Representing the disadvantaged : group interests and legislator reputation in US Congress

Representing the disadvantaged group interests and legislator reputation in US Congress

The limited attention Congress gives to disadvantaged or marginalized groups, including Black Americans, LGBTQ, Latinx, women, and the poor, is well known and often remarked upon. This is the first full-length study to focus instead on those members who do advocate for these groups and when and why...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: McNally, Katrina F., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2021.
Materias:
United States. > Congress.
Representative government and representation > United States.
Minorities > Political activity > United States.
People with social disabilities > Political activity > United States.
Legislators > United States > Public opinion.
United States > Social policy.
United States > Politics and government.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009803292606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Member reputation and the advocacy window : an integrated theory of representation
  • Member reputation
  • The choice to be a disadvantaged group advocate in the House of Representatives
  • The choice to be a disadvantaged group advocate in the United States Senate
  • Reputation building tactics in the Senate and House of representatives.

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