Interest groups unleashed / / editors, Paul S. Herrnson, Christopher J. Deering, Clyde Wilcox

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : CQ Press, 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 285 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 322.430973
• Soggetto topico: Pressure groups - United States - History - 21st century; Elections - United States - History - 21st century
• Altri autori: HerrnsonPaul S. <1958-> DeeringChristopher J. <1951-> WilcoxClyde <1953->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - A New Era of Interest Group Participation in Federal Elections -- Chapter 2 - The Voice of American Business: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the 2010 Elections -- Chapter 3 - Drugs, Doctors, and Hospitals: Campaigning Post-Health Care Reform -- Chapter 4 - More Bang for the Buck?: Defense Industry Contributions and the 2010 Elections -- Chapter 5 - Past as Prologue: The Electoral Influence of Corporations -- Chapter 6 - Onward Union Soldiers?: Organized Labor's Future in American Elections -- Chapter 7 - It Wasn't Easy Being Green in 2010: The League of Conservation Voters and the Uphill Battle to Make the Environment Matter -- Chapter 8 - Iron Law of Emulation: American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS -- Chapter 9 - Nimble Giants: How National Interest Groups Harnessed Tea Party Enthusiasm -- Chapter 10 - School of Hard Knocks: Netroots Political Associations -- Chapter 11 - Interest Groups Unleashed: Beyond the 2010 Election Cycle -- Appendix: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The 2010 US campaign and election was pivotal: the Republican takeover of the House, the advent of 'super PACs', and record-breaking sums spent on a midterm election. More than ever before, interest groups were able to mobilise new resources and new technologies in a shifting set of House and Senate races. This volume explores - in a series of lively case studies - a cross-section of groups, communities, and networks that vividly illustrates the 'unleashing' of interest group activity in the electoral process in response to Citizens United and other court cases and events.
• Titolo autorizzato: Interest groups unleashed
• ISBN: 1-5443-5027-9; 1-4833-4936-5; 1-4833-0120-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806871603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II