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Legislator Use of Communication Technology - The Critical Frequency Theory of Policy System Stability (Hardcover)
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Legislator Use of Communication Technology - The Critical Frequency Theory of Policy System Stability (Hardcover)
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Political use of communication technology is rapidly changing the
nature of politics; one need look no further than President Trump's
use of Twitter to realize the impact that communication technology
is having on political processes. Communication technology has long
been recognized as part of the policy feedback process, but until
now, has received relatively little focus, often relegated to a
line or two in a policy process theory system diagram labeled
"feedback." This book takes a fresh look at the role that
communication technology plays in the policy process by applying
natural science control and electrical engineering concepts such as
bandwidth, latency, phase crossover, and positive and negative
feedback to develop the critical frequency theory of policy system
stability. This theory suggests that every policymaking institution
has some critical frequency of communications from the policy
environment that once exceeded, causes the policymaking institution
to go unstable, and it is this instability that causes the
policymaking process to speed up. With the theory developed, data
collected on approximately 2,000 state legislators from every state
in the U.S. is analyzed using linear and nonlinear regression
models to understand the statistically significant relationships
between communication technology frequency of use and importance,
and the demographic, political, and institutional variables that
contribute to policy process stability and instability.
Additionally, interviews with legislators uncover many novel and
interesting examples of the use of communication technology in the
policy process. For example, legislators note that lobbyists
sitting in legislative chambers listening to floor debates are
actually texting questions and answers to legislators as they
debate; legislators participating in this process are acting as
policymaking puppets for the lobbyists sitting in the gallery. This
single use of a communication technology has the capability of
changing the very nature of what it means to be a legislator; with
lobbyists acting as surrogate legislators.
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