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OverviewConstituents 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 legislators skillfully inform constituents with strategic communication and how this facilitates or undermines accountability. Using a massive collection of Congressional texts and innovative experiments and methods, the book shows how legislators create an impression of influence through credit claiming messages. Anticipating constituents' reactions, legislators claim credit for programs that elicit a positive response, making constituents believe their legislator is effectively representing their district. This spurs legislators to create and defend projects popular with their constituents. Yet legislators claim credit for much more--they announce projects long before they begin, deceptively imply they deserve credit for expenditures they had little role in securing, and boast about minuscule projects.Unfortunately, legislators get away with seeking credit broadly because constituents evaluate the actions that are reported, rather than the size of the expenditures. The Impression of Influence raises critical questions about how citizens hold their political representatives accountable and when deception is allowable in a democracy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Justin Grimmer , Sean J. Westwood , Solomon MessingPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.425kg ISBN: 9780691162614ISBN 10: 0691162611 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 23 November 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsA noteworthy essay that grapples with the broad question of democratic accountability. . . . There is much to like about The Impression of Influence. --Scot Schraufnagel, Political Science Quarterly This book is sophisticated in its approaches, theoretically rigorous, and well written. . . . The result is a deeply engaging and highly informative work. --Wendy J. Schiller, Congress & The Presidency [R]igorous and illuminating. --Choice [R]igorous and illuminating... --Choice [R]igorous and illuminating. --Choice This book is sophisticated in its approaches, theoretically rigorous, and well written... The result is a deeply engaging and highly informative work. --Wendy J. Schiller, Congress & The Presidency Author InformationJustin Grimmer is associate professor of political science at Stanford University. He is the author of Representational Style. Sean J. Westwood is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at Princeton University. Solomon Messing is a research scientist with Facebook's Data Science Team. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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