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OverviewThis book examines how ordinary citizens view the representative process in Congress. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher J. GrillPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Edition: illustrated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.308kg ISBN: 9780791471708ISBN 10: 0791471705 Pages: 220 Publication Date: 05 June 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of 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 Representation Concluding 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 Representation The 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 Process Some Final Thoughts APPENDIX A Research Instruments APPENDIX B Interview Excerpts APPENDIX C Coding Tables Notes Bibliography Index"Reviews"""...an exploratory work that challenges us to ask new questions, [this book] is ... a success."" - Journal of Public Administration ""Representation is full of dilemmas. Using carefully structured and meticulously reported in-depth interviews, Christopher Grill shows that most citizens see those dilemmas clearly and are prone to resist simplistic solutions. In the tradition of Lane and Gamson, he shows that we can learn a great deal by letting ordinary people speak to difficult issues in their own words. The book is important both as a demonstration of the value of in-depth interviewing and for its contribution to our understanding of Americans' attitudes toward political institutions."" - Paul J. Quirk, coauthor of Deliberative Choices: Debating Public Policy in Congress ""This insightful book reveals, as no other has, how strongly many constituents feel about communication-especially two-way communication-and political courage in their representatives. Constituents may also be more willing to be told unpalatable truths and may understand better the difficulties of representatives balancing the competing demands on their time than we have thought. An invaluable door has been opened to further research and institutional invention."" - Jane Mansbridge, coeditor of Oppositional Consciousness: The Subjective Roots of Social Protest" ...an exploratory work that challenges us to ask new questions, [this book] is ... a success. - Journal of Public Administration Representation is full of dilemmas. Using carefully structured and meticulously reported in-depth interviews, Christopher Grill shows that most citizens see those dilemmas clearly and are prone to resist simplistic solutions. In the tradition of Lane and Gamson, he shows that we can learn a great deal by letting ordinary people speak to difficult issues in their own words. The book is important both as a demonstration of the value of in-depth interviewing and for its contribution to our understanding of Americans' attitudes toward political institutions. - Paul J. Quirk, coauthor of Deliberative Choices: Debating Public Policy in Congress This insightful book reveals, as no other has, how strongly many constituents feel about communication-especially two-way communication-and political courage in their representatives. Constituents may also be more willing to be told unpalatable truths and may understand better the difficulties of representatives balancing the competing demands on their time than we have thought. An invaluable door has been opened to further research and institutional invention. - Jane Mansbridge, coeditor of Oppositional Consciousness: The Subjective Roots of Social Protest Author InformationChristopher J. Grill is an independent research consultant living in Rensselaer, New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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