Bridging the information gap legislative member organizations as social networks in the United States and the European Union / Nils Ringe and Jennifer Nicoll Victor ; with Christopher J. Carman.

Author/creator Ringe, Nils
Other author Victor, Jennifer Nicoll.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, 2013.
Descriptionxi, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Legislative bodies.
Legislators--Social networks. --United States.
Legislators--Social networks. --European Union countries.
Public administration--Social aspects.
Political sociology.

Contents Bridging the information gap: the social and political power of legislative member organizations -- Solutions to informational collective action dilemmas: theorizing the benefits of legislative member organizations -- Where in the world are LMOs? -- Building the case: legislative member organizations in the European Parliament and the U.S. Congress -- Networking the legislators -- There's no such thing as too much information (in legislative politics) -- Conclusion: how LMOs do and do not matter -- Appendix A. Survey questions -- Appendix B. Exponential random graph models.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013020497
ISBN9780472118809 (cloth : alk. paper)

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