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Outside Lobbying

Author : Ken Kollman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691221472
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Outside Lobbying written by Ken Kollman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Outside Lobbying, Ken Kollman explores why and when interest group leaders in Washington seek to mobilize the public in order to influence policy decisions in Congress. In the past, political scientists have argued that lobbying groups make outside appeals primarily because of their own internal dynamics--to recruit new members, for example. Kollman, however, grants a more important role to the need for interest group leaders to demonstrate popular support on particular issues. He interviewed more than ninety interest group leaders and policy makers active on issues ranging from NAFTA to housing for the poor. While he concludes that group leaders most often appeal to the public when they perceive that their stand has widespread popular support, he also shows that there are many important and revealing exceptions to this pattern. Kollman develops his theory of outside lobbying through a combination of rational choice modeling and statistical tests that compare public opinion data with data from his interviews about interest groups' policy positions and activities. The tests reveal that group leaders use outside lobbying to take advantage of pre-existing public preferences, not to recruit members or to try to generate the mere appearance of grass-roots support. Kollman's innovative book will clarify the complex relationship among lobbying, public opinion, and public policy, and will set a new standard for interest group research.

Interest Groups, Lobbying, and Participation in America

Author : Kenneth M. Goldstein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521639620
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Interest Groups, Lobbying, and Participation in America written by Kenneth M. Goldstein and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-08-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Referring to survey data and data from interest group interviews, Goldstein develops and tests a theory of how choices in a grass-roots campaign are made.

Outside Looking In

Author : Nicholas P. Lovrich
Publisher : Washington State University Press
ISBN 13 : 1636820832
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Outside Looking In written by Nicholas P. Lovrich and published by Washington State University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent advent of gridlock and hyper-partisanship in the United States Congress has raised questions about whether similar divides are occurring in state governments, and if so, why? To find out, researchers--working in 2018 and 2019 under a National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD) grant--conducted a survey of registered lobbyists and public agency legislative liaison officers in all fifty states. They received over 1,200 completed surveys. The researchers hope that understanding reasons behind politicians’ inability to demonstrate civility and reach bipartisan agreements will yield effective, purposeful interventions. In Outside Looking In, scholars from across the country interpret the survey results. Using a variety of lenses, they present unique perspectives, revealing both regional and national insights. Chapters address findings on a variety of topics, including effects of political culture heritage on perceptions of civil discourse phenomena and the impact of legislative professionalization; sentiments about civil discourse and perceptions of their own state legislature among lobbyists; a multivariate cross-state comparison of the relative impact of political culture, professionalism, and term limits; presumed and actual impact of term limits on civility; a comparison of lobbyists with and without prior legislative service; and effects of the rural/urban divide and state-level inequality across the states. Also discussed are the efforts by the National Conference of State Legislatures to advance the cause of civil discourse, and NICD interventions to support civil discourse in state legislatures. Offering rare insights on discourse in state legislatures, this work is a must-read for political science scholars studying state governments, state-level lobbying, and civility in government, as well as for state legislators and public interest groups committed to enhancing civility in government.

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Interest Groups, Lobbying and Public Affairs

Author : Phil Harris
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030445569
Total Pages : 1532 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Interest Groups, Lobbying and Public Affairs written by Phil Harris and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-20 with total page 1532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing need for a concise and comprehensive overview of the world of interest groups, lobbying, and public affairs called for a compendium of existing research, key theories, concepts, and case studies. This project is the first transnational encyclopedia to offer such an interdisciplinary and wide overview of these topics, including perspectives on public relations, crisis management, communication studies, as well as political science, political marketing, and policy studies. It is an interdisciplinary work, which involved an extraordinary pool of contributors made up of leading scholars and practitioners from all around the globe; it is a live and evolving project focused on drawing together grounded international knowledge for our diverse and developing world. The 200+ entries of the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Interest Groups, Lobbying and Public Affairs (to be found as a live reference work online here, and in two print volumes in 2022) address these research avenues, tackling a growing demand for a comprehensive international reference work regarding key global sectors and policymaking structures, looking beyond the traditional markets of Europe and North America to incorporate practice and research from Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America. This encyclopedia acts as a synthesis of existing research, and aims to aid academics, students, and practitioners navigate their relevant fields around the globe.

