Francia The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-231-50393-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 203 mm

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Francia, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Gewerkschaften, Industrielle Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Introduction
2. A Different Direction for Organized Labor?
3. Strength in Numbers: Organizing and Mobilizing Union Members
4. Countering Business: Union Campaigning in Congressional Elections
5. The Air War: The AFL-CIO Advertising Campaign
6. Laboring for a "Working Family" Agenda
7. Conclusion: The Significance of Union Renewal
8. Postscript: The 2004 Election
Appendix
Notes
References
Index

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Über Autor(innen)

Peter L. Francia is associate professor of political science at East Carolina University and the coauthor of The Financiers of Congressional Elections: Investors, Ideologues, and Intimates (Columbia). He lives in Wendell, North Carolina. He has written articles for Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, American Politics Research, and Social Science Quarterly, as well as co-authored chapters in several books on organized labor, interest groups, and congressional elections.