Description
For almost four decades, the editors of Congress Reconsidered, Lawrence C. Dodd and Bruce I. Oppenheimer have delivered the best contemporary work from leading congressional scholars in a form that is both challenging and accessible. The tradition continues in this Eleventh Edition as contributing authors focus on the many ways Congress has changed over time and examine the conditions that foster these developments. Simply put, this bestselling volume remains on the cutting edge of scholarship, identifying patterns of change in Congress and placing those patterns in context.
About the Author
Lawrence C. Dodd holds the Manning J. Dauer Eminent Scholar Chair in Political Science at the University of Florida. His books include Coalitions in Parliamentary Government (1976), Congress and the Administrative State (coauthored with Richard Schott, 1979), The Dynamics of American Politics (coedited with Cal Jillson, 1994), Learning Democracy (coauthored with Leslie E. Anderson, 2005), and Thinking About Congress (2012). His articles have appeared in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Polity, Journal of Democracy, and elsewhere. Dodd has served as a congressional fellow, Hoover national fellow, and Woodrow Wilson Center fellow; president of the Southern and Southwestern Political Science Associations; and chair of the APSA's Legislative Studies Section. Bruce I. Oppenheimer is professor of political science at Vanderbilt University and director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. He has been a Brookings fellow in Governmental Studies (1970-1971) and an APSA congressional fellow (1974-1975). He is author of Oil and the Congressional Process: The Limits of Symbolic Politics (1974). His book Sizing Up the Senate: The Unequal Consequences of Equal Representation (1999), cowritten with Frances Lee, was awarded the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation's D. B. Hardeman Prize for the best book on Congress. He is also the editor of U.S. Senate Exceptionalism (2002) and the author of numerous articles. His recent research focuses on Congress and energy policy and on variation in competition in open-seat House primaries.
Reviews
"For seasoned congressional scholars and beginners alike, Congress Reconsidered once again offers essential insights that place the contemporary Congress in political context. This book effectively situates Congress at the nexus of virtually every major topic in American politics, from elections to campaign finance, inter-branch politics, partisanship, representation, and public policy-making. It is, in short, an indispensable resource for making sense of American politics in an era of political upheaval." -- Walter Wilson
"Congress Reconsidered is always relevant, as the authors shift the focus of each edition to include chapters that cover the latest emphases of scholarly research on the institution. This text has no equal when it comes to a set of articles that inform students about Congress, research on the topic, and challenges confronted by the legislative branch." -- Charles S. Bullock
"Congress Reconsidered is the best text of its kind. Every article and chapter in the book helps convey to students that Congress is more than just the group of people they see on TV. Students are often amazed at the breadth of scholarship on Congress and, through this book, come to understand how it is constrained and influenced by other institutions." -- Rob Mellen Jr.
"This edited volume is chock-full of thoughtful, empirically-minded essays by respected congressional scholars. It would be difficult to construct a text that is more effective than Dodd and Oppenheimer's in offering such accessible but serious treatments of contemporary issues in the U.S. Congress." -- Barry Burden
Book Information
ISBN 9781506328782
Author Lawrence C. Dodd
Format Paperback
Page Count 536
Imprint CQ Press
Publisher SAGE Publications Inc
Weight(grams) 620g
About the Author
Lawrence C. Dodd holds the Manning J. Dauer Eminent Scholar Chair in Political Science at the University of Florida. His books include Coalitions in Parliamentary Government (1976), Congress and the Administrative State (coauthored with Richard Schott, 1979), The Dynamics of American Politics (coedited with Cal Jillson, 1994), Learning Democracy (coauthored with Leslie E. Anderson, 2005), and Thinking About Congress (2012). His articles have appeared in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Polity, Journal of Democracy, and elsewhere. Dodd has served as a congressional fellow, Hoover national fellow, and Woodrow Wilson Center fellow; president of the Southern and Southwestern Political Science Associations; and chair of the APSA's Legislative Studies Section. Bruce I. Oppenheimer is professor of political science at Vanderbilt University and director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. He has been a Brookings fellow in Governmental Studies (1970-1971) and an APSA congressional fellow (1974-1975). He is author of Oil and the Congressional Process: The Limits of Symbolic Politics (1974). His book Sizing Up the Senate: The Unequal Consequences of Equal Representation (1999), cowritten with Frances Lee, was awarded the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation's D. B. Hardeman Prize for the best book on Congress. He is also the editor of U.S. Senate Exceptionalism (2002) and the author of numerous articles. His recent research focuses on Congress and energy policy and on variation in competition in open-seat House primaries.
Reviews
"For seasoned congressional scholars and beginners alike, Congress Reconsidered once again offers essential insights that place the contemporary Congress in political context. This book effectively situates Congress at the nexus of virtually every major topic in American politics, from elections to campaign finance, inter-branch politics, partisanship, representation, and public policy-making. It is, in short, an indispensable resource for making sense of American politics in an era of political upheaval." -- Walter Wilson
"Congress Reconsidered is always relevant, as the authors shift the focus of each edition to include chapters that cover the latest emphases of scholarly research on the institution. This text has no equal when it comes to a set of articles that inform students about Congress, research on the topic, and challenges confronted by the legislative branch." -- Charles S. Bullock
"Congress Reconsidered is the best text of its kind. Every article and chapter in the book helps convey to students that Congress is more than just the group of people they see on TV. Students are often amazed at the breadth of scholarship on Congress and, through this book, come to understand how it is constrained and influenced by other institutions." -- Rob Mellen Jr.
"This edited volume is chock-full of thoughtful, empirically-minded essays by respected congressional scholars. It would be difficult to construct a text that is more effective than Dodd and Oppenheimer's in offering such accessible but serious treatments of contemporary issues in the U.S. Congress." -- Barry Burden
Book Information
ISBN 9781506328782
Author Lawrence C. Dodd
Format Paperback
Page Count 536
Imprint CQ Press
Publisher SAGE Publications Inc
Weight(grams) 620g
