是我的朋友）。
In this study, we explore the determinants of cosponsorship activity within state legislatures. Utilizing a social dynamic framework, we develop and test a model of the interplay of the activities of sponsorship and cosponsorship that includes both individual-level and social network characteristics as determinants of agenda-setting behavior; the latter demonstrating how collaboration and mutual interests shape the agenda-setting process. We find several consistent factors that influence the frequency of cosponsorship activity: (1) ideological distance, (2) proximity of legislators' districts, (3) homophily (similar characteristics such as race, gender, and ethnicity), and (4) transitivity (the idea that friends of my friends are also my friends).