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The thesis of this paper is that the capacity of Congress to enact landmark legislation depends significantly on the structuring and regulation of conflict within the institution. Substantial and sustained landmark productivity requires a Congress that fosters real policy contestation (Dahl, 1967, 1971) characterized by serious conflict and even occasional incivilities, so that difficult policy problems can be brought to its attention (Jones and Baugartner, 2005; Schattsneider, 1960). Such contestation limits the isolation of Congress and connects it with social reality. But Congress then must maintain internal conflict within moderated parameters that avoid institutional meltdown and enable deliberative policy-making to proceed (Cooper, 1970, Part IV; Maass, 1983; Bessette, 1994). |
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Name: Midwest Political Science Association
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| Dodd, Lawrence. and Schraufnagel, Scot. "Legislative Conflict and Policy Productivity in Congress, 1873-2004" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, Apr 12, 2007 <Not Available>. 2010-01-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p196393_index.html> |
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| Dodd, L. C. and Schraufnagel, S. , 2007-04-12 "Legislative Conflict and Policy Productivity in Congress, 1873-2004" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2010-01-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p196393_index.html |
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Abstract: The thesis of this paper is that the capacity of Congress to enact landmark legislation depends significantly on the structuring and regulation of conflict within the institution. Substantial and sustained landmark productivity requires a Congress that fosters real policy contestation (Dahl, 1967, 1971) characterized by serious conflict and even occasional incivilities, so that difficult policy problems can be brought to its attention (Jones and Baugartner, 2005; Schattsneider, 1960). Such contestation limits the isolation of Congress and connects it with social reality. But Congress then must maintain internal conflict within moderated parameters that avoid institutional meltdown and enable deliberative policy-making to proceed (Cooper, 1970, Part IV; Maass, 1983; Bessette, 1994). |
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| Legislative Conflict and Policy Productivity: The Role of Member Incivility and Party Polarization In the Enactment of Landmark Legislation 1873-2004 --Based on Evidence from the New York Times and Washington Post Lawrence C. Dodd and Scot Schraufnagel Department of Political Science Department of Political Science University of Florida University of Central Florida Gainesville Florida Daytona Beach Florida ldodd@polisci.ufl.edu sschrauf@mail.ucf.edu Prepared for the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association April 12 2007. Our joint appreciation to Paulina Burdge-Small |
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