The Illusion of Accountability: Transparency and Representation in American Legislatures

by Justin H. Kirkland and Jeffrey J. Harden

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009219634
• ISBN13: 9781009219631
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"