Brussels Versus the Beltway

Author : Christine Mahoney
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1589012828
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Brussels Versus the Beltway written by Christine Mahoney and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the first large-scale study of lobbying strategies and outcomes in the United States and the European Union, two of the most powerful political systems in the world. Every day, tens of thousands of lobbyists in Washington and Brussels are working to protect and promote their interests in the policymaking process. Policies emanating from these two spheres have global impacts—they set global standards, they influence global markets, and they determine global politics. Armed with extensive new data, Christine Mahoney challenges the conventional stereotypes that attribute any differences between the two systems to cultural ones—the American, a partisan and combative approach, and the European, a consensus-based one. Mahoney draws from 149 interviews involving 47 issues to detail how institutional structures, the nature of specific issues, and characteristics of the interest groups combine to determine decisions about how to approach a political fight, what arguments to use, and how to frame an issue. She looks at how lobbyists choose lobbying tactics, public relations strategies, and networking and coalition activities. Her analysis demonstrates that advocacy can be better understood when we study the lobbying of interest groups in their institutional and issue context. This book offers new insights into how the process of lobbying works on both sides of the Atlantic.

Lobbying the Autocrat

Author : Max Grömping
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472903225
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Lobbying the Autocrat written by Max Grömping and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although authoritarian countries often repress independent citizen activity, lobbying by civil society organizations is actually a widespread phenomenon. Using case studies such as China, Russia, Belarus, Cambodia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Turkey, and Zimbabwe, Lobbying the Autocrat shows that citizen advocacy organizations carve out niches in the authoritarian policy process, even influencing policy outcomes. The cases cover a range of autocratic regime types (one-party, multi-party, personalist) on different continents, and encompass different systems of government to explore citizen advocacy ranging from issues such as social welfare, women’s rights, election reform, environmental protection, and land rights. They show how civil society has developed adaptive capacities to the changing levels of political repression and built resilience through ‘tactful contention’ strategies. Thus, within the bounds set by the authoritarian regimes, adaptive lobbying may still bring about localized responsiveness and representation. However, the challenging conditions of authoritarian advocacy systems identified throughout this volume present challenges for both advocates and autocrats alike. The former are pushed by an environment of constant threat and uncertainty into a precarious dance with the dictator: just the right amount of acquiescence and assertiveness, private persuasion and public pressure, and the flexibility to change quickly to suit different situations. An adaptive lobbyist survives and may even thrive in such conditions, while others often face dire consequences. For the autocrat on the other hand, the more they stifle the associational sphere in an effort to prevent mass mobilization, the less they will reap the informational benefits associated with it. This volume synthesizes the findings of the comparative cases to build a framework for understanding how civil society effectively lobbies inside authoritarian countries.

The Indirect Effect of Direct Legislation

Author : Frederick J. Boehmke
Publisher : Ohio State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814209963
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (142 download)

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Book Synopsis The Indirect Effect of Direct Legislation by : Frederick J. Boehmke

Download or read book The Indirect Effect of Direct Legislation written by Frederick J. Boehmke and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To demonstrate this, the author models the incentives that the initiative process creates for interests to organize and for how they communicate their preferences to policy makers. Interests that represent a broader range of the public are found to gain the most from the option to propose initiatives, implying that the set of organized interests in initiative states should reflect this advantage. Ironically, an effect of direct legislation is to potentially increase the effectiveness of special interest lobbying in state legislatures - in a sense, the opposite of the direct control that gives direct legislation its theoretical appeal. Yet, the clear effect is one of empowering voices that traditionally had very little effect in the legislative process.

Lobbying in Company

Author : Joris van den Tol
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004440577
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Lobbying in Company written by Joris van den Tol and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh perspective on the Atlantic World that looks beyond the structures of chartered Companies and focuses on the lobbying alliances that made the Atlantic work.

