Compromise is for Losers? Political Minority Status, Perceived Loss, and Support for Legislative Compromise

• In Event: Compromise

Brief Overview

This paper uses four studies to test the hypothesis that partisan majority status encourages political obstinacy, while minority status incentivizes compromise.

Authors

• David C. Barker, American University

• Shaun Bowler, University of California-Riverside

• Christopher J. Carman, Glasgow University