{"product_id":"disjointed-pluralism-9780691049267","title":"Disjointed Pluralism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnalyzing leadership, committee, and procedural restructuring in four periods, this book argues that coalitions promoting a wide range of member interests drive change in both the House and Senate. It shows that multiple interests determine institutional innovation within a period; and that different interests are important in different periods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Fenno Prize \"This is a very good read for students of Congress who puzzle over the institution's configuration... An excellent examination of institutional change.\"--Choice \"If we know anything about the U.S. Congress it is this: Congress is a dynamic, ever-changing institution... Alas, for good reasons our theories of congressional organization tend to the static and our empirical analyses tend to the cross-sectional. Eric Schickler's fine book joins a growing set of efforts to understand how and why Congress changes.\"--Garry Young, Political Science Quarterly \"This book is essential reading for those interested in internal legislative politics, and an important contribution to the more general literature on American politics.\"--Keith E. Whittington, Congress and the Presidency\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures ix  List of Tables xi  Acknowledgments xiii  Chapter 1. Disjointed Pluralism and Institutional Change 3  Chapter 2. Institutional Development, 1890-1910: An Experiment in Party Government 27  Chapter 3. Institutional Development, 1919-1932: Cross-Party Coalitions, Bloc Government, and Republican Rule 85  Chapter 4. Institutional Development, 1937-1952: The Conservative Coalition, Congress against the Executive, and Committee Government 136  Chapter 5. Institutional Development, 1970-1989: A Return to Party Government or the Triumph of Individualism? 189  Chapter 6. Understanding Congressional Change 249  Epilogue. Institutional Change in the 1990s 270  Appendix A. Case Selection 277  Appendix B. Votes Pertaining to Institutional Changes in  Each Period 281  Notes 295  References 329  Index 349","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403701690711,"sku":"9780691049267","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/disjointed-pluralism-9780691049267","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}