LGBTQ Lobbying in the United States

Author : Christopher L. Pepin-Neff
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100039123X
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book LGBTQ Lobbying in the United States written by Christopher L. Pepin-Neff and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-26 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LGBTQ Lobbying in the United States argues that the issues and tactics prioritized by the mainstream gay lobbying community fail to serve LGBTQ interests and are complicit in perpetuating heteronormative power dynamics and institutions that render queer and trans people vulnerable to structural oppression. The book posits that there are different LGBTQ lobbying communities—a dominant gay mainstream lobbying category, whose work advances heteronormative ideals, and a second category of LGBTQ lobbying that is intersectional and challenges hegemonic heterosexual institutions. Analysis in the book builds on existing public policy literature and is aided by the author's practitioner experience in lobbying for LGBTQ issues in Washington, D.C. over the past 20 years. This book is suitable as a textbook for students and researchers in LGBTQ studies, U.S. politics, and gender studies. The book will also appeal to activists and professionals in political lobbying.

Lobbying and Foreign Interests in Chinese Politics

Author : Stefanie Weil
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113755620X
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Lobbying and Foreign Interests in Chinese Politics written by Stefanie Weil and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a series of original arguments on the relationships that Western interest groups have with the Chinese state. It details their lobbying strategies and the leverage it gives them in policy-making in China's political system. Analysis is provided in a comparative context. The author offers inside knowledge on Western business and analyses the nature of business-government relations on domestic Chinese innovation policies. Identifying and analysing the conceptual difference between Chinese and Western actors in their relationship to the state, this book demonstrates how China's existing mechanisms for monitoring activities of Chinese interest groups are ill-suited to exerting a similar degree of control over Western actors.

Civil Society and Governance in Europe

Author : William A. Maloney
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848442874
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book Civil Society and Governance in Europe written by William A. Maloney and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research presented in this book based on new primary data demonstrates that in terms of civil society actors adapting to the European political space the Europeanization process has an uneven development. This innovative book integrates top-down approaches for the study of relationships within the developing EU-multilevel system (i.e., the consequences of Europeanization for civil society at the local level) and bottom-up approaches (i.e., the consequences of civil society for the process of European integration and democracy in the EU). The contributors argue that exploration of these recursive linkages requires a rethinking of the relationships between (local, national, and trans-national) civil society on the one hand, and multi-level governance on the other. In analyzing the opportunities for civil society associations to contribute to European integration and decision-making from various perspectives, the following findings are presented, amongst others: engagement with and confidence in the EU (compared to national institutions) is relatively weak among associational members party elites play a key gatekeeper role in the European space the EU and interest groups have had limited success in stimulating the development of citizen engagement, civil society and social capital in various countries. In the rapidly expanding field of research on democratic decision-making in Europe, this book will be welcomed by academics and scholars alike at postgraduate levels and above. Experts working in the field of European decision-making (such as lawyers and lobbyists) who are looking for conclusions based on high-quality empirical research will also find much in this book to engage them.

Politics Beyond the State

Author : Kris Deschouwer
Publisher : ASP / VUBPRESS / UPA
ISBN 13 : 9054874368
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (548 download)

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Download or read book Politics Beyond the State written by Kris Deschouwer and published by ASP / VUBPRESS / UPA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this examination analyze the consequences of globalization and offer a thorough analysis of the changes in the way international politics must be understood in light of such globalization. Capturing the morphing nature of politics both within and beyond the state, this volume details the centrifugal migration of politics away from state-based institutions--which occurs in an upward fashion toward the international level, and endows decentralized and private actors with policy making powers. The resulting picture is that of a central state that continues to guide politics, but needs to be complemented with attention to the sub- and the supranational tiers of government.

