Congressional Travels

Places, Connections, and Authenticity; Tenth Anniversary Edition, With a New Foreword by Morris P. Fiorina

Jr. Fenno Richard (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2017 | 2nd edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-29751-7 (ISBN)

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Written in preeminent legislative studies scholar Richard Fenno’s "homespun" story-telling style, Congressional Travels argues that authenticity -- knowing what a representative is like in his/her district and looking beyond mere roll-call voting -- contributes significantly to understanding the full body of work done by our members of Congress. It further posits that the best way to gain a sense of authenticity is to do what Fenno is most famous for, i.e., making multiple trips and spending a great deal of time observing representatives at home in their districts, with their constituents. The book is engaging, quietly provocative, and unique, offering an alternative to what some consider the increasingly specialized and technical nature of political science.

This tenth anniversary edition includes an illuminating new Foreword by renowned congressional scholar Morris P. Fiorina, adding to the appreciation of Richard Fenno and this work over the years.

Richard F. Fenno, Jr. is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Rochester. His numerous publications include Home Style: House Members in Their Districts, which won the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for best book in political science in 1978, and Congress at the Grassroots: Representational Change in the South, which won the 2001 V.O. Key Award for best book on Southern politics. Fenno is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. Morris P. Fiorina is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Wendt Family Professor of Political Science at Stanford University.

Foreword to the Tenth Anniversary Edition

Morris P. Fiorina

Preface to the Original Edition

Acknowledgments

PART I. Thinking About Politicians

1. A Story About Place: Joe Moakley’s Funeral

2. One Question, Two Perspectives

3. An Idea: Authenticity

4. Washington Perspectives: Practice & Possibility

5. Research: Personal and Professional

PART II. Tracking Politicians

6. The Salesman and the Old Pro

7. Ben Rosenthal, 1970-1974: Straightforward Liberal

8. Gary Ackerman, 1996-1998: Gregarious Local Boy

9. David McIntosh and Lindsey Graham: Constituency Connections

10. Washington: The Leader and The Player

11. Constituency Views and Washington Views

12. Conclusion

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	05.07.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	400 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-138-29751-8 / 1138297518
ISBN-13	978-1-138-29751-7 / 9781138297517
Zustand	Neuware