Accountability Reconsidered
Voters, Interests, and Information in US Policymaking
Published on 16. February 2023
Book
Hardback
396 pages
978-1-009-16832-8 (ISBN)
Description
The last two decades have witnessed a substantial change in the media environment, growing polarization of the two dominant parties, and increasing inequality of wealth and income. These profound changes necessitate updating our understanding of political accountability. Accountability Reconsidered examines how political accountability functions in the US today given the dramatic changes in voting behavior, media, congressional dynamics, and relations between branches. With particular attention to policymaking, this volume uses original research to analyze micro-foundations of voter behavior, examining its implications for incentives and offering insight into the accountability relationships among voters, interest groups, legislators, and government bureaucracy. Combining contributions from leading experts who write about the political system synoptically with those who focus on specific elements, Accountability Reconsidered brings together distinct perspectives to focus on the effect of the informational environment on government officials, bridging up-to-date knowledge about accountability mechanisms with our overall understanding of political accountability.
Reviews / Votes
'... for any scholar looking to think more carefully about the interplay between information and accountability at the US federal level or for anyone looking for a strong collection of essays engaging with how changes in the political environment might require us to reevaluate long-standing theories in political science, this is a must-read work.' Justin H. Kirkland, Perspectives on PoliticsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
748 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-16832-8 (9781009168328)
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Accountability Reconsidered
Voters, Interests, and Information in US Policymaking
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Content
1. Introduction CHARLES CAMERON, BRANDICE CANES-WRONE, SANFORD C. GORDON and GREGORY A. HUBER; Part I. Candidate Evaluation and Selection: 2. The Importance of Issue Representation in a Polarized Congress JOSHUA D. CLINTON, MICHAEL W. SANCES and MARY CATHERINE SULLIVAN; 3. Can Citizens Assess Policies Based on Programs' Costs and Benefits? The Role of Yardsticks and Contextual Information in Democratic Accountability ERIC M. PATASHNIK, PATRICK TUCKER and ALAN S. GERBER; 4. Logic with Polarized Parties, Changing Media, and Motivated Reasoners PATRICK J. EGAN and MARKUS PRIOR; 5. Groups, Parties, and Policy Demands in House Nominations KATHLEEN BAWN, KNOX BROWN, ANGELA X. OCAMPO, SHAWN PATTERSON, JR., JOHN L. RAY and JOHN ZALLER; Part II. The Media and the Informational Environment: 6. Local Newspapers and Ideological Accountability in US House Elections BRANDICE CANES-WRONE and MICHAEL R. KISTNER; 7. Inequality, or Invisibility and Inaccuracy? How Local Newspapers Cover the Occupational Backgrounds of Congressional Incumbents and Challengers NICHOLAS CARNES; 8. Congressional Accountability in the Contemporary Media Environment: Arguments, Data, and Methods GREGORY A. HUBER and PATRICK TUCKER; Part III. Policymaking, Information Provision, and Accountability: 9. Coalition Leadership in the Polarized Congress FRANCES E. LEE; 10. Fire Alarms and Democratic Accountability CHARLES M. CAMERON and SANFORD C. GORDON; 11. Achieving Accountability: Aligning Institutions and Behavior JOHN W. PATTY; Part IV. Outside the Public Eye? Private Interests and Policymaking: 12. Legislator Advocacy on Behalf of Constituents and Corporate Donors: A Case Study of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ELEANOR NEFF POWELL, DEVIN JUDGE-LORD, and JUSTIN GRIMMER; 13. Organized Interests, Policymaking, and Congressional Accountability LEE DRUTMAN; 14. Administrative Politics with Clear Stakes and Venues: Strategic Commenting upon Federal Reserve Debit Card Regulations DANIEL CARPENTER and BRIAN LIBGOBer; 15. Conclusion CHARLES M. CAMERON, BRANDICE CANES-WRONE, SANFORD C. GORDON and GREGORY HUBER.