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The Implications of Legislative Expediency
28 Jun 2017
Jonathan Lewallen, an assistant professor in political science at the University of Tampa and member of the Comparative Agendas Project community, says that the rush to pass health care legislation in the U.S. may lead to errors. In a Q & A with Vice.com he notes that...
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CAP Scholars Detail Historic Policy Patterns in Vox Article
27 Jun 2017
Professors Bryan Jones, Sean Theriault, and Jonathan Lewallen argue that the current debate surrounding health care in the U.S. Senate is par for the course. "The crafting of the American Health Care Act in the Senate — which will affect the lives of millions of...
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Monkey Cage covers 'incumbency bonus' research
16 Jun 2017
Recent research by the Danish Policy Agendas Research Group on 'incumbency bonus' is featured in the Monkey Cage Blog at the Washington Post: link. Above any other national executive, the election of Trump in the US shows how much media attention executives draw. We use...
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Data updates by the Hungarian Comparative Agendas Project
16 Jun 2017
The Hungarian Comparative Agendas Project (cap.tk.mta.hu), directed by Zsolt Boda and Miklós SebÅ‘k at the Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences announces updates to project datasets. The datasets made available on the Comparative Agendas...
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Comparative Agendas Scholars Attend Roundtable on Congressional Oversight
13 Jun 2017
In an effort to analyze and improve congressional oversight, the Levin Center at Wayne State University Law School hosted 23 scholars from 19 institutions on Friday, June 9, for a Scholars Roundtable. The roundtable discussion at Wayne State University Law School, brought...
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