Bringing representation home : state legislators among their constituencies / Michael A. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Michael A., 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--United States--States.

Legislators.

Representative government and representation--United States--States.

Representative government and representation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"What is representation?" is a question that has been raised and discussed many times. In Bringing Representation Home, Michael A. Smith strays from the norm by asking instead, "How can we discover what representation is?" In pursuing the answer to this question, Smith focuses on what representation is in practice, not what it is in theory. Over the course of two legislative sessions, Smith interviewed and observed twelve state representatives in an effort to better understand and define their approaches to representation. He offers generalizations, but only after grounding his study in descriptions of representatives performing their jobs.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Studying Representation

2 Constructing Roles from the Representatives' Perspectives

3 Burkeans

4 In-District Advocates

5 Advocates beyond the District

6 Ombudspersons

7 Districts, Ambitions, and Strategies in a Term-Limited Era

Afterword

Appendix

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-220) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6367-4

OCLC:

55664002