{"product_id":"the-illusion-of-accountability-transparency-and-representation-in-american-legislatures-hardback-9781009219631","title":"The Illusion of Accountability; Transparency and Representation in American Legislatures (Hardback) 9781009219631","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Illusion of Accountability\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTransparency and Representation in American Legislatures\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book shows that legislative transparency does not impact representation directly, but instead aids organized interests in influencing legislatures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJustin H. Kirkland (Author), Jeffrey J. Harden (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009219631, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 August 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e350 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 2.4 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This dense, thoroughly researched examination of open meeting laws is both important in itself and a salutary reminder of the importance of empirical studies … Highly recommended.' E. V. Schneier, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDoes open governance strengthen democracy? The Illusion of Accountability contends that it does not. Leveraging a wealth of data from decades of legislative politics in the American states, the book assesses the causes and consequences of 'open meetings laws,' which require public access to proceedings in state legislatures. The work traces the roots of these laws back to the founding constitutions of some states and analyzes the waves of adoptions and exemptions to open meetings that occurred in the twentieth century. The book then examines the effects of these transparency laws on a host of politically consequential outcomes both inside and outside the legislature. This analysis consistently finds that open meetings do not influence legislators' behavior or citizens' capacity to alter that behavior. Instead, a link between transparent legislatures and an expanded system of organized interests is established. This illuminating work concludes that transparency reform only creates the illusion of accountability in state government.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Sunshine in the Statehouse\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Transparency and State Legislatures: 2. The Open Meetings Movement\u003cbr\u003e 3. Measuring Legislative Transparency\u003cbr\u003e 4. Compromise\u003cbr\u003e 5. Representation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Transparency and the Mass Public: 6. Public Demand for Open Meetings\u003cbr\u003e 7. Attitudinal Consequences of Open Meetings\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Electoral Connection\u003cbr\u003e 9. Does Democracy Require Transparency\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Central government policies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Central government policies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Central%20government%20policies%20%5BJPQB%5D%22\"\u003eJPQB\u003c\/a\u003e], Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e], Social research \u0026amp; statistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social research \u0026amp; statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20research%20\u0026amp;%20statistics%20%5BJHBC%5D%22\"\u003eJHBC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265405178136,"sku":"9781009219631","price":61.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009219631i_3f5ee18a-3c38-4ed6-a4a6-d41bb563d696.jpg?v=1696791468","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-illusion-of-accountability-transparency-and-representation-in-american-legislatures-hardback-9781009219631","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}