Electoral Benefits of Pork Barrel Politics in the US

The conventional wisdom of pork barrel politics is that legislators engage in it to aid their bids for reelection. This review article examines how researchers have tested this conventional wisdom to date, the role of legislator partisanship on the benefits derived, and identifies gaps in the current scholarship.

Authors

Lara Wessel
Stephanie Pedron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1538-054X)

Institutions

Georgia Southern University (US)
The Ohio State University (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Political Studies Review
Published: 2025-03-14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299251323452
Primary Topic: Media Influence and Politics
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Electoral Benefits of Pork Barrel Politics in the US

Lara Wessel, Stephanie Pedron

Mar 14, 2025

Political Studies Review

Media Influence and Politics

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Electoral Benefits of Pork Barrel Politics in the US

Lara Wessel, Stephanie Pedron

March 14, 2025article en

Abstract

Political Studies ReviewVol. 23(4)

Georgia Southern University (US), The Ohio State University (US)

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Media Influence and Politics

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