Comparative Political Institutions / Comparative Politics: Institutions

Emily Ann Beaulieu, University of Kentucky

Amusement, Laughter and Applause: Alternative Sources for Ideal Point Estimation? - Andreas Blätte, University of Duisburg-Essen; Marcel Lewandowsky, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität/Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg; Jochen Müller, University of Greifswald; Christian Stecker, University of Mannheim

Measuring Parliamentary Influence on Policy: A Text-Comparison Approach - Benjamin Guinaudeau, University of Konstanz

Minority Governments and Legislative Debate - Sven-Oliver Proksch, University of Cologne; Jan Schwalbach, University of Cologne; Jens Waeckerle, University of Cologne

Nodding, Needling or Overthrowing? A Text Analysis of the Parliamentary Queries During the Onset of Taiwan's Democratic Transition - Shih-hao Huang, National Chengchi University; Shing-Yuan Sheng, National Chengchi University -Taiwan

Talk of the Home Town - The Russian State Duma as a Channel for Local, Distributive Preferences - Anders Woller, University of Copenhagen

Christian W. Martin, New York University