Background
Cain, Bruce Edward was born on November 28, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Arthur James and Ruth Elizabeth (Osterberg) Cain.
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Congressional Redistricting: Comparative and Theoretical Perspectives
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The Personal Vote: Constituency Service and Electoral Independence
( Modern legislators are increasingly motivated to serve...)
Modern legislators are increasingly motivated to serve their constituents in personal ways. Representatives act like ultimate ombudsmen: they keep in close touch with their constituents and try to cultivate a relationship with them based on service and accessibility. The Personal Vote describes the behavior of representatives in the United States and Great Britain and the response of their constituents as well. It shows how congressmen and members of Parliament earn personalized support and how this attenuates their ties to national leaders and parties. The larger significance of this empirical work arises from its implications for the structure of legislative institutions and the nature of legislative action. Personalized electoral support correlates with decentralized governing institutions and special-interest policy making. Such systems tend to inconsistency and stalemate. The United States illustrates a mature case of this development, and Britain is showing the first movements in this direction with the decline of an established two-party system, the rise of a centrist third party, greater volatility in the vote, growing backbench independence and increasing backbench pressure for committees and staff. This book is essential for specialists in American national government, British politics, and comparative legislatures and comparative parties.
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Bruce Edward Cain
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Education
Bachelor, Bowdoin College, 1970; Bachelor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Harvard University, 1976.
Career
Assistant professor, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1976-1982; associate professor, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1983-1986; professor political science, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1986-1989; Robson professor political science, University of California, Berkeley, since 1996; associate director Institute Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1989-1987; acting director, University of California, Berkeley, since 1997. Consultant California State Assembly, 1981-1982, Los Angeles City Council, 1986, Fairbankand Company, Los Angeles, 1985-1986, Los Angeles Times, 1986-1989, The Pers. Vote, 1987, Congressional Redistricting, 1992.
Achievements
Works
book
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The Personal Vote: Constituency Service and Electoral Independence
( Modern legislators are increasingly motivated to serve...)
- The constituency service basis of the personal vote for U.S. representatives and British MPs (Working papers in political science)
- Congressional Redistricting: Comparative and Theoretical Perspectives
- The Reapportionment Puzzle
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The Personal Vote: Constituency Service and Electoral Independence
Membership
Member of American Political Science Association, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Interests
Connections
Married Anne Henley, June 5, 1976. Children: Timothy, Andrew.
