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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Newmark, Adam J.
• Nownes, Anthony J.

Titel

Searching for avenues of influence: multi-branch and multi-level lobbying in Washington, D.C. and the States

Ist Teil von

• Interest groups & advocacy, 2024-03, Vol.13 (1), p.20-42

Ort / Verlag

London: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Most lobbying studies focus on the legislative branch, yet lobbyists often target the executive and judicial branches as well. In this paper, we explore similarities and differences in lobbying the executive and judicial branches, as well as multi-venue lobbying in Washington, D.C. and the states. Data are derived from two large surveys conducted contemporaneously in 35 states and in Washington. Our findings offer insight into how both lobbyist/organization type and context shape the choices and number of venues that lobbyists target. We also weigh in on several questions regarding the behavior of advantaged versus disadvantaged groups and the effects of conflict, competition, and group power. We find that the effects of conflict, the number of coalitions a lobbyist’s group joins, and organizational power are similar in the states as they are in Washington. However, factors like lobbying experience and lobbyist/organization type appear subtly different at different levels of government.