Conflict in Congress: A Call for Moderation

by Scot Schraufnagel

The book introduces Legislative Conflict Theory. The theory suggests that conflict in legislatures is two-dimensional and that a moderate level of conflict will be most productive. The two types of conflict are policy differences and relational conflict. Using the US Congress as a testing ground, and novel indicators of both forms of conflict and legislative productivity, the book tests the theory various ways. The testing arrives at the conclusion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666940348
• ISBN13: 9781666940343
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"