Beyond policy representation in the U.S. house: Partisanship, polarization, and citizens' attitudes about casework

American Politics Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 771-789

  Wagner, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Casework; Partisanship; Polarization; Political participation; Representation; U.S. House of Representatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848885487     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X07299867     Document Type: Article

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