Andrew Janusz

Views are my own

[Agustín Vallejo @agusteffen]

Most candidates lose. Some come back, some do not. In a new paper with @Ajanusz in @PRQjournal , we ask whether Afro Brazilian candidates are more likely than white candidates to step away from politics after a close loss in Brazil.

[Andrew Janusz @AJanusz]

@alles_santiago @pelaUSAL This is super interesting!

[Legislative Studies Quarterly @LSQjournal]

📢 New Issue! Legislative Studies Quarterly, Vol. 50, Issue 2: Congress Speaks: Survey Insights in the Study of Latin American Legislators 🧵

This special issue uses survey data to explore how Latin American legislators think, act, and respond to shifting political institutions

[Andrew Janusz @AJanusz]

Final cover. Coming out this August @CUP_PoliSci

[Andrew Janusz @AJanusz]

I find gender differences in how much donors contribute and who they contribute to. Moreover, I find interesting ideological differences. Donors to leftist candidates do not favor men, but donors to center and right-wing candidates do.

[Andrew Janusz @AJanusz]

New Publication! We know money matters in elections and that women raise less than men. What we do not know is who donates.  In this paper out in PRQ, I examine donor behavior in Brazil and explore who donates to women candidates. https://t.co/8VEebMkv4q

[Andrew Janusz @AJanusz]

wait was Lil Jon Trump’s White House press secretary?

[Andrew Janusz @AJanusz]

We find the election of women and Afro-Brazilian mayors do not spur women and Afro-Brazilians to enter politics. Our findings point to the need to look at the broader electoral environment. The decision to run is shaped by factors beyond having a role model.

[Andrew Janusz @AJanusz]

Role models are widely believed to increase ambition and spur members of underrepresented groups to stand for office. In the article, https://t.co/ghSv2jCg5B
@pcunhasilva @a___junqueira and I test this argument in Brazil at the local level.

[University of Florida News @UFNews]

When it comes time to vote, you may think having more candidate options is better. But that’s not necessarily the case according to new research from @AJanusz of @UF_CLAS. 🗳️
https://t.co/1nIf5X4MpZ

[Andrew Janusz @AJanusz]

Our findings are not just applicable to Brazil. In the US, party primaries routinely have a handful of candidates or more. While choice is central to elections, too much can be a bad thing.

[Andrew Janusz @AJanusz]

New paper with Saul Cunow, @desposato, and @SellsCameron: "Too much of a good thing? Longer ballots reduce voter participation," online at @journalEPOP. We argue that when many candidates run for office voters are likely to sit out rather than turnout.
https://t.co/jbKo3wrJt4

[Andrew Janusz @AJanusz]

We test this argument with data from Brazilian elections and a voting experiment. We find that voter participation declines as ballot length increases. Importantly, our findings hold even when we provide information on the party of candidates.