LEADER 03110nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910823661803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-09379-3 010 $a9786611093792 010 $a1-59213-571-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000339835 035 $a(EBL)298856 035 $a(OCoLC)437182569 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000122511 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11138591 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122511 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10123220 035 $a(PQKB)11641486 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC298856 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000339835 100 $a20060517d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCitizen lobbyists $elocal efforts to influence public policy /$fBrian E. Adams 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59213-569-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [219]-228) and index. 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 $aLobbying$zUnited States$xStates$xCitizen participation 606 $aLocal government$zUnited States 606 $aLobbying$zCalifornia$zSanta Ana$xCitizen participation$vCase studies 607 $aSanta Ana (Calif.)$xPolitics and government$vCase studies 615 0$aLobbying$xStates$xCitizen participation. 615 0$aLocal government 615 0$aLobbying$xCitizen participation 676 $a322.4 676 $a324/.40973 700 $aAdams$b Brian E.$f1973-$01760348 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823661803321 996 $aCitizen lobbyists$94199288 997 $aUNINA