The Challenge of Congressional Representation
1st Edition
Published on 4. April 2013
272 pages
978-0-674-07428-6 (ISBN)
Description
At a moment when Congress is viewed by a skeptical public as hyper-partisan and dysfunctional, Richard Fenno provides a variegated picture of American representational politics. The Challenge of Congressional Representation offers an up-close-and-personal look at the complex relationship between members of Congress and their constituents back home.
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Richard F. Fenno
The Challenge of Congressional Representation
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04/2013
Harvard University Press
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Fenno Richard F. :
Richard F. Fenno is William R. Kenan Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Rochester.
Richard F. Fenno is William R. Kenan Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Rochester.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Constituencies, Connections, and Representation: A Research Focus
- 2. Barber Conable: Local Boy
- 3. Glenn Poshard: Textbook Representative
- 4. Karen Thurman: Promising Legislator
- Addendum I: Two Representatives, Two Connection
- 5. Jim Greenwood: Moderate Republican
- 6. Zoe Lofgren: Liberal Democrat
- Addendum II: Two Partisans, Two Playing Fields
- 7. Constituency-Centered Scholarship
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
