Publications of Jacob Smith    :chronological  alphabetical  combined listing:

%% Books   
@book{fds357386,
   Author = {Smith, JFH},
   Title = {Minority party misery: Political powerlessness and electoral
             disengagement},
   Pages = {1-197},
   Year = {2021},
   Month = {March},
   ISBN = {9780472074761},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11513438},
   Abstract = {This book examines the role of minority party status on
             politicians' engagement in electoral politics. Jacob Smith
             argues that politicians are more likely to be engaged in
             electoral politics when they expect their party to be in the
             majority in Congress after the next election and less likely
             when they anticipate their party will be in the minority.
             This effect is particularly likely to hold true in recent
             decades where parties disagree on a substantial number of
             issues. Politicians whose party will be in the majority have
             a clear incentive to engage in electoral politics because
             their preferred policies have a credible chance of passing
             if they are in the majority. In contrast, it is generally
             difficult for minority party lawmakers to get a hearing
             on-much less advance-their preferred policies, particularly
             when institutional rules inside Congress favor the majority
             party. Instead, minority party lawmakers spend most of their
             time fighting losing battles against policy proposals from
             the majority party. Minority Party Misery examines the
             consequences of the powerlessness that politicians feel from
             continually losing battles to the majority party in
             Congress. Its findings have important consequences for
             democratic governance, as highly qualified minority party
             politicians may choose to leave office due to their dismal
             circumstances rather than continue to serve until their
             party eventually reenters the majority.},
   Doi = {10.3998/mpub.11513438},
   Key = {fds357386}
}


%% Journal Articles   
@article{fds348744,
   Author = {Smith, J and Spiegler, J},
   Title = {Explaining Gun Deaths: Gun Control, Mental Illness, and
             Policymaking in the American States},
   Journal = {Policy Studies Journal},
   Volume = {48},
   Number = {1},
   Pages = {235-256},
   Publisher = {WILEY},
   Year = {2020},
   Month = {February},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psj.12242},
   Abstract = {Seeking to test two commonly proposed solutions to gun
             deaths in the United States, we examine the extent to which
             (1) tougher gun control laws, (2) greater access to mental
             health services, and (3) a combination of both approaches
             affect the rate of gun deaths in American states. We find
             that tougher gun control laws, as well as a combination of
             both approaches, are associated with a lower overall rate of
             gun deaths, and with a lower rate of nonsuicide gun deaths,
             while only tougher gun control laws are significantly
             associated with a reduction in the rate of gun-related
             suicides. Our findings serve as an initial guide to
             policymakers seeking to reduce the rate of gun deaths in
             their states.},
   Doi = {10.1111/psj.12242},
   Key = {fds348744}
}