The Illusion of Accountability: Transparency and Representation in American Legislatures

Does open governance strengthen democracy? The Illusion of Accountability contends that it does not. Leveraging a wealth...
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Author: Justin H. Kirkland
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Language: English
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The Illusion of Accountability: Transparency and Representation in American Legislatures by Kirkland, Justin H.

The Illusion of Accountability: Transparency and Representation in American Legislatures

Dhs. 815.23

The Illusion of Accountability: Transparency and Representation in American Legislatures

Dhs. 815.23
Author: Justin H. Kirkland
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Does open governance strengthen democracy? The Illusion of Accountability contends that it does not. Leveraging a wealth of data from decades of legislative politics in the American states, the book assesses the causes and consequences of 'open meetings laws, ' which require public access to proceedings in state legislatures. The work traces the roots of these laws back to the founding constitutions of some states and analyzes the waves of adoptions and exemptions to open meetings that occurred in the twentieth century. The book then examines the effects of these transparency laws on a host of politically consequential outcomes both inside and outside the legislature. This analysis consistently finds that open meetings do not influence legislators' behavior or citizens' capacity to alter that behavior. Instead, a link between transparent legislatures and an expanded system of organized interests is established. This illuminating work concludes that transparency reform only creates the illusion of accountability in state government

Author: Justin H. Kirkland, Jeffrey J. Harden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/25/2022
Pages: 302
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9781009219631

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