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INTRODUCTION
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
- INTRODUCTION 1
- 1 SETTING UP A HEARING 23
- 2 WHO ARE THE WITNESSES? 53
- 3 WITNESS TYPOLOGY 71
- 4 HOW CONGRESS LISTENS The Different Hearing Types 82
- 5 COMMITTEE HEARINGS AS EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS 114
- 6 COMMITTEE HEARINGS AS THEATRICAL STAGES 131
- 7 COMMITTEES AS SPACES FOR PERSONAL CONNECTION 152
- 8 NEITHER DEAD NOR OSSIFIED Congress Today 170
- APPENDIX A. DETAILS ON INTERVIEW SAMPLE 179
- APPENDIX B. DESIRABILITY AND PARTISANSHIP RANKINGS 189
- APPENDIX C. BALANCE SCORE DATA SET BY TERM 191
- NOTES 193
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 209
- INDEX 223
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
- INTRODUCTION 1
- 1 SETTING UP A HEARING 23
- 2 WHO ARE THE WITNESSES? 53
- 3 WITNESS TYPOLOGY 71
- 4 HOW CONGRESS LISTENS The Different Hearing Types 82
- 5 COMMITTEE HEARINGS AS EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS 114
- 6 COMMITTEE HEARINGS AS THEATRICAL STAGES 131
- 7 COMMITTEES AS SPACES FOR PERSONAL CONNECTION 152
- 8 NEITHER DEAD NOR OSSIFIED Congress Today 170
- APPENDIX A. DETAILS ON INTERVIEW SAMPLE 179
- APPENDIX B. DESIRABILITY AND PARTISANSHIP RANKINGS 189
- APPENDIX C. BALANCE SCORE DATA SET BY TERM 191
- NOTES 193
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 209
- INDEX 223