Author: Raymond J. La Raja
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472052993
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
An illuminating perspective on the polarizing effects of campaign finance reform
Campaign Finance and Political Polarization
Author: Raymond J. La Raja
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472052993
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
An illuminating perspective on the polarizing effects of campaign finance reform
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472052993
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
An illuminating perspective on the polarizing effects of campaign finance reform
Interest Groups and Campaign Finance Reform in the United States and Canada
Author: Robert G Boatright
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472026755
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
In the early 2000s, the United States and Canada implemented new campaign finance laws restricting the ability of interest groups to make political contributions and to engage in political advertising. Whereas both nations' legislative reforms sought to reduce the role of interest groups in campaigns, these laws have had opposite results in the two nations. In the United States, interest groups remained influential by developing broad coalitions aimed at mobilizing individual voters and contributors. In Canada, interest groups largely withdrew from election campaigns, and, thus, important voices in elections have gone silent. Robert G. Boatright explains such disparate results by placing campaign finance reforms in the context of ongoing political and technological changes. Robert G. Boatright is Associate Professor of Political Science at Clark University. Cover photo: © iStockphoto.com / alfabravoalpharomeo
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472026755
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
In the early 2000s, the United States and Canada implemented new campaign finance laws restricting the ability of interest groups to make political contributions and to engage in political advertising. Whereas both nations' legislative reforms sought to reduce the role of interest groups in campaigns, these laws have had opposite results in the two nations. In the United States, interest groups remained influential by developing broad coalitions aimed at mobilizing individual voters and contributors. In Canada, interest groups largely withdrew from election campaigns, and, thus, important voices in elections have gone silent. Robert G. Boatright explains such disparate results by placing campaign finance reforms in the context of ongoing political and technological changes. Robert G. Boatright is Associate Professor of Political Science at Clark University. Cover photo: © iStockphoto.com / alfabravoalpharomeo
Interest Groups and Campaign Finance Reform in the United States and Canada
Author: Robert G Boatright
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 047205144X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Interest groups shape tactics in response to restrictions on campaign activities
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 047205144X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Interest groups shape tactics in response to restrictions on campaign activities
Getting Primaried
Author: Robert G Boatright
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472118706
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The recent rise of “primarying” corresponds to the rise of national fundraising bases and new types of partisan organizations supporting candidates around the country
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472118706
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The recent rise of “primarying” corresponds to the rise of national fundraising bases and new types of partisan organizations supporting candidates around the country
The Influence of Campaign Contributions in State Legislatures
Author: Lynda W. Powell
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472028278
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Campaign contributions are widely viewed as a corrupting influence but most scholarly research concludes that they have marginal impact on legislative behavior. Lynda W. Powell shows that contributions have considerable influence in some state legislatures but very little in others. Using a national survey of legislators, she develops an innovative measure of influence and delineates the factors that explain this great variation across the 99 U.S. state legislative chambers. Powell identifies the personal, institutional, and political factors that determine how much time a legislator devotes to personal fundraising and fundraising for the caucus. She shows that the extent of donors' legislative influence varies in ways corresponding to the same variations in the factors that determine fundraising time. She also confirms a link between fundraising and lobbying with evidence supporting the theory that contributors gain access to legislators based on donations, Powell's findings have important implications for the debate over the role of money in the legislative process.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472028278
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Campaign contributions are widely viewed as a corrupting influence but most scholarly research concludes that they have marginal impact on legislative behavior. Lynda W. Powell shows that contributions have considerable influence in some state legislatures but very little in others. Using a national survey of legislators, she develops an innovative measure of influence and delineates the factors that explain this great variation across the 99 U.S. state legislative chambers. Powell identifies the personal, institutional, and political factors that determine how much time a legislator devotes to personal fundraising and fundraising for the caucus. She shows that the extent of donors' legislative influence varies in ways corresponding to the same variations in the factors that determine fundraising time. She also confirms a link between fundraising and lobbying with evidence supporting the theory that contributors gain access to legislators based on donations, Powell's findings have important implications for the debate over the role of money in the legislative process.
Super PACs
Author: Louise I. Gerdes
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 0737768649
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 0737768649
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.
Regulating lobbying
Author: Raj Chari
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526117266
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Governments worldwide are developing sunshine policies that increase transparency in politics, where a key initiative is regulating lobbyists. Building on the pioneering first edition, this book updates its examination of all jurisdictions with regulations, from the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Unlike any book, it offers unique insights into how the regulations compare and contrast against each other, offering a revamped theoretical classification of different regulatory environments and situating each political system therein. This edition innovatively considers different measurements to capture the robustness of lobbying laws in terms of promoting transparency and accountability. And, based on the authors’ experience of advising governments globally, it closes with a no-nonsense guide on how to make a lobbying law. This is of value to policymakers seeking to introduce or amend regulations, and lobbyists seeking to influence this process.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526117266
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Governments worldwide are developing sunshine policies that increase transparency in politics, where a key initiative is regulating lobbyists. Building on the pioneering first edition, this book updates its examination of all jurisdictions with regulations, from the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Unlike any book, it offers unique insights into how the regulations compare and contrast against each other, offering a revamped theoretical classification of different regulatory environments and situating each political system therein. This edition innovatively considers different measurements to capture the robustness of lobbying laws in terms of promoting transparency and accountability. And, based on the authors’ experience of advising governments globally, it closes with a no-nonsense guide on how to make a lobbying law. This is of value to policymakers seeking to introduce or amend regulations, and lobbyists seeking to influence this process.
Special Interest Politics
Author: Gene M. Grossman
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262571678
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
An exploration of the role that special interest groups play in modern democratic politics.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262571678
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
An exploration of the role that special interest groups play in modern democratic politics.
Financing Political Parties and Election Campaigns
Author: Ingrid van Biezen
Publisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9287153566
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
On cover & title page: Integrated project "Making democratic institutions work"
Publisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9287153566
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
On cover & title page: Integrated project "Making democratic institutions work"
Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign funds
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign funds
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description