Policy to Politics: The Path of Congressional Communication from Committee to Constituency

• In Event: Congressional Communication: Member to Member and Member to Constituent

Brief Overview

We examine the path from policy to politics in congressional communication. We use content analysis to compare how politicians communicate policy goals to one another versus how they communicate those goals to their constituents.

Authors

• Jessica Meghan Hayden, Western Carolina University

• JoBeth Surface Shafran, Western Carolina University

• McKenley Webb, Western Carolina University