Lanny W. Martin

Department of Political Science • Rice university

Research

My research program focuses primarily on comparative legislative institutions and coalition government.  I am currently involved in numerous projects in this area, including:

·    a book-length project investigating how coalition partners use legislative review procedures to resolve the problems of interparty delegation of policymaking responsibilities

·    a project examining how shifts in party popularity impact the ability or willingness of coalition members to remain in government

·    a project examining how the competitiveness of elections in U.S. state legislatures affects legislative policy responsiveness, particularly on the issue of state welfare spending           

·    a project investigating the relationship between coalition formation, coalition survival, and changes in the government policy agenda.

As these projects move gradually towards completion, I will place them on this page, so if any of them interest you, please check back over the coming months.

Martin, Lanny W., and Georg Vanberg. 2007. “Coalition Government and Political Communication.” Political Research Quarterly, Forthcoming.

 

Martin, Lanny W., and Georg Vanberg. 2007. “A Robust Transformation Procedure for Interpreting Political Text.” Political Analysis, Forthcoming.

 

Martin, Lanny W., and Georg Vanberg. 2007. “Reply to Benoit and Laver.” Political Analysis, Forthcoming.

Publications

Druckman, James N., Lanny W. Martin, and Michael F. Thies. 2005. “Influence without Confidence: Upper Chambers and Government Formation.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 30(4): 529-48.

 

Martin, Lanny W., and Georg Vanberg. 2005. “Coalition Policymaking and Legislative Review.” American Political Science Review 99(1): 93-106.

 

Martin, Lanny W. 2004. “The Government Agenda in Parliamentary Democracies.” American Journal of Political Science 48(3): 445-61.

 

Martin, Lanny W., and Georg Vanberg. 2004. “Policing the Bargain: Coalition Government and Parliamentary Scrutiny.” American Journal of Political Science 48(1): 13-27.

 

Martin, Lanny W., and Georg Vanberg. 2003. “Wasting Time? The Impact of Ideology and Size on Delay in Coalition Formation.” British Journal of Political Science 33(2): 323-32.

 

Martin, Lanny W., and Randolph T. Stevenson. 2001. “Government Formation in Parliamentary Democracies.” American Journal of Political Science 45(1): 33-50.

Data

Druckman, James N., Lanny W. Martin, and Michael F. Thies. 2005. “Influence without Confidence: Upper Chambers and Government Formation.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 30(4): 529-48. Replication Dataset.

 

Martin, Lanny W., and Georg Vanberg. 2005. “Coalition Policymaking and Legislative Review.” American Political Science Review 99(1): 93-106. Replication Dataset.

 

Martin, Lanny W. 2004. “The Government Agenda in Parliamentary Democracies.” American Journal of Political Science 48(3): 445-61. Replication Dataset.

 

Martin, Lanny W., and Georg Vanberg. 2004. “Policing the Bargain: Coalition Government and Parliamentary Scrutiny.” American Journal of Political Science 48(1): 13-27. Replication Dataset.

 

Martin, Lanny W., and Georg Vanberg. 2003. “Wasting Time? The Impact of Ideology and Size on Delay in Coalition Formation.” British Journal of Political Science 33(2): 323-32. Replication Dataset.

 

Martin, Lanny W., and Randolph T. Stevenson. 2001. “Government Formation in Parliamentary Democracies.” American Journal of Political Science 45(1): 33-50. Replication Dataset.