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Tables of Contents for Lobbying Together
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
ix
A New Look at Coalition Building
1
9
Introduction
1
1
Organized Interests and Washington Representatives
2
5
General Overview of the Project
7
3
Methods for the Study of Coalitions
10
12
Study Design and Research Boundaries
10
7
Data Collection
17
1
The Interviews
18
4
Choices, Benefits, and Brokers
22
17
Introduction
22
1
Incentives and Strategy in Coalition Participation
23
14
Conclusion
37
2
Core Members, Players, and Tag-Alongs: Incentives and Coalition Structure
39
12
Introduction
39
1
Coalition Structure and Membership Asymmetry
39
9
Interaction Among Members
48
2
Conclusion
50
1
Looking for Partners: Information, Structural Links, and the Problem of Coordination
51
27
Introduction
51
4
Intergroup Links
55
17
Putting It Together
72
5
Conclusion
77
1
Communication and Technological Developments in Political Coalitions
78
15
Introduction
78
1
Technology and The Grassroots: The Case of the GSP Coalition
78
8
Technological Development and The ``Virtual'' Coalition
86
6
Conclusion
92
1
Timing, Preference, and the Policy Arena
93
15
Introduction: When Groups Do Not Join
93
2
Politics Vs. Policy: The Role of Reputation
95
6
Policy Stage and Collective Action
101
2
Activity Importance and Collective Action
103
3
Conclusion
106
2
Environmental Constraints: Domain Diversification and Ideological Advantage
108
14
Introduction
108
1
Constraints and Resource Mobilization in Group Coalition Behavior
109
1
Domain Diversification and Coalition Usage
110
4
Staff and Organizational Ideology
114
4
Why Long-Term Coalitions are Easier for Conservatives to Form
118
2
Conclusion
120
2
Political Coalitions in America
122
15
Introduction
122
1
Summary of Research
122
6
Issue Domains and Coalition Building
128
5
Coalitions and Factions in America
133
2
Conclusion
135
2
Appendixes
137
2
Quantitative Data Variables
139
3
Survey Instrument
142
13
Notes
155
20
Index
175