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BL
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959844
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b714214
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Grill, Christopher J.,1965-
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The public side of representation : : a study of citizens' views about representatives and the representative process /\ Christopher J. Grill.
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| Publication Statement
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Albany :: State University of New York Press,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (x, 210 pages)
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| ISBN
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0791471691
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: 0791479730
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: 1435606434
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: 9780791471692
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: 9780791479735
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: 9781435606432
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index.
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| Contents
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The Public Side of Representation; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction and Overview; A Crisis of Representation?; The Missing Public; A Different Approach; 2. Research Methodology; Introduction; Approaching the Subject; The Research Process:Instrument and Interviews; The Research Process:Coding and Analysis; Profile of Respondents; The Idea of Political Sophistication; Conclusion; 3. The Idea of Representation; Introduction; The Nature of Responsiveness: Preface; Attentiveness; Openness and Accessibility; Involvement: Visibility and Direct Contact.
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Communication:The Heart of RepresentationConcluding Remarks; 4. Representation in Practice; Introduction; Communication: Opportunities and Pitfalls; Making Voting Decisions:The Hypotheticals; Resolving Decision-Making Dilemmas; Vital Representational Functions:Explanation and Education; Assessment: Fenno, With Some Twists; 5. The Representative Relationship; Introduction; Representatives Defined; Members' Job Obligations; Role Expectations: The Rank Scales; Assessment; Representatives as Political Models?; "A Tough Job": Being a Representative.
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Members' Burdens:The Inherent Conflicts of RepresentationThe Balancing Act of Representation; Concluding Remarks; 6. Institutional Representation; Introduction; Conceptions of Congress; Institutional Roles: The Rank Scales; Assessment; View of the Congressional Democratic Process; The State of the Representative Process; Improving the Representative Process; Conclusion: Conceptualizing Congress; 7. The Public Side of Representation; Revisiting the Idea of Representation:Insights and Implications; Institutional Representation; Surprising Sensitivity-and Blind Spots.
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Public Beliefs and the Representative ProcessSome Final Thoughts; Appendix A: Research Instruments; Appendix B: Interview Excerpts; Appendix C: Coding Tables; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y.
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United States.-- Public opinion.
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United States.
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Public opinion-- United States.
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Representative government and representation-- United States-- Public opinion.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- Legislative Branch.
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Politics and government-- Public opinion.
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Public opinion.
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Representative government and representation-- Public opinion.
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United States, Politics and government, 1989-Public opinion.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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328.73/0734
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| LC Classification
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JK1726.G75 2007eb
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