Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1 SETTING UP A HEARING 23
6. 2 WHO ARE THE WITNESSES? 53
7. 3 WITNESS TYPOLOGY 71
8. 4 HOW CONGRESS LISTENS The Different Hearing Types 82
9. 5 COMMITTEE HEARINGS AS EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS 114
10. 6 COMMITTEE HEARINGS AS THEATRICAL STAGES 131
11. 7 COMMITTEES AS SPACES FOR PERSONAL CONNECTION 152
12. 8 NEITHER DEAD NOR OSSIFIED Congress Today 170
13. APPENDIX A. DETAILS ON INTERVIEW SAMPLE 179
14. APPENDIX B. DESIRABILITY AND PARTISANSHIP RANKINGS 189
15. APPENDIX C. BALANCE SCORE DATA SET BY TERM 191
16. NOTES 193
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 209
18. INDEX 223