Stuck : how money, media, and violence prevent change in Congress / Maya L. Kornberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kornberg, Maya, 1991- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Reform.

United States.

Campaign funds--United States.

Campaign funds.

Mass media--Political aspects--United States.

Mass media.

Political violence--United States.

Political violence.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

United States--Politics and government--1980s.

Physical Description:

xii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"This book looks back at three of the biggest groups of new members to enter the United States House of Representatives in the last half century: the classes of 1974, 1994, and 2018. Members of these classes looked different from their more senior counterparts. They were younger, less experienced, and came from diverse backgrounds. Almost all of them campaigned with promises to reform the institution and enact change. Through the stories of these three classes, this book shows what changemaking looks like in Congress and how forces such as violence, money, and technology such as social media have altered the landscape for incoming lawmakers and made it difficulty to bring about change in the federal legislature"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

The Winds of Change Reach Congress: The Class of 1974

Building and Reshaping Power

"The Bumblebee Flies Because He Never Studied Engineering": The Class of 1994

Shifting Tides

"No One Else Looked Like Me": The Class of 2018

Kings and Prophets

A Post-January 6th World

A Smooth Landing

Changemaking in Trump's America

The Path to Changing Congress and Protecting Democracy

Acknowledgments

Notes

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781421454580

1421454580

OCLC:

1528169896