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Outside looking in : lobbyists' views on civil discourse in U.S. state legislatures / edited by Nicholas P. Lovrich, Francis A. Benjamin, John C. Pierce and William D. Schreckhise.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legislative bodies--United States--States.
- Legislative bodies.
- Lobbyists.
- Political culture.
- Polarization (Social sciences).
- Civil society.
- United States.
- Civil society--United States--States.
- Polarization (Social sciences)--Political aspects--United States--States.
- Political culture--United States--States.
- Lobbyists--United States--States.
- Legislative bodies--U.S. states.
- Lobbyists--U.S. states.
- Political culture--U.S. states.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Pullman, Washington : Washington State University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "To examine state-level gridlock and hyper-partisanship in the United States, researchers conducted a nationwide survey of registered lobbyists and public agency legislative liaison officers. In Outside Looking In, scholars interpret the survey results, presenting unique perspectives on civil discourse in state legislatures, and revealing both regional and national insights"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Political Culture, Historical Legacy, and Contemporary Levels of Civil Discourse in U.S. State Legislatures: Evidence on Selective Impact vs. Ubiquitous Penetration of Incivility in U.S. State Legislatures / Christopher A. Simon
- ch. 2 The Connection between Legislative Professionalism and Legislative Civility / Francis A. Benjamin
- ch. 3 Nonprofits, Civility, and the Legislative Processes: Does Public Interest Lobbying Make a Difference? / Burdett A. Loomis
- ch. 4 Term Limits: Presumed and Actual Impact on Civility / Francis A. Benjamin
- ch. 5 The Perspectives of Former State Solons: Comparing Revolvers with Other Lobbyists / Briana M. Huett
- ch. 6 State Income Inequality and Incivility / Claire McMorris
- ch. 7 Rural and Urban Polarization and Civility in State Legislatures / Leanne S. Giordono
- ch. 8 Modeling the Sources of Cross-State Differences in Legislative Civility / Jaclyn J. Kettler
- ch. 9 From the Inside Looking In: State Legislative Civility from a Practitioner's Perspective / Karl Kurtz
- ch. 10 Encouraging Civility in State Legislatures: How to Train Legislators, and How to Measure the Results / Robert G. Boatright
- ch. 11 Summary Overview: Insights for Practitioners and Academics / Max Neiman.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780874224061
- 0874224063
- OCLC:
- 1237649437
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