Historically, many faculty and administrators in higher education
have regarded themselves as above the fray--part of the national
interest, not a special interest--and considered lobbying a dirty
business unworthy of their lofty enterprise. Now that academia no
longer enjoys all the respect and good will that federal policy
makers once afforded it, that attitude has changed. The Republican
sweep of the 1994 Congressional elections served as a wake-up call
for the higher education community. In response, it made a spirited
effort to gain attention for its own policy preferences.
"Lobbying for Higher Education" is about how the major higher
education associations and the constituent American colleges and
universities try to influence federal policy, especially
congressional policy. In clear prose Cook explains how the higher
education community organizes itself in Washington, how it lobbies,
and how its major interest groups are perceived both by their own
members and by public officials. The book focuses on the crucial
development in 1995-1996 of a new lobbying paradigm, which included
the greater use of campus-based resources and ad hoc coalitions.
The most engrossing part of its story is higher education's
creative response to the policy turmoil and disruption of the
status quo that resulted from the shift in congressional party
control.
The author, Constance Cook, uses sources unique to this project:
over 1,500 survey responses from college and university presidents
(a 62% return rate) and nearly 150 interviews with institutional
and association leaders. Fortuitously, the 1994 electoral upheaval
provided her with an opportunity to capture, analyze, and interpret
the responses of her subjects in a period of unusually sweeping
change.
"Lobbying for Higher Education" is a timely book with an
interesting and important story at its core.
General
Imprint: |
Vanderbilt University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Vanderbilt Issues in Higher Education |
Release date: |
May 1998 |
First published: |
May 1998 |
Authors: |
Constance Ewing Cook
|
Dimensions: |
230 x 160 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
288 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8265-1316-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
Higher & further education >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8265-1316-6 |
Barcode: |
9780826513168 |
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