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Taylor & Francis Ltd Organizing for Policy Influence Comparing Parties
Book SynopsisIn this book, Benjamin Farrer explains how activists can influence the policies they care about, even when they are outnumbered and their issues are ignored. The solution lies in a surprising place: organizational choice. Different types of organizations will be more influential under particular democratic institutions. If they choose the optimal type of organization - given their institutional context - then even minority groups can be influential. Environmentalists are a key example of how small groups can sometimes punch above their weight. Environmentalists in different countries have made different organizational choices. These choices explain whether or not they succeeded in influencing policy. In the empirical chapters that follow, Farrer shows that environmentalists can sometimes be more influential if they form interest groups, but under other institutions, political parties are the optimal organizational choice. Although interest groups are often easier to create, nationalTrade Review'Organizing for Policy Influence provides an innovative theory and a careful empirical analysis for understanding how activist groups influence politics in advanced democracies. Farrer persuasively argues that the type of organization that groups of political activists choose–specifically, whether they choose political parties, interest groups, or direct action groups–has profound implications for how these groups of citizens are represented. He looks at current and salient issues, like the environment and immigration, to increase our understanding of activist influence. Under which circumstances should activists organize as interest groups or political parties? Farrer’s analysis provides key insights for important questions like this one.' - Lawrence Ezrow, Professor of Government, University of Essex'Farrer employs an impressive variety of methodological approaches to argue that overlooked and under-represented actors – specifically, environmental activists – have the power to effect policy change. An important corrective to the academic and popular bias in favor of political parties, this book also shows why policy-seeking activists might choose to form an interest group or engage in direct action over creating a niche party.' - Bonnie M. Meguid, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Rochester'Organizing for Policy Influence provides an innovative theory and a careful empirical analysis for understanding how activist groups influence politics in advanced democracies. Farrer persuasively argues that the type of organization that groups of political activists choose – specifically, whether they choose political parties, interest groups, or direct action groups – has profound implications for how these groups of citizens are represented. He looks at current and salient issues, like the environment and immigration, to increase our understanding of activist influence. Under which circumstances should activists organize as interest groups or political parties? Farrer’s analysis provides key insights for important questions like this one.' - Lawrence Ezrow, Professor of Government, University of Essex'Farrer employs an impressive variety of methodological approaches to argue that overlooked and under-represented actors – specifically, environmental activists – have the power to effect policy change. An important corrective to the academic and popular bias in favor of political parties, this book also shows why policy-seeking activists might choose to form an interest group or engage in direct action over creating a niche party.' - Bonnie M. Meguid, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Rochester'Organizing for Policy Influence represents an expansive, insightful, and engaging text that is both theoretically sophisticated and methodologically rigorous.Farrer’s theory usefully problematizes orthodox determinism in social and political analyses and should be read by any scholar in these areas.' - Adam Howe University of British ColumbiaTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Possibilities of Political Organizations 3. The Effect of Institutions on Organizational Choice 4. Translating Formal Theory Into Empirical Hypotheses 5. Explaining Emergence 6. Explaining Choices 7. Explaining Policy 8. Explaining Motivations 9. Conclusion 10. Appendices Bibliography
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Taylor & Francis Pricing Carbon in Australia
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Taylor & Francis The Global Climate Regime and Transitional Justice
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The New Corporate Climate Leadership
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The New Corporate Climate Leadership
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Critical Approach to Climate Change Adaptation Discourses Policies and Practices Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
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Taylor & Francis Integrative Governance Generating Sustainable Responses to Global Crises
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Rights of Nature A Reexamination Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
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Taylor & Francis Balancing the Commons in Switzerland Institutional Transformations and Sustainable Innovations Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Political Economy of Coal
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Resources Financial Risk and the Dynamics of Growth
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Taylor & Francis The Politics of Energy Security
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Cities Leading Climate Action Urban Policy and Planning Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
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Taylor & Francis Building Governance and Climate Change Regulation and Related Policies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Decentring Land Grabbing Southeast Asia Perspectives on AgrarianEnvironmental Transformations Critical Agrarian Studies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Stakeholders Sustainable Development Policies and the Coal Mining Industry
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Theology and Climate Change Routledge Focus on Religion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Climate Change Governance and Adaptation Case Studies from South Asia
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Taylor & Francis Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Development in Asia
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Taylor & Francis National Pathways to Low Carbon Emission Economies Innovation Policies for Decarbonizing and Unlocking
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Taylor & Francis Action Research in Policy Analysis
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Taylor & Francis Climate Politics in Small European States
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Climate Politics in Small European States
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Politics of Food Provisioning in Colombia
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Taylor & Francis Transitions in Energy Efficiency and Demand
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Taylor & Francis Ltd International Regimes and Norways Environmental Policy Crossfire and Coherence
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Planning for Public Transport Accessibility
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Taylor & Francis The Political Prospects of a Sustainability Transformation
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Taylor & Francis The Political Prospects of a Sustainability Transformation
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Partnerships for Sustainability in Contemporary Global Governance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Balancing the Commons in Switzerland
Book SynopsisBalancing the Commons in Switzerland outlines continuity and change in the management of common-pool resources such as pastures and forests in Switzerland.The book focuses on the differences and similarities between local institutions (rules and regulations) and forms of commoners' organisations (corporations of citizens and corporations) which have managed common property for several centuries and have shaped the cultural landscapes of Switzerland. At the core of the book are five case studies from the German, French and Italian speaking regions of Switzerland. Beginning in the Late Middle Ages and focusing on the transformative periods in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it traces the internal and external political, economic and societal changes and examines what impact these changes had on commoners. It goes beyond the work of Robert Netting and Elinor Ostrom, who discussed Swiss commons as a unique case of robustness, by analysing how local commoneTable of Contents1. Ostrom’s legacy of robustness and the ‘Swiss commons lab’: Introductory reflections on change and power in commons studies PART I Disciplinary approaches and theoretical reflections 2. Transformations of common pastures and woodlands in Switzerland: A historical perspective 3. How do the commons meet the state? A political science perspective 4. Commons and peasant studies: Insights from social anthropology, human geography and agrarian economics PART II Case studies 5. Scopes and challenges of a huge corporation over time: The case of the Korporation Uri (Canton Uri) 6. Urban commons in Alpine areas: The case of the Bürgergemeinde Chur (Canton Grisons) 7. Transformation, diversification, partnerships: The case of the Sarnen commoners’ organisations (Canton Obwalden) 8. Weak commons management, strong identity: The case of Val d’Anniviers (Canton Valais) 9. A fragile balance? The case of pasture and forest management in Olivone (Canton Ticino) PART III Synthesis 10. Transformation and diversity: Synthesis of the case studies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd CostBenefit Analysis of Groundwater Policy and Projects with Case Studies
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Taylor & Francis Cultural Sustainability and the NatureCulture Interface Livelihoods Policies and Methodologies Routledge Studies in Culture and Sustainable Development
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Taylor & Francis The South Caucasus Security Energy and Europeanization
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Taylor & Francis Wild Law In Practice
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Taylor & Francis Why REDD will Fail
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Taylor & Francis Environmental Ethics and Film
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Evolution of Carbon Markets
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Taylor & Francis The Global Climate Regime and Transitional Justice
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Taylor & Francis The Political Economy of Low Carbon Transformation
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Taylor & Francis Ecopolitical Homelessness
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