Multidimensional Democracy - A Supply and Demand Theory of Representation in American Legislatures

This book examines four unique dimensions of American political representation from the supply (legislator) and demand (constituent) perspectives.

List of contents

Acknowledgments; 1. Responsiveness beyond roll calls; 2. A supply and demand theory of representation; 3. Citizen demand for the dimensions of representation; 4. The determinants of legislators' representational priorities; 5. Legislative websites and the dimensions of representation; 6. Unifying the dimensions of representation; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C.

About the author

Jeffrey J. Harden is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received a PhD in Political Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2012. His research focuses on political representation, American state politics, and quantitative methodology. He has published articles in the American Political Science Review, Political Analysis, Legislative Studies Quarterly, and State Politics and Policy Quarterly. This book is based on his dissertation, which was a co-recipient of the 2013 Christopher Z. Mooney Award from the American Political Science Association's State Politics and Policy Section.

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of representation in American politics. It is aimed at political and social scientists who study American politics, representation, political behavior, and legislative politics. It is suitable for academic research as well as use in the classroom, particularly in upper-level undergraduate courses and graduate courses.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey J. Harden, Jeffrey J. (University of Colorado Boulder Harden, Jeffrey J. (University of Colorado Boulder) Harden, Harden Jeffrey J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781107130968
• ISBN: 978-1-107-13096-8
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, Political structures: democracy, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state