LEADER 04525nam 2200721 450 001 9910463832803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-691-16262-X 010 $a1-4008-5266-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400852666 035 $a(CKB)2670000000572419 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001368176 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12508227 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001368176 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11445542 035 $a(PQKB)11183666 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1753617 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001755601 035 $a(OCoLC)893909903 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43211 035 $a(DE-B1597)454042 035 $a(OCoLC)984545576 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400852666 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1753617 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10960637 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL653542 035 $a(OCoLC)894169662 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000572419 100 $a20141107h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe impression of influence $elegislator communication, representation, and democratic accountability /$fJustin Grimmer, Sean J. Westwood, and Solomon Messing 205 $aPilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only 210 1$aPrinceton, New Jersey ;$aOxfordshire, England :$cPrinceton University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (221 pages) $cillustrations, tables 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-322-22262-2 311 $a0-691-16261-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Illustrations -- $tList of Tables -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1. Representation, Spending, and the Personal Vote -- $t2. Solving the Representative's Problem and Creating the Representative's Opportunity -- $t3. How Legislators Create an Impression of Influence -- $t4. Creating an Impression, Not Just Increasing Name Recognition -- $t5. Cultivating an Impression of Influence with Actions and Small Expenditures -- $t6. Credit, Deception, and Institutional Design -- $t7. Criticism and Credit: How Deficit Implications Undermine Credit Allocation -- $t8. Representation and the Impression of Influence -- $t9. Text as Data: Methods Appendix -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aConstituents often fail to hold their representatives accountable for federal spending decisions-even though those very choices have a pervasive influence on American life. Why does this happen? Breaking new ground in the study of representation, The Impression of Influence demonstrates how legislators skillfully inform constituents with strategic communication and how this facilitates or undermines accountability. Using a massive collection of Congressional texts and innovative experiments and methods, the book shows how legislators create an impression of influence through credit claiming messages.Anticipating constituents' reactions, legislators claim credit for programs that elicit a positive response, making constituents believe their legislator is effectively representing their district. This spurs legislators to create and defend projects popular with their constituents. Yet legislators claim credit for much more-they announce projects long before they begin, deceptively imply they deserve credit for expenditures they had little role in securing, and boast about minuscule projects. Unfortunately, legislators get away with seeking credit broadly because constituents evaluate the actions that are reported, rather than the size of the expenditures.The Impression of Influence raises critical questions about how citizens hold their political representatives accountable and when deception is allowable in a democracy. 606 $aLegislators$zUnited States$xPublic opinion 606 $aGovernment spending policy$zUnited States$xPublic opinion 606 $aCommunication in politics$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLegislators$xPublic opinion. 615 0$aGovernment spending policy$xPublic opinion. 615 0$aCommunication in politics 676 $a328.73 700 $aGrimmer$b Justin$01035594 702 $aWestwood$b Sean J. 702 $aMessing$b Solomon 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463832803321 996 $aThe impression of influence$92455370 997 $aUNINA