Patterson, Samuel C. 1931-

Overview

Works:	77 works in 271 publications in 2 languages and 7,602 library holdings
Genres:	Conference papers and proceedings Case studies Textbooks
Roles:	Author, Editor, Other, Thesis advisor, Author of introduction
Classifications:	JF501, 328.73

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Samuel C Patterson

The legislative process in the United States by Malcolm E Jewell( Book )

39 editions published between 1966 and 1986 in English and held by 1,624 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book, when it was first published 20 years ago, was received with some reservations since it made a comparative study of legislative processes in the United States at the federal and state levels--an enterprise thought to be not viable given the unique characteristics of each state legislature and the American Congress. Over the last 20 years, however, these reservations have disappeared and there is growing recognition of the value of the comparative study. This fourth edition of the book has been completely rewritten and made concise. Special attention has been given to the growth of the independent influence of the individual member, a recent trend. More important, the structural-functional systems analysis, which provided a theoretical framework for the earlier editions, has been abandoned in favor of an approach that is more effective in helping students understand the operation of the American legislative process. ISBN 0-394-33072-2 (pbk.) : $20.00

Handbook of legislative research( Book )

9 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 766 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Great theatre : the American Congress in the 1990s by Samuel C Patterson( Book )

13 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in English and held by 620 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Using the theatre metaphor to characterize the actions of Congress and to help make the institution more understandable, congressional life and behavior are dissected and placed in the broader context of changes in Congress in the 1990s. The contributors evaluate the way members of Congress play to the media and the larger audience, the electorate; analyze leadership roles in a cast of 535 "leading players"; evaluate the committee systems as "little theatre"; and analyze relations among the various branches of government. Coeditors Herbert Weisberg and Samuel Patterson conclude the unique presentation by reminding us that in Congress, "the play's the thing."

Legislatures in developmental perspective. by Allan Kornberg( Book )

1 edition published in 1970 in English and held by 507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Legislatures in comparative perspective by Allan Kornberg( Book )

1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 472 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Comparative legislative behavior: frontiers of research by Samuel C Patterson( Book )

16 editions published between 1972 and 1989 in English and held by 448 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Parliaments in the modern world : changing institutions( Book )

9 editions published between 1994 and 1997 in English and held by 435 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Comparing legislatures by Gerhard Loewenberg( Book )

22 editions published between 1979 and 1988 in English and held by 418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A more perfect union : introduction to American Government by Samuel C Patterson( Book )

22 editions published between 1979 and 1989 in English and held by 407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Co-authored by three academic experts, this volume attempts to emphasize the policy consequences of U.S. Government structures and political processes. The nation's political culture, Congressional behavior, the role and structure of the communication media, and implementation of public policy are dealt with in detail. This edition contains new chapters on Federalism and economic policies while the initial chapter deals with the United States as "The First New Nation." A special feature is a full-color political atlas. ISBN 0-534-11078-9: $40.00

Representatives and represented : bases of public support for the American legislatures by Samuel C Patterson( Book )

13 editions published in 1975 in English and German and held by 393 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Senates : bicameralism in the contemporary world( Book )

12 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 385 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

American legislative behavior, a reader by Samuel C Patterson( Book )

9 editions published in 1968 in English and Undetermined and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Political leadership in democratic societies by Anthony Mughan( Book )

9 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and held by 156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Citizens, leaders, and legislators : perspectives on support for the American legislature by Samuel C Patterson( Book )

4 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 147 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Labor lobbying and labor reform: the passage of the Landrum-Griffin act by Samuel C Patterson( Book )

2 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Oklahoma goes wet: the repeal of prohibition by Robert Searles Walker( Book )

5 editions published in 1960 in English and held by 82 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Illinois lobbyist survey : March-April 1963 by Ronald D Hedlund( Book )

6 editions published between 1964 and 1969 in English and held by 68 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The data were collected by mail questionnaires sent to 398 persons who were registered as lobbyists in Illinois in 1963. The data contain information on personal background and demographic variables, government experiences, motivation, lobbyists' perceptions of the legislative process and their role within it as well as their policy stands on several state, national and international questions

Midwest legislative politics( Book )

2 editions published in 1967 in Undetermined and English and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Toward a theory of legislative behavior by Samuel C Patterson( Book )

2 editions published in 1962 in English and held by 51 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Staffing house committees by Samuel C Patterson( Book )

2 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide