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State Pride and the Quality of Democracy in the American States by Flavin, Patrick J, Shufeldt, Gregory

“…Abstract We evaluate whether feelings of state pride in the USA are linked to the quality of democracy in one’s state. Using two original surveys, we find no…”
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Democracy and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Updated Global Data by Flavin, Patrick

“…Empirical studies to date on the political and institutional determinants of life satisfaction have been constrained by country sample size and timeframe. The…”
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State government control and partisan happiness by Flavin, Patrick

“…Does politics impact happiness? This paper evaluates how being a political “winner” or “loser” – whether one’s preferred party controls government or not – is…”
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Labor Union Strength and the Equality of Political Representation by Flavin, Patrick

“…Amid growing evidence of ‘unequal democracy’ in the United States, labor unions can play a potentially important role by ensuring that low-income citizens’…”
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State government public goods spending and citizens' quality of life by Flavin, Patrick

“…A growing literature across the social sciences uses individuals' self-assessments of their own well-being to evaluate the impact of public policy decisions on…”
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Democracy's Meanings: How the Public Understands Democracy and Why It Matters by Nicholas T. Davis, Keith Gåddie, and Kirby Goidel by Flavin, Patrick

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Is There a Tradeoff Between Policy Responsiveness and Government Effectiveness? Evidence From the American States by Flavin, Patrick

“…Citizens in a democracy expect elected officials will be responsive to their political opinions and govern in an effective way that improves their quality of…”
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Citizens’ perceptions of the quality of democracy in the American states by Flavin, Patrick, Shufeldt, Gregory

“…Objective We examine the relationship between citizens’ evaluations of democratic performance in their state of residence and demographic, political, and…”
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State Medicaid Expansion and Citizens’ Quality of Life by Flavin, Patrick

“…Objectives The U.S. Supreme Court's 2012 ruling on the Affordable Care Act was a federal exogenous shock that presented all states with the decision to…”
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Income Inequality and Policy Representation in the American States by Flavin, Patrick

“…Government representation of public opinion is a central component of democracy. Previous studies have documented a robust congruence between aggregated public…”
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Campaign Finance Laws, Policy Outcomes, and Political Equality in the American States by Flavin, Patrick

“…Laws that regulate the financing of campaigns are one attempt to attenuate the role of money in politics and promote more egalitarian policy outcomes. Do…”
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Explaining State Preemption of Local Laws: Political, Institutional, and Demographic Factors by Flavin, Patrick, Shufeldt, Gregory

“…Abstract Despite increasing popular and media attention to the preemption of local policymaking by state governments, the empirical political science…”
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Ideological proximity, issue importance, and vote choice by Flavin, Patrick, Law, Wilson

“…This paper investigates what proportion of voters select their candidate based on policy proximity in a spatial voting framework and evaluates policy…”
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Lobbying Regulations and Political Equality in the American States by Flavin, Patrick

“…Laws that regulate the conduct of professional lobbyists in statehouses across the nation are one attempt to ensure that citizens’ opinions receive more equal…”
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Direct Democracy and Political Equality in the American States by Flavin, Patrick

“…Objectives. This study investigates the relationship between direct democracy and the equality of opinion-policy representation in the American states…”
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State Labor Laws and Government Responsiveness to Public Opinion by DiSalvo, Daniel, Flavin, Patrick, Hartney, Michael

“…We investigate the effects of states’ labor laws, which can enhance or diminish the political power of public and private sector labor unions, on government…”
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Party competition and citizens' political attitudes in the American states by Flavin, Patrick, Shufeldt, Gregory

“…Democratic theorists argue that vigorous competition between candidates/parties is essential for democracy to flourish because it engages citizens' political…”
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When Government Subsidizes Its Own: Collective Bargaining Laws as Agents of Political Mobilization by Flavin, Patrick, Hartney, Michael T.

“…Government policies can activate a political constituency not only by providing material resources to, or altering the interpretive experiences of, individual…”
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Democratic Institutions and Subjective Well-Being by Altman, David, Flavin, Patrick, Radcliff, Benjamin

“…We examine how differences in how democracy is institutionalized affect life satisfaction across nations. To our knowledge, this is the first rigorous,…”
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From the Schoolhouse to the Statehouse: Teacher Union Political Activism and U.S. State Education Reform Policy by Hartney, Michael, Flavin, Patrick

“…Elementary and secondary education policy making in the U.S. states is heavily influenced by the political bargaining of various actors, with teacher unions…”
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