Participation, Information and Representation: Measuring Senator Responsiveness to the Vietnam Anti-War Protests

• In Event: Contentious Politics in the Cold War Era

Brief Overview

This paper examines whether US Senators were responsive to Anti-War Protests in their State during the Vietnam War. It finds that the probability a Senator discusses the Vietnam War increases in the aftermath of protests in their State.

Author

• Grace Natusch, London School of Economics and Political Science