Choices and Changes: Interest Groups in the Electoral Process

by Michael M. Franz

Overview

About the Author:
Michael M. Franz is Assistant Professor of Government and Legal Studies at Bowdoin College

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592136735
Publisher:	Temple University Press
Publication date:	03/15/2008
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     ix
The Puzzle of Interest Group Electioneering     1
Election Law and Electoral Politics Between FECA and BCRA     15
A Theory of Emergent and Changing Interest Group Tactics     51
Putting PACs in (Political) Context(s)     75
Understanding Soft Money     95
Following 527s and Watching Issue Advocacy     118
Tracking the Regulatory Context     145
Conclusion     172
PAC Ideology Measure     189
Notes     193
Bibliography     207
Index     217