03949nam 22008293u 450 991078426700332120230721025534.01-281-09379-397866110937921-59213-571-4(CKB)1000000000339835(EBL)298856(OCoLC)437182569(SSID)ssj0000122511(PQKBManifestationID)11138591(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122511(PQKBWorkID)10123220(PQKB)11641486(MiAaPQ)EBC298856(EXLCZ)99100000000033983520131216d2008|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrCitizen Lobbyists[electronic resource] Local Efforts to Influence Public PolicyPhiladelphia Temple University Press20081 online resource (248 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59213-569-2 Contents; Acknowledgments; PART I. Introduction; 1 Citizen Lobbyists; 2 Citizen Efforts to Influence Local Policy: A Review of the Literature; PART II. Participation Across Local Policies; 3 Policy Characteristics and Patterns of Participation; 4 Policy Entrepreneurs and the Opportunity to Participate; 5 Local Newspapers and Participation; 6 Social Conflict and Participation; PART III. How Citizens Participate; 7 Participatory Strategies and Tactics; 8 Public Meetings and the Democratic Process; 9 The Political Value of Social Networks; PART IV. Conclusion; 10 The Practice of Local DemocracyAppendix: Policies Discussed by Interview RespondentsNotes; References; IndexCitizen Lobbyists explores how U.S. citizens participate in local government. Although many commentators have lamented the apathy of the American citizenry, Brian Adams focuses on what makes ordinary Americans become involved in and attempt to influence public policy issues that concern them. It connects theory and empirical data in a new and revealing way, providing both a thorough review of the relevant scholarly discussions and a detailed case study of citizen engagement in the politics of Santa Ana, a mid-sized Southern California city. After interviewing more than fifty residCitizen participationLobbying - California - Santa Ana - Citizen participationLobbying - United States - States - Citizen participationLobbyingLocal government - United StatesLocal governmentSanta Ana (Calif.) - Politics and governmentStatesLobbyingCitizen participationStatesUnited StatesCase studiesLocal governmentCitizen participationUnited StatesLobbyingCaliforniaSanta AnaGovernment - U.SHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCState Government - U.SHILCCCitizen participation.Lobbying - California - Santa Ana - Citizen participation.Lobbying - United States - States - Citizen participation.Lobbying.Local government - United States.Local government.Santa Ana (Calif.) - Politics and government.States.LobbyingCitizen participationStatesLocal governmentCitizen participationLobbyingGovernment - U.S.Law, Politics & GovernmentState Government - U.S.322.4324/.40973Adams Brian972400AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910784267003321Citizen Lobbyists3721400UNINA