THE CHURCH AND CONGRESS: RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY VOTING IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Recent literature in the religion and politics area has focused on the effect of various measures of religious affiliation on the political behavior of the mass public. Here we add to the evolving literature examining the influence of religious orientation on political elite behavior, focusing on th...

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Главные авторы: Collins, Todd (Автор) ; Guth, James L. (Автор) ; Livingston, C. Don (Автор) ; Wink, Kenneth A. (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: CEEOL 2013
В: Politikologija religije
Год: 2013, Том: 7, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 345-371
Другие ключевые слова:B Foreign Policy
B U.S. House of Representatives
B Религия (мотив)
B Legislative Behavior
B U.S. Congress
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Итог:Recent literature in the religion and politics area has focused on the effect of various measures of religious affiliation on the political behavior of the mass public. Here we add to the evolving literature examining the influence of religious orientation on political elite behavior, focusing on the U.S. House of Representatives. Method. We use data on the religious affiliations of U.S. House members and National Journal scores of foreign policy voting to test the influence of religion on foreign policy ideology from 1998-2003. Our findings indicate that even after controlling for traditional political factors, religious identity influenced foreign policy voting in the House. African-American Protestants, Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and Evangelical Protestants present the most distinctive patterns. Conclusions. From this analysis we see further indications that religion influences legislative behavior in a way that, although intertwined with political partisanship, appears distinct from traditional political factors.
ISSN:1820-659X
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Politikologija religije