03368nam 2200673Ia 450 991080915460332120200520144314.01-59332-665-3(CKB)2670000000271338(EBL)1057841(OCoLC)818818847(SSID)ssj0000757996(PQKBManifestationID)12238712(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000757996(PQKBWorkID)10759807(PQKB)10435158(MiAaPQ)EBC1057841(Au-PeEL)EBL1057841(CaPaEBR)ebr10622757(EXLCZ)99267000000027133820100923d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGrassroots coalitions and state policy change organizing for immigrant health care /Margaret A. Post1st ed.El Paso [Tex.] LFB Scholarly Pub.20111 online resource (234 p.)The new Americans : recent immigration and American societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-411-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Organizational Pathways to Political Incorporation: The Role of Coalitions; 3. Immigrant Political Power: Claims-making Coalitions and Policy Outcomes; 4. Research Design for Theory and Practice; 5. Massachusetts and California: 2004-2007; 6. Organizational Analysis: Process and Outcomes; 7, Immigrant Organizations and Policy Change: The Future Role of Coalitions; Appendix 1: Sample Interview Protocols; Appendix 2: Coalition Member Lists; Appendix 3: Profiles of Featured OrganizationsAppendix 4: Sample Coalition AgreementsReferences; IndexPost examines how coalitions build power in the policymaking arena. She focuses on interorganizational partnerships, internal capacity building, and claims-making, and shows that multi-organizational alliances can be intermediary mechanisms for promoting interests and realizing political gains. With case studies from Massachusetts and California between 2004 and 2007, Post investigates how statewide, health policy coalitions incorporate immigrant interests in organizing strategies for policy change. The analysis supports a theoretical framework of how mediating institutions can facilitate the New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)ImmigrantsMedical careMassachusettsImmigrantsMedical careCaliforniaHealth services accessibilityMassachusettsHealth services accessibilityCaliforniaPressure groupsMassachusettsPressure groupsCaliforniaImmigrantsMedical careImmigrantsMedical careHealth services accessibilityHealth services accessibilityPressure groupsPressure groups362.1086/912Post Margaret A1666736MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809154603321Grassroots coalitions and state policy change4026137UNINA