Legislator Use of Communication Technology: The Critical Frequency Theory of Policy System Stability 

• In Event: Policy Learning and Information Updating

Brief Overview

As higher speed policy feedback paths become available through the development of new communication technologies, policymaking institutions will become increasingly unstable and can be expected to have profound impacts on policymaking processes.

Authors

• Joe Franklin West, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

• Jingjing Gao, University of North Carolina at Charlotte