Name: A Social Theory of Congress: Legislative Norms in the Twenty-First Century
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Author: Alexander, Brian
ISBN: 9781793601278

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A Social Theory of Congress: Legislative Norms in the Twenty-First Century

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Physical Book

Author

Brian Alexander

Publisher

Lexington Books

Language

English

Pages

200

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm

Weight

0.47 kg.

ISBN13

9781793601278

Synopsis "A Social Theory of Congress: Legislative Norms in the Twenty-First Century"

What is the role that norms play in the U.S. Congress? At a time of unprecedented partisanship and high-profile breaches of legislative norms in the modern Congress, the relationship between norms and the functioning of the institution is a growing and pressing concern. Despite the importance of the topic, recent scholarship has not focused on congressional norms. Meanwhile, previous research leaves open many relevant questions about the role of norms in the Congress of the twenty-first century. A Social Theory of Congress brings norms back in to the study of Congress by defining what are legislative norms, identifying which norms currently exist in the U.S. Congress, and examining the effects that congressional norms have. This book provides a new research approach to study congressional norms through a comprehensive review of previous scholarship and a combination of interviews, survey research, and analysis of member behavior. What's more, an innovative theoretical framework - a social theory of Congress - provides new perspectives in the study of legislatures and political behavior. The findings are striking. Norms of cooperation are surprisingly alive and well in an otherwise partisan Congress. But norms of conflict are on the rise. In addition, norms of a changing culture are affecting how members understand their role as lawmakers and in their interactions among one another. Together, these findings suggest that norms play an important role in the functioning of the legislature and as norms evolve so too does the performance of Congress in American democracy.

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