Scientists in Congress: Congressional Treatment of Expertise

• In Event: Information, Oversight, and Expertise

Brief Overview

Using congressional committee hearing transcripts, we assess how issue polarization, partisanship, and constituency characteristics shape legislators' treatment of research-oriented witnesses as opposed to other types of witnesses.

Authors

• Pamela Ban, University of California, San Diego

• Ju Yeon Park, The Ohio State University

• Hye Young You, Princeton University