자료유형  

 학위논문

Control Number  

0015492182

International Standard Book Number  

9781392295571

Dewey Decimal Classification Number  

320

Main Entry-Personal Name  

Lassen, David S.

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint  

[Sl] : The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2019

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint  

Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2019

Physical Description  

205 p

General Note  

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 80-12, Section: A.

General Note  

Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.

General Note  

Advisor: Cramer, Katherine J.

Dissertation Note  

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2019.

Restrictions on Access Note  

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Summary, Etc.  

요약Humor has been common in elite political discourse in the United States since at least its founding. Yet political scientists have had remarkably little to say about the form and consequences of congressional humor in any time or context. Existing studies suggest, however, that humor may be an effective tool with which to build and sustain policy- and electorally-relevant relationships. Actors with little unilateral power, elected officials must rely on the collective approval of others to enter Congress, gain institutional authority, and pass legislation (Fenno 1978). I contend that shared humor is an essential part of the ways that elected officials foster politically meaningful relationships. When laughing together, individuals often assume that they share a range of positive personality characteristics with a joke teller (Cann and Calhoun 2001). In this way, comedy can act as a powerful heuristic, foregrounding the familiar and fostering political attention and support. These effects may even cross partisan and ideological lines, presenting listeners with alternate characteristics with which to evaluate a member. I evaluate these possibilities in three contexts among members' peers, journalists, and voters, and find that member humor use likely exerts significant, prosocial effects. In public committee hearings, I find evidence that members are conservative in their humor use, focusing their jokes on non-policy topics and at the expense of themselves or co-partisans. These quips generally bore legislative, if not electoral fruit, with member humorists finding more legislative success and institutional influence. Among the media, I find that humorous officials should help journalists provide members of the public with both what they need to know and what they want to know, thereby empowering them to be competent, active citizens. Finally, I find that voters also respond positively to congressional humor. Consumers who find a member of Congress amusing are more likely to evaluate them positively and express interest in their non-comedic comments. My data also suggest that in some contexts likely to spur political learning (i.e., when experiencing anger about politics), individuals may look first to political comedy if given the option. I conclude with recommendations to develop an elite humor research agenda.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Political science

Added Entry-Corporate Name  

The University of Wisconsin - Madison Political Science

Host Item Entry  

Dissertations Abstracts International. 80-12A.

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Dissertation Abstract International

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