Constituency representation in Congress the view from Capitol Hill
Congressional representation requires that legislators be aware of the interests of constituents in their districts and behave in ways that reflect the wishes of their constituents. But of the many constituents in their districts, who do legislators in Washington actually see, and who goes unseen? M...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2010
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The unanswered question of legislative perceptions
- 2. A dyadic theory of subconstituency representation
- 3. The psychology of constituency representation
- 4. Subconstituents relevant to health policy and natural resources policy
- 5. Explaining legislative perceptions
- 6. The effects of legislative perception on participation
- 7. Reassembling the district as a whole
- 8. Perception, reform, and representation in Congress