The examination of legislatures as social networks represents a growing area of legislative scholarship. We examine existing treatments of cosponsorship data as constituting legislative networks, with measures aggregated over entire legislative sessions. We point out ways in which the adoption of models from the social networks literature directly to legislative networks aggregated over entire ...

We examine the relationship between state legislative representation and public finances. Baker v. Carr and subsequent court cases led to the equalization of population in U.S. state legislative districts. Analysis of state transfers to counties finds strong evidence that the equalization of legislative representation had a large effect on the distribution of state money. First, crosssectional ...

The article is devoted to the study of main properties civil service in system judicial authorities Ukraine. Theoretical achievements and some legislative norms formation functioning are outlined detail. In context conducted scientific research theoretical bases direction historical formation, methodological legal analysis distinguished. Definitions such as "civil service", "service", servant",...

In this study, we analyze the process of collaborative problem solving from the viewpoint of thinking styles. Thinking styles are defined as a preferred way of thinking; here, we focused on three styles: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. In this study, we created groups whose members displayed different thinking styles, and asked the groups to solve a creative task collaboratively. If think...

Organizing legislative texts into a hierarchy of legal topics enhances the access to legislation. Manually placing every part of new legislative texts in the correct place of the hierarchy, however, is expensive and slow, and therefore naturally calls for automation. In this paper, we assess the ability of machine learning methods to develop a model that automatically classifies legislative tex...

Purpose. To develop a systematic approach to implementation of effective state environmental and economic policy Ukraine regulatory measures implement protection policy. Methodology. The methods used are: scientific observation form topic, purpose, objectives the study; analyze EUs principles structure management bodies; analysis/synthesis compare effectiveness structures; abstraction structura...

Ranked choice voting first gained a foothold in the U.S. during Progressive Movement 20th century as calls for electoral reforms grew. was implemented many cities across both single- and multi-seat districts. But, by 1940s it became victim of its own success, turning tides hegemonic white male leadership legislative bodies with election women. Since 1990s, ranked has once again traction U.S., t...

This paper explores how political parties should be regulated in jurisdictions with anti-defection laws, which constitutionalise parties’ control over the legislative process. It begins by arguing that such understood as neither private organisations nor quasi-public bodies but entities. Next, it argues recognising status of party affect we think about legal regulation its internal affairs. In ...

The author provides an assessment of the current threats and risks associated with use cryptocurrencies for illegal purposes, taking into account conclusions international institutions. modern methods (mechanisms) using as a means payment in drug trade, legalisation proceeds crime, financing terrorist, intelligence subversive, separatist other activities Ukraine, including under martial law, ar...

THISARTICLE EXAMINES THE federal legislative and information policy leadership roles of the American Library Association. A brief history of ALA’s Washington office is followed by a review of research and scholarship on the objectives and techniques of public interest lobbying. The outcomes of two legislative initiatives from the 1979 White House Conference on Libraries and Information, the Nat...