Citizen lobbyists : local efforts to influence public policy / / Brian E. Adams
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| Autore: |
Adams Brian E. <1973->
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| Titolo: |
Citizen lobbyists : local efforts to influence public policy / / Brian E. Adams
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| Pubblicazione: | Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 322.4 |
| 324/.40973 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Lobbying - United States - States - Citizen participation |
| Local government - United States | |
| Lobbying - California - Santa Ana - Citizen participation | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Santa Ana (Calif.) Politics and government Case studies |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-228) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Democracy |
| Appendix: Policies Discussed by Interview RespondentsNotes; References; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Citizen 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Citizen lobbyists |
| ISBN: | 1-281-09379-3 |
| 9786611093792 | |
| 1-59213-571-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910823661803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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