The Impression of Influence : Legislator Communication, Representation, and Democratic Accountability /

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Constituents often fail to hold their representatives accountable for federal spending decisions-even though those very choices have a pervasive influence on American life. Why does this happen? Breaking new ground in the study of representation, The Impression of Influence demonstrates how legislat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grimmer, Justin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Legislators > Public opinion.
Government spending policy > Public opinion.
Communication in politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Communication politique > États-Unis.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Communication in politics > United States.
Government spending policy > United States > Public opinion.
Legislators > United States > Public opinion.
United States.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; The Impression of Influence; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Representation, Spending, and the Personal Vote; 2 Solving the Representative's Problem and Creating the Representative's Opportunity; 3 How Legislators Create an Impression of Influence; 4 Creating an Impression, Not Just Increasing Name Recognition; 5 Cultivating an Impression of Influence with Actions and Small Expenditures; 6 Credit, Deception, and Institutional Design; 7 Criticism and Credit: How Deficit Implications Undermine Credit Allocation.
  • 8 Representation and the Impression of Influence9 Text as Data: Methods Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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