This engaging and accessible case study—of interest to those studying Congress, the policymaking process, or campaign finance reform—analyzes the contemporary policy making process through the lens of the recent effort to enact campaign finance reform. Written by two scholars who worked in key congressional offices as APSA fellows, Legislative Labyrinth offers an insider's perspective and fascinating insights that most other books on policy making do not. The book explores the many components of the legislative process: the use of unconventional legislative procedures; the role of policy entrepreneurs and issue leaders; the importance of political parties; and the impact that outside forces (such as the president, interest groups, and the media) have on Congress's internal workings. The book also considers the policy questions raised by campaign finance reform and why this issue generates such intense debate within Congress. Arranged by topic, the book complements textbook coverage and gives students a thoroughly rich view of the process.

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1. Campaign Finance Reform: A Catalyst for Policy Innovation;
2. Entering the Labyrinth: Considering Campaign Finance Reform in the Senate and Debating the Constitution
3. Campaign Finance Reform in the House: An Issue Whose Time Had Come?
4. Strategic Considerations: Issue Leaders, Policy Entrepreneurs, and Issue Networks
5. A High Stakes Partisan Battle: The Role of Political Parties in the Campaign Finance Reform Debate
6. The External Issue Network: Interest Groups and the Media
7. The 106th Congress: History Repeating Itself
8. Lessons from the Labyrinth

"Legislative Labyrinth provides a comprehensive, detailed, and insightful description of the complicated and unorthodox deliberations that have characterized the campaign finance reform debate in recent Congresses. It is essential reading for all citizens who wonder why Congress hasn't cleaned up the campaign finance system."

Victoria A. Farrar-Myers is associate professor of political science at the University of Texas at Arlington. Her research on the presidency, presidential-congressional relations, and campaign finance reform has been published in such journals as Political Research Quarterly and Congress & the Presidency as well as in numerous edited volumes. She also authored the book Scripted for Change: The Institutionalization of the American Presidency. She has received such honors as the American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship, a research grant from the Dirksen Congressional Center, and several teaching awards.

Diana Dwyre is professor of political science and chair of the Department of Political Science at California State University, Chico. Her research on campaign finance, Congress, and political parties appears in several journals and in books, such as The Election after Reform and Financing the 2004 Election. She was the 1998 American Political Science Association Steiger Congressional Fellow and is cochair of the Campaign Finance Research Group.