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Political Concepts
A Working Paper Series of the Committee on Concepts and Methods
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| Edmund Malesky & Paul Schuler, "Measuring (and Explaining) Delegate Responsiveness in an Authoritarian Parliament," October 2009 |
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| Abstract | | Different theories offer widely varying observable implications for delegate behavior in authoritarian parliaments, but due to data limitations these differences have yet to be tested directly. In this paper, we take advantage of the recent publication of transcripts of biannual query sessions in the Vietnamese National Assembly, where delegates question the Prime Minister and Cabinet Members on important issues of the day. Using a content analysis of these queries, we are able to offer the first empirical test of delegate behavior in non-democratic parliaments. We find evidence that some delegates exhibit patterns of responsiveness to voters, but that such responsiveness is highly influenced by the nomination and electoral rules that led to an individual candidate’s election. Candidates nominated by the central leadership and those with safe seats are far less likely than local candidates in competitive districts to challenge the policies and performance of central leaders. |
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