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Laurel Harbridge Yong

  • 178 Citations
20082019
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Research Interests

Focuses on partisan conflict and the lack of bipartisan agreement in American politics by examining why Congressional parties prioritize partisan conflict, focusing on both institutional changes and public preferences for bipartisanship. 

Education/Academic qualification

Political Science, PhD, Stanford University

… → 2009

Political Science, MA, Stanford University

… → 2008

Political Science and Economics, BA, University of Colorado, Boulder

… → 2004

Research interests

  • Congress
  • Elections
  • Legislatures
  • Parties
  • Public policy
  • Research design
  • Statistical methods
  • Survey research
  • Voting

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Grants 2013 2017

The limits of electoral accountability: passing the buck for congressional inaction

Yong, L. H.

Social Science Research Council, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

12/12/16 → 12/11/17

Project: Research project

bill
responsibility
compromise
expertise
psychology

The Role of Gender in Legislative Compromise

Yong, L. H.

Everett McKinley Dirksen Endowment Fund

4/1/13 → 3/31/14

Project: Research project

compromise
incentive
gender
news
leader

Research Output 2008 2019

The Effects of Blaming Others for Legislative Inaction on Individual and Collective Evaluations

Doherty, D. & Harbridge-Yong, L., Jan 1 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Legislative Studies Quarterly.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

rhetoric
evaluation
reputation
experiment
costs
8 Citations (Scopus)

Who is Punished? Conditions Affecting Voter Evaluations of Legislators Who Do Not Compromise

Bauer, N. M., Yong, L. H. & Krupnikov, Y., Jun 1 2017, In : Political Behavior. 39, 2, p. 279-300 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

compromise
voter
evaluation
gender
politician
3 Citations (Scopus)

How Partisan Conflict in Congress Affects Public Opinion: Strategies, Outcomes, and Issue Differences

Flynn, D. J. & Yong, L. H., Sep 1 2016, In : American Politics Research. 44, 5, p. 875-902 28 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

public opinion
evaluation
compromise
reward
damages

Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress: The Lawmakers. By Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman

Harbridge, L. M., 2016, In : The Journal of Politics. 78, 1

Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review

11 Citations (Scopus)

Legislative Institutions as a Source of Party Leaders’ Influence

Anderson, S. E., Butler, D. M. & Harbridge, L., Aug 1 2016, In : Legislative Studies Quarterly. 41, 3, p. 605-631 27 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

leader