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Author:

Walker, Edward Thomas

Title:

The Privatization of Political Influence: Professional Grassroots Lobbying in the United States

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

political participation
lobbying
civil society
voluntary associations
business
trade associations
social movements
interest groups

File:

Download WalkerDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

John David Mccarthy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan M Sica, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Member
Nancy Love, Committee Member
Lee Ann Banaszak, Committee Member

Author:

Schroeder, Matthew B.

Title:

Economic Inequality, Economic Segregation, and Political Participation

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

economic inequality
economic segregation
political participation
multilevel modeling

File:

Download Schroeder_Dissertation__FINAL_.pdf

Committee Members:

Glenn A Firebaugh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Committee Member
Eric Plutzer, Committee Member

Author:

Stout, Michael Damian

Title:

Social Capital and Political Participation

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

voluntary association
social networks
social trust
political participation
social capital
race
socioeconomic status

File:

Download Final_Draft2.pdf

Committee Members:

Duane Francis Alwin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan M Sica, Committee Member
Sal Oropesa, Committee Member
Constance A Flanagan, Committee Member

Author:

Ojeda, Christopher J

Title:

The Whisper of the Poor, the Roar of the Rich: A Study of the Income-participation Gap

Graduate Program:

Political Science

Keywords:

American politics
political participation
voting
income
poverty

File:

Download Ojeda_dissertation.v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Plutzer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Plutzer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Barth Berkman, Committee Member
Peter K Hatemi, Committee Member
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Special Member