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The public side of representation : a study of citizens' views about representatives and the representative process /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Public Side of Representation; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction and Overview; A Crisis of Representation?; The Missing Public; A Different Approach; 2. Research Methodology; Introduction; Approaching the Subject; The Research Process:Instrument and Interviews; The Research Process:Coding and Analysis; Profile of Respondents; The Idea of Political Sophistication; Conclusion; 3. The Idea of Representation; Introduction; The Nature of Responsiveness: Preface; Attentiveness; Openness and Accessibility; Involvement: Visibility and Direct Contact.
- Communication:The Heart of RepresentationConcluding Remarks; 4. Representation in Practice; Introduction; Communication: Opportunities and Pitfalls; Making Voting Decisions:The Hypotheticals; Resolving Decision-Making Dilemmas; Vital Representational Functions:Explanation and Education; Assessment: Fenno, With Some Twists; 5. The Representative Relationship; Introduction; Representatives Defined; Members' Job Obligations; Role Expectations: The Rank Scales; Assessment; Representatives as Political Models?; "A Tough Job": Being a Representative.
- Members' Burdens:The Inherent Conflicts of RepresentationThe Balancing Act of Representation; Concluding Remarks; 6. Institutional Representation; Introduction; Conceptions of Congress; Institutional Roles: The Rank Scales; Assessment; View of the Congressional Democratic Process; The State of the Representative Process; Improving the Representative Process; Conclusion: Conceptualizing Congress; 7. The Public Side of Representation; Revisiting the Idea of Representation:Insights and Implications; Institutional Representation; Surprising Sensitivity-and Blind Spots.
- Public Beliefs and the Representative ProcessSome Final Thoughts; Appendix A: Research Instruments; Appendix B: Interview Excerpts; Appendix C: Coding Tables; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y.