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Minority Group Interests and Political Representation: Gay Elected Officials in the Policy Process
dc.contributor.author | Haider-Markel, Donald P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Joslyn, Mark R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kniss, Chad J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-20T19:10:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-11-20T19:10:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2000 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Haider-Markel, Donald P, Mark R. Joslyn, and Chad J. Kniss. 2000. “Minority Group Interests and Political Representation: Gay Elected Officials in the Policy Process.” The Journal of Politics 62(2):568-77. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/12478 | |
dc.description | This is the publisher's version, which is also available electronically from http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/0022-3816.00026 | |
dc.description.abstract | Of key importance to groups in a democracy is the political representation of their interests in the policy process. The most obvious strategy of groups to achieve representation is to elect officials that identify with group interests. Our research examines the political representation of lesbian and gay interests, exploring the influence of openly gay elected officials on domestic partner policies. Based on the literature, we select and operationalize variables that may influence policy adoption. Analysis on a dataset of 270 localities suggests that elected gay officials are an important determinant for achieving substantive political representation. Our findings also suggest that supportive non-gay elected officials can effectively represent gays in the policy process. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | |
dc.title | Minority Group Interests and Political Representation: Gay Elected Officials in the Policy Process | |
dc.type | Article | |
kusw.kuauthor | Haider-Markel, Donald P. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Joslyn, Mark R. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Kniss, Chad J. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Political Science | |
kusw.oastatus | fullparticipation | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/0022-3816.00026 | |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |