Thomas T Holyoke

Interest Groups and Lobbying

Pursuing Political Interests in America

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book cuts through the myths and misconceptions about interest groups and lobbyists with an accessible and comprehensive text supported by real world examples and the latest research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 689g
• ISBN-13: 9780367485917
• ISBN-10: 0367485915
• Artikelnr.: 60001020

Autorenporträt

Thomas T. Holyoke is Professor of Political Science at California State University, Fresno. He is a specialist in interest group politics, as well as education policy and Western water policy. In addition to over three dozen articles and book chapters, he has published several books on interest groups, lobbying, and public policymaking, most recently The Ethical Lobbyist: Reforming Washington's Influence Industry (Georgetown University Press, 2016).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: First Shoot All the Lobbyists? Part One: Origins and
Structure Chapter One: Interests and Interest Groups Chapter Two:
Collective Action and Interest Group Organization Chapter Three: Social
Movements and Online Advocacy Chapter Four: Lobbyists and Organization
Management Chapter Five: A Mode of Interest Group Advocacy Part Two:
Lobbying and Influence Chapter Six: Lobbying Congress, the Most Permeable
Branch Chapter Seven: Executive Branch Lobbying Chapter Eight: Interest
Group Going to Court Chapter Nine: Friends and Foes of Convenience Chapter
Ten: Interest Groups, Elections, and Campaign Finance Conclusion:
Representation in the Interest Group Age Glossary Index