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Review of the Career of Richard Fenno: Watching Politicians and Leading a Subfield

Review of the Career of Richard Fenno: Watching Politicians and Leading a Subfield The Forum 2016; 14(3): 329­343 Career review Reviewed by David T. Canon: Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA DOI 10.1515/for-2016-0030 Introduction When I was asked to write an essay for The Forum about Richard Fenno and his contributions to the study of Congress, I was eager to do it. Fenno has arguably had a bigger impact on the study of Congress than any other scholar. Nelson Polsby and Eric Shickler shared that view, "[T]he work of one scholar achieved special prominence. In the more than 200 years since the founding of the American nation, no scholar has contributed more to the understanding of the US Congress than Richard F. Fenno, Jr."1 Bill Bianco tells a story of how Chuck Jones, a prominent scholar of American political institutions in his own right, explained Fenno's stature in the field, "The way congressional scholars see it, Dick Fenno sits at the right hand of God. In fact, when students of Congress die and go to heaven, which is their reward for trying to make sense of the legislative process, they'll walk through the gates, look up at the dais, and ask, `Who's that guy sitting next to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Forum de Gruyter

Review of the Career of Richard Fenno: Watching Politicians and Leading a Subfield

The Forum , Volume 14 (3) – Oct 1, 2016

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The Forum 2016; 14(3): 329­343 Career review Reviewed by David T. Canon: Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA DOI 10.1515/for-2016-0030 Introduction When I was asked to write an essay for The Forum about Richard Fenno and his contributions to the study of Congress, I was eager to do it. Fenno has arguably had a bigger impact on the study of Congress than any other scholar. Nelson Polsby and Eric Shickler shared that view, "[T]he work of one scholar achieved special prominence. In the more than 200 years since the founding of the American nation, no scholar has contributed more to the understanding of the US Congress than Richard F. Fenno, Jr."1 Bill Bianco tells a story of how Chuck Jones, a prominent scholar of American political institutions in his own right, explained Fenno's stature in the field, "The way congressional scholars see it, Dick Fenno sits at the right hand of God. In fact, when students of Congress die and go to heaven, which is their reward for trying to make sense of the legislative process, they'll walk through the gates, look up at the dais, and ask, `Who's that guy sitting next to

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The Forumde Gruyter

Published: Oct 1, 2016

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