A look at Congressional hearing transcripts from 1990–2016 show legislators who speak with greater similarity to interest group representatives are more likely to take jobs as lobbyists upon leaving office. #flapol https://t.co/rpGTK2QH7t
RT @timlapira: Legislators use committee hearings to represent elite interests, and that elites take that form of representation as a credi…
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Congressional hearing transcripts from 1990–2016 show legislators who speak with greater similarity to interest group representatives are more likely to take jobs as lobbyists upon leaving office #SocSciResearch https://t.co/UScFld03HF
I teach speech presentation and composition in a communication dept. One aspect my students have trouble understanding is the role of primary and secondary audiences & why it is important to identify them (both as speakers and listeners). I now have da
"legislators use committee hearings to represent elite interests, and elites take that form form of representation as a credible commitment" #lobbying https://t.co/IH6pQr7GFn
RT @angelaxocampo: Check out this new publication from my colleague @johnlray from @polisciucla at IGA using a novel dataset of congression…
Check out this new publication from my colleague @johnlray from @polisciucla at IGA using a novel dataset of congressional speeches to showcase the important role of committee hearings and how elites rely on these to show commitment to group interests! ht
Great new work by @johnlray!! Check it out!!! https://t.co/LizLwhEIcY