01548    a2200133   4500020001800000082002100018100002200039245009900061260003700160300001300197504003300210520108300243650008801326  a9781107439283  a328.73072bHAR-I  aHarbridge, Laurel  aIs bipartisanship dead?b: policy agreement and agenda-setting in the House of Representatives  bCambridge University Pressc2015  ax, 258p.  aInclude References and Index  aIs Bipartisanship Dead? looks beyond (and considers the time before) roll call voting to examine the extent to which bipartisan agreement in the House of Representatives has declined since the 1970s. Despite voting coalitions showing a decline in bipartisan agreement between 1973 and 2004, member's bill cosponsorship coalitions show a more stable level of bipartisanship. The declining bipartisanship over time in roll call voting reflects a shift in how party leaders structure the floor and roll call agendas. Party leaders in the House changed from prioritizing legislation with bipartisan agreement in the 1970s to prioritizing legislation with partisan disagreement by the 1990s. Laurel Harbridge argues that this shift reflects a changing political environment and an effort by leaders to balance members' electoral interests, governance goals, and partisan differentiation. The findings speak to questions of representation and governance. They also shed light on whether partisan conflict is insurmountable and whether bipartisanship in congressional politics is dead.  aPolitical partiesvLegislatorsvPolitics and governmentvCooperationzUnited States