Are female house members still more liberal in a polarized era? the conditional nature of the relationship between descriptive and substantive representation

Congress and the Presidency

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-202

  Frederick, Brian ^a  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950777590     PISSN: 07343469     EISSN: 19441053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07343460902948097     Document Type: Article

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