Communication in Congress

Members, Staff, and the Search for Information

By: David Whiteman

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Paperback | 8 January 1996

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"A valuable new tool for anyone interested in understanding and affecting congressional policy making". -- Senator Joseph R. Biden.

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"Whiteman takes us inside the communication networks that lie at the heart of the lawmaking process. In doing so he moves beyond roll-call votes and even individual members, using congressional 'enterprises' as his unit of analysis. Firmly grounded in theory yet abounding in empirical detail drawn from interviews and observations, this book is essential reading."--Roger H. Davidson, coeditor of The Encyclopedia of the United States Congress "The best study I have read about communication in Congress or the role of congressional staff. A major contribution."--C. Lawrence Evans, author of Leadership in Congress "Recommended reading for all with a public policy interest."--William P. Browne, author of Cultivating Congress

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Non-Fiction Politics & Government Central Government Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Interdisciplinary Studies Communication Studies Political Structure & Processes Constitution & The Government & The State

Preface
Information, Enterprises, and Decision Making	p. 1
The Internal Context of Communication: Congressional Enterprises	p. 11
The External Context of Communication: Issue Networks	p. 39
The Attentive Enterprise: Communication for Awareness	p. 74
Setting the Enterprise Agenda	p. 111
The Involved Enterprise: Communication for Action	p. 130
Putting Policy Analysis in its Place	p. 155
Communication and Congressional Decision Making	p. 184
Appendix A: Interview Strategy	p. 191
Appendix B: Questionnaires	p. 200
Appendix C: Network Analysis	p. 203
Notes	p. 207
References	p. 219
Index	p. 233
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