Lobbying in the European Union

Author : Doris Dialer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331998800X
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Lobbying in the European Union written by Doris Dialer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sheds new light on how lobbying works in the European Union. Drawing on the first-hand professional experience of lobbyists, policymakers, and corporate and institutional stakeholders, combined with a sound academic foundation, it offers insights into successful lobbying strategies, such as how alliances are formed by interest groups in Brussels. The authors present key case studies, e.g. on the shelved EU-US trade deal Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), lobbying scandals, and the role of specific interest groups and EU Think-Tanks. Furthermore, they highlight efforts to improve transparency and ethical standards in EU decision-making, while also underscoring the benefits of lobbying in the context of decision-making. Understanding the tools and techniques of effective lobbying, as well as the dynamics and trends in EU lobbying, will allow professionals involved in the lobbying process, such as policymakers and corporate and institutional stakeholders, to improve their performance and achieve better results when pursuing their respective interests.

The Politics of the European Union

Author : Herman Lelieveldt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009318322
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of the European Union written by Herman Lelieveldt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-20 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Union is a key player in determining policies and politics in Europe, and yet understanding how it works remains a challenge. The Politics of the European Union introduces students to its functioning by showing the similarities and differences between the EU and national political systems. Fully revised and updated in its third edition, this introductory textbook uses the tools of comparative politics to explore the history, theories, institutions, key actors, politics and policy-making of the EU. This comparative approach enables students to apply their knowledge of domestic politics and broader debates in political science to better understand the EU. Numerous real-world examples guide students through the textbook, and chapter briefings, fact files and controversy boxes highlight the important and controversial issues in EU politics. A companion website features free 'Navigating the EU' exercises to guide students in their analysis of EU policy-making.

Lobbying Uncovered?

Author : Lisa Moessing
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 3838266765
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book Lobbying Uncovered? written by Lisa Moessing and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lobbying in the European Parliament

Author : Maja Kluger Dionigi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319426885
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Lobbying in the European Parliament written by Maja Kluger Dionigi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains when and how interest groups are influential in the European Parliament, which has become one of the most important lobbying venues in the EU. Yet we know little about the many ways in which interest groups and lobbyists influence parliamentary politics. The author offers insights on four key cases of lobbying, based on the analysis of EU documents, lobbying letters, and 150 interviews. She argues that lobbying success depends on a number of factors, most notably the degree of counter-lobbying, issue salience, and committee receptiveness. These factors are brought together in the framework of “Triple-I” - interests, issues, and institutions – to determine the success or failure of lobbying. This book will be of use to students and scholars interested in EU politics and governance, EU decision-making, and interest group politics, along with policy-makers and practitioners.

The Business of America is Lobbying

Author : Lee Drutman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190215534
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Business of America is Lobbying written by Lee Drutman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporate lobbyists are everywhere in Washington. Of the 100 organizations that spend the most on lobbying, 95 represent business. The largest companies now have upwards of 100 lobbyists representing them. How did American businesses become so invested in politics? And what does all their money buy? Drawing on extensive data and original interviews with corporate lobbyists, The Business of America is Lobbying provides a fascinating and detailed picture of what corporations do in Washington, why they do it, and why it matters. Prior to the 1970s, very few corporations had Washington offices. But a wave of new government regulations and declining economic conditions mobilized business leaders. Companies developed new political capacities, and managers soon began to see public policy as an opportunity, not just a threat. Ever since, corporate lobbying has become increasingly more pervasive, more proactive, and more particularistic. Lee Drutman argues that lobbyists drove this development, helping managers to see why politics mattered, and how proactive and aggressive engagement could help companies' bottom lines. All this lobbying doesn't guarantee influence. Politics is a messy and unpredictable bazaar, and it is more competitive than ever. But the growth of lobbying has driven several important changes that make business more powerful. The status quo is harder to dislodge; policy is more complex; and, as Congress increasingly becomes a farm league for K Street, more and more of Washington's policy expertise now resides in the private sector. These and other changes increasingly raise the costs of effective lobbying to a level only businesses can typically afford. Lively and engaging, rigorous and nuanced, The Business of America is Lobbying will change how we think about lobbying-and how we might reform it.