1st Edition

Lobbying Reconsidered Politics Under the Influence

By Gary Andres, Paul Hernnson Copyright 2009
    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    Lobbying Reconsidered: Politics Under the Influence, reveals how lobbying is a complex process that involves more than just relationships, friends, access, favors, and influence. This book offers a broader perspective on this important dimension of American public policymaking. As a person who straddles the worlds of Washington insider and interest group scholar, author Gary Andres hopes to use his experience and insight in in the lobbying world to help readers navigate beyond the conventional wisdom, and guide them to a deeper, broader understanding.

    1. Introduction 2. Foundations of Lobbying 3. The New Advocacy Industry–Growth and Institutionalization in the Lobbying World 4. Governmental Growth and the Advocacy Industry 5. Partisanship and the Advocacy Industry 6. Lobbying in a Hyper Media Age 7. The New Lobbying Toolbox 8. Lobbying and Strategic Choices 9. Lobbying Reconsidered

    Biography

    Gary Andres works at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies



    Paul Herrnson is Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut