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About
Professor Hansen's research focuses on legislative politics and representation. He has written about the occupational backgrounds of lawmakers, constituency representation, policy diffusion, and the relationship between education and voting. His work has appeared in the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, and Political Behavior. He teaches courses on U.S. political institutions and research methods.
Education/Academic qualification
Political Science, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Award Date: Aug 1 2017
Disciplines
- Political Science
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Are Descriptive Representatives More Successful Passing Group-Relevant Legislation? The Case of Native American State Legislators
Blasingame, E., Hansen, E. R. & Witmer, R. C., Mar 2025, In: Political Research Quarterly. 78, 1, p. 308-322 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prior Experience and State Legislative Effectiveness
Hansen, E. R. & Treul, S. A., Nov 2025, In: Legislative Studies Quarterly. 50, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Job Talk: Candidate Gender and Presentation of Prior Experience in Television Ads in the US
Hansen, E. R. & Mautner, C., Dec 1 2024, In: Politics and Gender. 20, 4, p. 814-833 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Primary Barriers to Working Class Representation
Treul, S. A. & Hansen, E., Sep 1 2023, In: Political Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works. 76, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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White Constituents and Congressional Voting
Hansen, E., Apr 28 2022, In: Political Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works. 50, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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