Political Science

A follow up book to his classic Home Style: House Members in their Districts, this new book by the preeminent legislative studies scholar, Dick Fenno, is intended for use in courses on Congress, political campaigning, and American government. 

Written in Fenno’s “homespun” story-telling style, this book argues that authenticity — knowing what a representative is like in his/her district and looking beyond mere roll call voting — contributes significantly to understanding the full body of work done by our members of Congress.  It further posits, by recounting Fenno’s actual life’s work, that the best way to gain a sense of authenticity is to do what Fenno is most famous for — i.e.,  making multiple trips and spending a great deal of time observing representatives at home, with their constituents, in their districts.   The book is an engaging, quietly provocative, and unique title that offers an alternative to what some consider the increasingly specialized and technical nature of political science

• Boasts one of the most well-respected and loved scholars in political science.  Dick Fenno is He is a past President of the American Political Science Association, and the APSA continues to offer an award every year — for the best book on legislative politics — that bears his name. He has published a long list of seminal books including The Power of the Purse: Appropriations Politics in Congress (Little, Brown, 1966), Congressmen in Committees (Little, Brown, 1973), Home Style: House Members in Their Districts (Little, Brown, 1978), Going Home: Black Representatives and Their Constituencies (University of Chicago Press, 2003). Home Style won the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for best book in political science in 1978. Congress at the Grassroots won the 2001 V. O. Key Award for best book on southern politics.
• Draws students into the study of Congress through Fenno’s trademark, “homespun” story-telling narrative.
• Offers a humanizing alterative to the increasingly specialized and technical nature of most political science conducted today by offering personal observations and engaging stories of actual members of Congress.

I. THINKING ABOUT POLITICIANS

1. A Story About Place: Joe Moakley’s Funeral

2. One Question, Two Perspectives

3. An Idea: Authenticity

4. Washington Perspectives: Practice & Possibility

5. Research: Personal and Professional

II. TRACKING POLITICIANS

6. The Salesman and the Old Pro

7. Benjamin Rosenthal 1970-1974: Straightforward Liberal

8. Gary Ackerman 1996-1998: Gregarious Local Boy

9. David McIntosh and Lindsey Graham: Constituency Connections

10. Washington: The Leader and The Player

11. Constituency Views and Washington Views

12. Conclusion

American Government  [GREAT QUESTIONS IN POLITICS SERIES]   (Political Science)
Political Campaigning  (Political Science)
Congress  (Political Science)

Richard Fenno is a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Rochester.  His numerous publications include Home Style: House Members in Their Districts,which won the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for best book in political science in 1978, and Congress at the Grassroots: Representational Change in the South,which won the 2001 V.O. Key Award for best book on Southern politics.  Fenno is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society.

Congressional Travels: Places, Connections, and Authenticity
Richard Fenno

This engaging new text by renowned author Richard Fenno argues that authenticity– knowing what a representative is like in his district and looking beyond mere roll call voting–contributes significantly to understanding the full body of work done by our members of Congress. Showcasing the author’s trademark “homespun” narrative style, Political Travels: Congress, Connections and Authenticity posits that the best way to gain a sense of authenticity is to observe representatives at home, with their constituents, in their districts.

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• Boasts one of the most well-respected and loved scholars in political science. Richard Fenno is a past president of the American Political Science Association, and the APSA continues to offer an award every year–for the best book on legislative politics–that bears his name. He has published a long list of seminal books including Home Style: House Members in Their Districts.
• Offers a humanizing alterative to the increasingly specialized and technical nature of most political science conducted today by offering personal observations and engaging stories of actual members of Congress.

Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
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Classroom Response System (Download Only) for American Government
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InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
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ResearchNavigator.com Guide
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iClicker Classroom Response System
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American Government: Continuity and Change (Portable Version), 9/E
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Annotated Texas Constitution for American Government: Continuity and Change (all editions)
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Digital Media Archive for American Government
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Florida (Longman State Politics) (Valuepack Item Only), 3/E
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Georgia State Politics (Longman State Politics Series) (Valuepack item only)
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Interactive Questions for American Government
Longman
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Longman American Government Study Site (Open access)
Longman
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Study Card for American Government
Longman
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  Written in Fenno’s “homespun” story-telling style, this book argues that authenticity — knowing what a representative is like in his/her district and looking beyond mere roll call voting — contributes significantly to understanding the full body of work done by our members of Congress.  It further posits, by recounting Fenno’s actual life’s work, that the best way to gain a sense of authenticity is to do what Fenno is most famous for — i.e.,  making multiple trips and spending a great deal of time observing representatives at home, with their constituents, in their districts.   The book is an engaging, quietly provocative, and unique title that offers an alternative to what some consider the increasingly specialized and technical nature of political science

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