Interest Group Politics

Allan J. Cigler (late) was Chancellor's Club Teaching Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas.Burdett A. Loomis is professor of political science at the University of Kansas. Anthony J. Nownes is professor of political science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

• Introduction PrefacePart One. Group Dynamics and Elections 1. Burdett Loomis, The Trump Effect: The American Civil Liberties Union Maximizes a Windfall2. Jay Goodliffe and Kelly D. Patterson, The NRA: Seeking Stability in an Era of Policy Competitors3. Anthony Nownes, The Formation and Survival of Transgender Rights Interest Groups in the United States4. Paul A. Djupe, Religion in the Trump Era: The End to Religious Influence or the Beginning?5. Jennifer Jensen, Regional Governors Associations and Understanding Interest Group Organizational Change 6. Michael Franz, The Old and the New: Political Advertising by Outside Groups on Television and OnlinePart Two. Groups, Lobbying and Policy Outcomes7. Thomas T. Holyoke and Heath Brown,Contested Framing and Feedback after Big Policy Change: How Interest Groups Compete to Shape Charter School Policies8. Matthew Grossman, Interest Group Positions, Representation, and Policy Outcomes9. Timothy M. LaPira and Herschel F. Thomas, How Big a Political Footprint? Interest Groups as Influence Enterprise10. Scott H. Ainsworth and James E. Monogan, Hedging Bets: Lobbying as Insurance for Business11. Darren Halpin, Interest Group Policy Positions and Priorities12. Adam J. Newmark, Regulating Lobbying in the United States13. Kellen A. Kane, Rebecca J. Kreitzer, and Emily Schilling, Interest Groups and Setting the Abortion Agenda14. Conor McGrath, President Obama’s Regulation of Lobbying and Lobbyists: Great Expectations, Promise(s) UnfulfilledConclusion.15. Anthony Nownes with Burdett Loomis, Lobbying and the Balance of Power in American PoliticsAbout the ContributorsIndex