This collection includes the most recent scholarship on the U.S. Senate. Whereas most books simply assume that research about the House of Representatives holds equally well when applied to the Senate, this volume takes as its point of departure research about the Senate itself. This gives the reader a clear understanding of the particular nature of the institution and opens the door for further, refining research. Drawing on diverse methodologies, this book's synthesizing work will be essential reading for all scholars of U.S. politics. The chapters are written by leading congressional scholars and cover topics including representation, elections, committees, party leadership, policy influence, and constitutional powers.

Contributors:

Alan I. Abramowitz

John R. Alford

David T. Canon

Joseph Cooper

Lawrence C. Dodd

Robert S. Erikson

C. Lawrence Evans

Richard Fenno Jr.

Gerald Gamm

John R. Hibbing

Kim Fridkin Kahn

Patrick J. Kenney

Frances D. Lee

Burdett Loomis

Bruce I. Oppenheimer

David W. Rohde

Elizabeth Rybicki

Wendy J. Schiller

Patrick J. Sellers

Barbara Sinclair

Steven Smith

Charles Stewart III