Theodore Rueter – författare

This book argues that the Minnesota House of Representatives has become increasingly professionalized, and that state politics has become more like national politics. Rueter bases this rich personal account on participant observation, case studies, interviews, and survey research. Contents: List of Tables; Preface; LEGISLATIVE INSTITUTIONALIZATION; The Literature on Legislative Institutionalization; State Legislative Institutionalization; ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES; Barriers to Entry; Internal Recruitment of Leaders; Stabilized Membership; Other Indicators of Well-Boundedness; Organizational Boundaries: Contrary Evidence; INTERNAL COMPLEXITY; Committee Structure; Legislative Staff; Physical Facilities; Political Parties; Caucuses; Lobbyists; Media; Internal Complexity: Contrary Evidence; UNIVERSALISTIC DECISION-MAKING; Legislative Norms; Committee Chairs; Organizing the Minnesota House, 1978-1979; Redistricting; LEGISLATIVE CENTRALIZATION; The Literature on Legislative Centralization; Centralization in the Minnesota House; Conclusions; CONCLUSIONS; Legislative Institutionalization and Power Centralization; Interest Group Liberalism; Divided Government; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

This book argues that the Minnesota House of Representatives has become increasingly professionalized, and that state politics has become more like national politics. Rueter bases this rich personal account on participant observation, case studies, interviews, and survey research. Contents: List of Tables; Preface; LEGISLATIVE INSTITUTIONALIZATION; The Literature on Legislative Institutionalization; State Legislative Institutionalization; ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES; Barriers to Entry; Internal Recruitment of Leaders; Stabilized Membership; Other Indicators of Well-Boundedness; Organizational Boundaries: Contrary Evidence; INTERNAL COMPLEXITY; Committee Structure; Legislative Staff; Physical Facilities; Political Parties; Caucuses; Lobbyists; Media; Internal Complexity: Contrary Evidence; UNIVERSALISTIC DECISION-MAKING; Legislative Norms; Committee Chairs; Organizing the Minnesota House, 1978-1979; Redistricting; LEGISLATIVE CENTRALIZATION; The Literature on Legislative Centralization; Centralization in the Minnesota House; Conclusions; CONCLUSIONS; Legislative Institutionalization and Power Centralization; Interest Group Liberalism; Divided Government; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

A study of the relationship between race and American politics, organised around the institutions and processes of American government. It includes readings by individuals like Bill Clinton, Charles Hamilton, and Carol Swain, across a wide variety of ideological perspectives.