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How has Congress evolved as an institution? (with Eric Schickler)

Published: Oct. 4, 2021, 1:40 p.m.

The topic of this episode is, \u201cHow has Congress evolved as an institution?\u201d

My guest is Eric Schickler, the author of the book, \u201cDisjointed Pluralism: Institutional Innovation and the Development of the U.S. Congress\u201d. It is the 20th anniversary of this classic text, which won the Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Prize for the best book on legislative politics. Eric is the Jeffrey and Ashley McDermott Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also an Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.