Author: Karl LoewensteinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Political Power and the Governmental Process
Author: Karl LoewensteinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Political Power and the Governmental Process
Author: Karl LoewensteinPolitical Power and the Governmental Process
Author: Karl LoewensteinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Political Power and the Governmental Process. 2nd Ed. with a New Postscript by the Author
Author: Karl LoewensteinPolitical Power and the Government Process
Author: Karl LoewensteinThe Governmental Process
Author: David Bicknell TrumanPublisher: University of California, Institute of Governmental Studies
ISBN:
Category : Lobbying
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Pathways of Power
Author: Timothy J. ConlanPublisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1626160392
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
While textbooks often describe an idealized model of "how a bill becomes law" and journalists emphasize special interest lobbying and generous campaign contributions to Congress, these approaches fail to convey -- much less explain -- the tremendous diversity in political processes that shape specific policies in contemporary Washington. Pathways of Power provides a framework that integrates the roles of political interests and policy ideals in the contemporary policy process. This book argues that the policy process can be understood as a set of four distinctive pathways of policymaking -- pluralist, partisan, expert, and symbolic -- that draw upon different political resources, appeal to different political actors, and elicit unique strategies and styles of coalition building. The book's use of a wide universe of major policy decisions provides a useful foundation for students of the policy process as well as for policy practitioners eager to learn more about their craft.
Political Power and American Democracy
Author: Clifton McCleskeyPublisher: Thomson Brooks/Cole
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This book should be of interest to students of political science of American government.
Politics Is for Power
Author: Eitan HershPublisher: Scribner
ISBN: 1982116781
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A brilliant condemnation of political hobbyism—treating politics like entertainment—and a call to arms for well-meaning, well-informed citizens who consume political news, but do not take political action. Who is to blame for our broken politics? The uncomfortable answer to this question starts with ordinary citizens with good intentions. We vote (sometimes) and occasionally sign a petition or attend a rally. But we mainly “engage” by consuming politics as if it’s a sport or a hobby. We soak in daily political gossip and eat up statistics about who’s up and who’s down. We tweet and post and share. We crave outrage. The hours we spend on politics are used mainly as pastime. Instead, we should be spending the same number of hours building political organizations, implementing a long-term vision for our city or town, and getting to know our neighbors, whose votes will be needed for solving hard problems. We could be accumulating power so that when there are opportunities to make a difference—to lobby, to advocate, to mobilize—we will be ready. But most of us who are spending time on politics today are focused inward, choosing roles and activities designed for our short-term pleasure. We are repelled by the slow-and-steady activities that characterize service to the common good. In Politics Is for Power, pioneering and brilliant data analyst Eitan Hersh shows us a way toward more effective political participation. Aided by political theory, history, cutting-edge social science, as well as remarkable stories of ordinary citizens who got off their couches and took political power seriously, this book shows us how to channel our energy away from political hobbyism and toward empowering our values.
Political Power in America
Author: Anthony R. DiMaggioPublisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438476957
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Analyzing major political institutions such as Congress, the courts, the presidency, and the media, this book chronicles how the interests of affluent Americans—particularly business, professional, and corporate interests—dominate over those of "average" citizens. Anthony R. DiMaggio examines American political behavior, as it relates to lobbying, citizen activism, media consumption, and voting, to demonstrate how the public is often misinformed and manipulated regarding major political and economic matters. However, record public distrust of the government and the increasing popularity of mass protests suggest that most Americans are deeply unhappy with the political status quo, and many are willing to fight for change. Political Power in America details this interplay between a political system dominated by the affluent few and the rise of mass political distrust and protest. It offers information and tools needed to better understand the democratic deficit in American politics, while providing opportunities for discussing what we might do to address the mounting crisis of declining democracy.