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One nation under siege : Congress, terrorism, and the fate of American democracy /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones Evans, Jocelyn
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2010]
Subjects:
United States. > Congress.
United States. > Congress > Security measures.
United States. > Congress > Constituent communication.
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) > Security measures.
United States Capitol Visitor Center (Washington, D.C.)
Civil rights > United States.
National security > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Congress as an adaptive institution
  • Reconciling security and liberty : attacks on the Capitol and corresponding changes in security
  • Enunciators and blackberrys : Congressional office administration post 9/11
  • Is writing a letter to your member of Congress a thing of the past? Congressional office communication and accessibility
  • Terror wars and turf wars : the homeland security committees
  • Gateway to American history or fort Capitol? construction of the Capitol Visitor Center
  • The social meaning of Congressional change : expressive, behavioral, and symbolic elements of institutional reform.