Collaborative Congress - Reaching Common Ground in a Polarized House

Sommario

1. Collaboration in congress (Yes, it Exists!); 2. Social exchange in congress; 3. Identifying policy collaboration; 4. The breadth and substance of collaborative issues; 5. The most (and least collaborative members of Congress; 6. The interdependence of collaborative relationships; 7. Legislative benefits of collaboration; 8. The future of collaboration.

Info autore

Alison W. Craig is Assistant Professor of Government at the University of Texas. She received the Carl Albert prize for the best dissertation in legislative studies and has testified before Congress on improving civility and collaboration among members. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and published in the American Journal of Political Science and Legislative Studies Quarterly.

Riassunto

The Collaborative Congress challenges the conventional narrative of a hopelessly dysfunctional legislature by revealing and analyzing the widespread use of collaboration for successful policymaking. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alison W. Craig, Alison W. (University of Texas Craig
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.02.2025
• EAN: 9781009338295
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0933829-5
• Pagine: 259
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government & the state, Political structure and processes, Parliamentary and legislative practice