Citizen lobbyists : local efforts to influence public policy / Brian E. Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Brian E., 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lobbying--United States--States--Citizen participation.

Lobbying.

Local government--United States.

Local government.

Lobbying--California--Santa Ana--Citizen participation--Case studies.

Santa Ana (Calif.)--Politics and government--Case studies.

Santa Ana (Calif.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-228) and index.

ISBN:

9786611093792

9781281093790

1281093793

9781592135714

1592135714

OCLC:

437182569