Jane L. Sumner

The Cost of Doing Politics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using quantitative and qualitative evidence, Sumner shows that consumer boycotts can work to dissuade companies from donating money to politicians, but may also encourage them to attempt influence by less-visible means. This book is written for scholars and students interested in corporate political influence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9781009123259
• ISBN-10: 1009123254
• Artikelnr.: 62798579

Autorenporträt

Jane L. Sumner is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her research has been published in the Journal of Politics, Political Analysis, Political Science Research and Methods, amongst other publications.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Where does political influence come from?
3. How does public opinion shape corporate political advocacy?
4. Why does the public care about corporate political influence?
5. Why do companies care about public opinion?
6. Do companies try to avoid public backlash?
7. So what and now what? Summaries and concluding thoughts
Bibliography
Appendix A: Interview methods
Appendix B: Chapter 4 study methodology and full results
Appendix C: Chapter 5 robustness checks
Appendix D: Chapter 6 robustness checks
Index.