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200 10$aCitizen Lobbyists$b[electronic resource] $eLocal Efforts to Influence Public Policy
210   $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2008
215   $a1 online resource (248 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-59213-569-2 
327   $aContents; 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 Democracy
327   $aAppendix: Policies Discussed by Interview RespondentsNotes; References; Index
330   $aCitizen 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 resid
606   $aCitizen participation
606   $aLobbying - California - Santa Ana - Citizen participation
606   $aLobbying - United States - States - Citizen participation
606   $aLobbying
606   $aLocal government - United States
606   $aLocal government
606   $aSanta Ana (Calif.) - Politics and government
606   $aStates
606   $aLobbying$xCitizen participation$xStates$zUnited States$vCase studies
606   $aLocal government$xCitizen participation$zUnited States
606   $aLobbying$zCalifornia$zSanta Ana
606   $aGovernment - U.S$2HILCC
606   $aLaw, Politics & Government$2HILCC
606   $aState Government - U.S$2HILCC
615  4$aCitizen participation.
615  4$aLobbying - California - Santa Ana - Citizen participation.
615  4$aLobbying - United States - States - Citizen participation.
615  4$aLobbying.
615  4$aLocal government - United States.
615  4$aLocal government.
615  4$aSanta Ana (Calif.) - Politics and government.
615  4$aStates.
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615  0$aLocal government$xCitizen participation
615  0$aLobbying
615  7$aGovernment - U.S.
615  7$aLaw, Politics & Government
615  7$aState Government - U.S.
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