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Interfaith Advocacy - The Role of Religious Coalitions in the Political Process (Hardcover, New)
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Interfaith Advocacy - The Role of Religious Coalitions in the Political Process (Hardcover, New)
Series: Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance
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Using the historic Minnesota state government shutdown of 2011 as a
backdrop, Interfaith Advocacy describes the work of the Joint
Religious Legislative Coalition, an interfaith advocacy group that
brings together leaders from Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and
Muslim traditions to advocate on behalf of a range of policies. As
the nation's first statewide interfaith lobbying group, the story
of the JRLC facilitates an examination of the role of political
advocacy groups in state level American politics: what they are,
how and why they form, how they mobilize citizens to participate in
the political process, how they work to influence government, and
what their impact is on American democracy. With research based on
two years of in-depth interviews, participant observation, and
analysis of archival records, this volume offers proof that it is
possible to build successful long term political coalitions among
improbable allies. The book investigates both the strengths and
weaknesses of this model of advocacy and concludes that the
presence of religious advocacy groups in the political process
offers substantial benefits of representation, concern for
underrepresented issues and groups, and the development of networks
of social capital. Interfaith Advocacy is grounded in the
theoretical literature of political science but also accessible to
all readers who have an interest in political advocacy, state
politics, or religion and politics.
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