This book assesses the causes and consequences of 'open meeting laws,' which require public access to proceedings in state legislatures. While some may assume such laws increase accountability, the book consistently finds that open meetings do not influence legislators' behavior or citizens' capacity to alter that behavior.
This book assesses the causes and consequences of 'open meeting laws,' which require public access to proceedings in state legislatures. While some may assume such laws increase accountability, the book consistently finds that open meetings do not influence legislators' behavior or citizens' capacity to alter that behavior.
Justin H. Kirkland is Associate Professor of Politics and Policy in the Department of Politics and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. He is the co-author of Indecision in American Legislatures (2018) and Roll Call Rebels (2018).
Inhaltsangabe
1. Sunshine in the Statehouse Part I. Transparency and State Legislatures: 2. The Open Meetings Movement 3. Measuring Legislative Transparency 4. Compromise 5. Representation Part II. Transparency and the Mass Public: 6. Public Demand for Open Meetings 7. Attitudinal Consequences of Open Meetings 8. The Electoral Connection 9. Does Democracy Require Transparency References Index.
1. Sunshine in the Statehouse Part I. Transparency and State Legislatures: 2. The Open Meetings Movement 3. Measuring Legislative Transparency 4. Compromise 5. Representation Part II. Transparency and the Mass Public: 6. Public Demand for Open Meetings 7. Attitudinal Consequences of Open Meetings 8. The Electoral Connection 9. Does Democracy Require Transparency References Index.
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