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Book SynopsisUtilizes game theory to better understand the relationship between procedural change and partisan conflict in a dysfunctional U.S. Senate
Trade Review“Partisan conflict in the Senate has become increasingly intense, raising doubts that the chamber’s rules protecting minority rights will survive. Wallner provides thoughtful new insights into what may come, drawing from military theory to explain when the Senate majority party will- and will not- limit the powers of the minority.”
- Matthew Green, Catholic University of America
“Skillfully navigates modern controversies surrounding the filibuster to advance our theoretical understanding of Senate obstructionism.”
- Michael Berry, University of Colorado, Denver
“In these highly uncertain times, On Parliamentary War is an insightful study of how the U.S. Senate has come to reflect the changing nature of American politics and shows how the chamber designed by the Founders to encourage extended deliberation has now devolved into a partisan battlefield . . . . This book is a must-read guide to the U.S. Senate.”
- Wendy J. Schiller, Brown University
