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Lobbying and Policymaking: The Public Pursuit of Private Interests de Godwin

Lobbying and Policymaking: The Public Pursuit of Private Interests

Autor Godwin, Scott Ainsworth, Erik K. Godwin
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 ian 2013

În cadrul programelor de științe politice și administrație publică, analiza grupurilor de interese ocupă un loc central, însă adesea teoria predată în amfiteatre rămâne deconectată de mecanismele pragmatice de pe teren. Suntem de părere că Lobbying and Policymaking reușește să acopere acest gol academic, oferind o perspectivă revizuită asupra modului în care interesele private modelează deciziile publice. Găsim în această lucrare o critică pertinentă la adresa studiilor care se concentrează exclusiv pe arena legislativă, ignorând influența masivă exercitată asupra agențiilor de reglementare, unde se decide de fapt implementarea legilor.

Structura cărții este riguros organizată în zece capitole, pornind de la conceptele cheie și modelele de influență, către o analiză detaliată a procesului de reglementare și a strategiilor de succes ale grupurilor de interese. Finalul volumului propune un model integrat de lobby, oferind inclusiv un apendice util pentru studenții care vizează o carieră în acest domeniu. Această abordare extinde cadrul propus de Lobbying Reconsidered de Gary Andres, care se concentrează pe navigarea dincolo de înțelepciunea convențională a insiderilor de la Washington, aducând în plus date empirice din peste 100 de interviuri.

De asemenea, volumul completează viziunea din Total Lobbying de Anthony J. Nownes prin concentrarea specifică pe etapele ulterioare ale procesului de elaborare a politicilor, care sunt de regulă mai puțin partizane și primesc o atenție publică redusă. Putem afirma că lucrarea reprezintă o resursă esențială pentru înțelegerea punctelor forte și a vulnerabilităților democrației americane, transformând un subiect adesea abstract într-o analiză factuală și aplicată.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781604264692
ISBN-10: 1604264691
Pagini: 280
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:Revised ed.
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția CQ Press
Locul publicării:Washington DC, United States

De ce să citești această carte

Această ediție revizuită este ideală pentru studenții la științe politice care doresc să înțeleagă realitatea din spatele ușilor închise ale agențiilor de reglementare. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă bazată pe date concrete, nu pe mituri, despre cum se obțin „bunurile private” prin intermediul proceselor publice. Este o resursă rară care îmbină rigoarea academică neopluralistă cu experiența practică a peste 100 de profesioniști din domeniu.

Despre autor

Godwin, Scott Ainsworth și Erik K. Godwin sunt cercetători și profesori dedicați analizei sistemului politic american. Scott Ainsworth este recunoscut pentru studiile sale asupra grupurilor de interese și a comportamentului politic, aducând în acest volum o expertiză vastă în modelarea interacțiunilor dintre lobbyiști și factorii de decizie. Deși alți autori cu nume similare au publicat în domenii diverse, precum contractele inginerești sau filologie clasică, echipa de față se distinge prin rigoarea metodologică aplicată în științele sociale, fiind publicată sub egida prestigioasă a CQ Press, un imprint al SAGE Publications specializat în guvernământ și politică.

Descriere scurtă

Spurred by the disconnect between what was being taught in the classroom and actual practice, Godwin, Ainsworth, and Godwin set out to answer the question, ôWas political science missing some key aspects of the interactions between lobbyists and policy makers?ö Built on interviews with over 100 lobbyists, these authors show that much of the research on organized interests overlooks the lobbying of regulatory agencies even though it accounts for almost half of all lobbyingùeven though bureaucratic agencies have considerable leeway in the how they choose to implement law. This groundbreaking new book argues that lobbying activity is not mainly a struggle among competing interests over highly collective goods; rather, itÆs the public provision of private goods. And more to the point, this shift in understanding influences our perception of the strengths and weaknesses of American democracy. Through a series of highly readable case studies, the authors employ both neopluralist and exchange perspectives to explore the lobbying activity that occurs in the later stages of the policymaking process which are typically less partisan, involve little conflict, and receive scant public attention. Lobbying and Policymaking sheds new light on lobbying influence on the policy process, and is an ideal way to expose students to cutting-edge research in an accessible, fascinating package.

Recenzii

“Lobbying and Policymaking is an important addition to the interest group and policymaking literature particularly in the context of the role that lobbying has on rulemaking, which one might argue is the primary policymaking process currently in use in the United States. The authors do a wonderful job providing a strong theoretical background, discussing the important research to date, and putting that research into an important context for their own research. The balance between the use of case studies and quantitative data makes this a highly readable and accessible book. Students and scholars will garner a new appreciation of the role of lobbying particularly as it relates to the bureaucracy.”
“With a host of empirical examples and a solid set of theoretical underpinnings, Godwin, Ainsworth, and Godwin have written a lively, rigorous text that integrates our understanding of lobbying and the policymaking process. The authors cast their net widely, using lobbying as a means to understand how policies are made in legislative, regulatory, and bureaucratic settings. Lobbying and Policymaking will guide students through the intricacies of policy making, neither oversimplifying the process nor making it seem so complex to defy comprehension. Tying together their own research with a strong overview of both lobbying and policy making, Godwin, Ainsworth, and Godwin have provided a road map for understanding of who gets what, when, where, and why.”
“Godwin, Ainsworth, and Godwin have produced a book that is thorough and rigorous, rich in theory and data. Students will learn much from it. So will their professors. By integrating models of interest group influence with models of policymaking, the authors illustrate why and how lobbying strategies vary over time and across settings. The discussion and analysis of neopluralism and exchange theory will provide students with valuable tools to make sense of interest group politics and the policy process. The focus on regulatory policy is an especially useful feature of this book. Regulatory politics tends not to receive much attention in standard texts on interest groups. Lobbying and Policymaking fills an important gap by illustrating how a lot of lobbying activity takes place out of public view – which is just how many interests want it!”
“The approach of the book to interest groups and public policy is one of its great strengths. The authors are on top of the literature, and have done a great deal of research of their own. I applaud their effort to keep theories, models and frameworks prominent in the chapters. As the authors stress, covering agency rulemaking is very important, but often neglected, in studies of interest group influence. Coverage is another great strength of the book.”
"Books about lobbying usually either over-emphasize theory or they over-generalize from exciting stores.  Lobbying and Policymaking brings a beautiful blend of both.  Theories about lobbying and interest groups are brought to life through compelling cases.  In my experience, people learn best when they integrate their heads (the theory side) with their guts (working through real problems). Lobbying and Policymaking strikes the perfect balance"

Cuprins

1. Key Concepts and Ideas
2. Models of Influence
3. The Policy Process
4. Policymaking by Regulatory Agencies
5. Interest Group Participation, Strategies and Success in the Regulatory Process
6. Lobbying Alone or Cooperatively
7. The Case for Neopluralism
8. Evidence for the Exchange Model
9. Building a Model of Lobbying
10. Conclusions and Implications
Bibliography
Glossary of Terms
Appendix 1: So You Think You Want to Be a Lobbyist

Notă biografică

Kenneth Godwin is the Marshall Rauch Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. He previously taught at the University of North Texas, University of Arizona, and Oregon State University. He also served as the Rockefeller Environmental Fellow at Resources for the Future. Godwin is the author or coauthor of seven books concerning public policy issues and interest groups. His articles have appeared in numerous journals including the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Southern Economic Journal, Public Choice, and AI. From 2000 to 2006, he served as the coeditor of Political Research Quarterly.