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Partners and Rivals: Representation in U.S. Senate Delegations / Edition 1

Partners and Rivals: Representation in U.S. Senate Delegations / Edition 1

by Wendy J. Schiller
Partners and Rivals: Representation in U.S. Senate Delegations / Edition 1
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ISBN-10:
0691048878
ISBN-13:
9780691048871
Pub. Date:
04/02/2000
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10:
0691048878
ISBN-13:
9780691048871
Pub. Date:
04/02/2000
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Partners and Rivals: Representation in U.S. Senate Delegations / Edition 1

Partners and Rivals: Representation in U.S. Senate Delegations / Edition 1

by Wendy J. Schiller

Overview

Congressional scholars have vastly underappreciated how representation in the U. S. Senate differs from the House of Representatives. In this provocative new study, Wendy J. Schiller develops a theory of dual representation—where two legislators share the same geographical constituency—to explain Senators' behavior. Noting that Senators from the same state join different committees, focus on different policy areas, and address different economic interests through bill and amendment sponsorship, the author examines the electoral and institutional forces that elicit this competitive behavior. In developing her theory, Schiller relies on a wide variety of methodologies, from statistical analysis to case studies, and makes telling comparisons with similar situations in Latin America and Asia.



Partners and Rivals argues against the commonly held view that individual Senators do an inadequate job in representing their states. Instead, this book demonstrates how the competitive structure of Senate delegations creates the potential for broad and responsive representation in the Senate. When two senators from the same state are viewed as a pair, it becomes clear that their combined representational agendas include a wide range of the interests and opinions that exist among constituents in their state. This holds true whether the Senators are from the same party or not. Rich in details, Partners and Rivals is the most thorough and rigorous explanation of Senators' behavior available.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780691048871
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 04/02/2000
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 7.75(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Wendy J. Schiller is Mary Tefft and John Hazen White Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Brown University.

Table of Contents

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi

INTRODUCTION 3

CHAPTER 1 A Theory of Dual Representation 12

CHAPTER 2 Choosing Different Institutional Career Paths 33

CHAPTER 3 Diversification and Media Recognition 63

CHAPTER 4 Reputation and Constituent Evaluation 88

CHAPTER 5 Expanding the Boundaries of Electoral Coalitions 113

CHAPTER 6 Economic Interests and Campaign Contributions 143

CHAPTER 7 Rethinking Senate Representation 161

APPENDIX A Measurement of Variables 175

APPENDIX B Questionnaire Mailed to Newspaper Editors and Reporters 177

APPENDIX C Newspaper Articles by Subject Matter, State, and Senator 179

REFERENCES 185

INDEX 193

What People are Saying About This

Gary Jacobson

Partners and Rivals: Representation in U.S. Senate Delegations is an important and thoroughly original contribution to understanding Senators' behavior. Wendy Schiller has produced a fine piece of political science that will be of interest to every student of Congress and to every scholar interested in how electoral institutions shape congressional behavior.
— Gary Jacobson, University of California, San Diego

Uslaner

Wendy Schiller has written a wonderful book that will be a landmark in the study of representation. There is nothing else like it in the range of methodologies employed and in the accessibility of the argument to a wide range of people. This is a book that is both scholarly and readable.
— Eric M. Uslaner, University of Maryland

From the Publisher

"Partners and Rivals: Representation in U.S. Senate Delegations is an important and thoroughly original contribution to understanding Senators' behavior. Wendy Schiller has produced a fine piece of political science that will be of interest to every student of Congress and to every scholar interested in how electoral institutions shape congressional behavior."—Gary Jacobson, University of California, San Diego

"Wendy Schiller has written a wonderful book that will be a landmark in the study of representation. There is nothing else like it in the range of methodologies employed and in the accessibility of the argument to a wide range of people. This is a book that is both scholarly and readable."—Eric M. Uslaner, University of Maryland

Eric M. Uslaner

Wendy Schiller has written a wonderful book that will be a landmark in the study of representation. There is nothing else like it in the range of methodologies employed and in the accessibility of the argument to a wide range of people. This is a book that is both scholarly and readable.

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