03110nam 2200601Ia 450 991082366180332120200520144314.01-281-09379-397866110937921-59213-571-4(CKB)1000000000339835(EBL)298856(OCoLC)437182569(SSID)ssj0000122511(PQKBManifestationID)11138591(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122511(PQKBWorkID)10123220(PQKB)11641486(MiAaPQ)EBC298856(EXLCZ)99100000000033983520060517d2007 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCitizen lobbyists local efforts to influence public policy /Brian E. Adams1st ed.Philadelphia Temple University Press20071 online resource (248 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59213-569-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-228) and index.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 residLobbyingUnited StatesStatesCitizen participationLocal governmentUnited StatesLobbyingCaliforniaSanta AnaCitizen participationCase studiesSanta Ana (Calif.)Politics and governmentCase studiesLobbyingStatesCitizen participation.Local governmentLobbyingCitizen participation322.4324/.40973Adams Brian E.1973-1760348MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823661803321Citizen lobbyists4199288UNINA