One Nation Under Siege [electronic resource] : Congress, Terrorism, and the Fate of American Democracy /
Jones Evans, Jocelyn.
Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky,
c2010.
Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, America's political institutions underwent radical changes as they adapted to comprehensive security reforms. While the media exhaustively covered new security protocols in the executive office, little attention was paid to other federal agencies and branches that overhauled their systems to accommodate heightened security requirements.As a congressional fellow living in Washington, D.C., Jocelyn Jones Evans was an eyewitness to the institutional culture of Capitol Hill before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks as well as during the subseque
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Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, America's political institutions underwent radical changes as they adapted to comprehensive security reforms. While the media exhaustively covered new security protocols in the executive office, little attention was paid to other federal agencies and branches that overhauled their systems to accommodate heightened security requirements.As a congressional fellow living in Washington, D.C., Jocelyn Jones Evans was an eyewitness to the institutional culture of Capitol Hill before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks as well as during the subseque
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-239) and index.
Congress as an adaptive institution -- Reconciling security and liberty : attacks on the Capitol and corresponding changes in security -- Enunciators and blackberrys : Congressional office administration post 9/11 -- Is writing a letter to your member of Congress a thing of the past? Congressional office communication and accessibility -- Terror wars and turf wars : the homeland security committees -- Gateway to American history or fort Capitol? construction of the Capitol Visitor Center -- The social meaning of Congressional change : expressive, behavioral, and symbolic elements of institutional reform.
Description based on print version record.
United States Capitol Visitor Center (Washington, D.C.)
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
United States. Congress
United States. Congress
United States. Congress.
National security
Civil rights