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How a Seemingly Innocuous and Intuitive Methodological Choice Confused a Generation of Research on Policy Responsiveness
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (231+ words) Peter K. Enns Sociological Science May 4, 2026 10. 15195/v13. a21 Abstract The finding that government policy is, "virtually unrelated to the desires of the low- and middle-income citizens" (Gilens 2005: 789), is one of the most influential social science results of the last two decades. This article…...