Representational roles of nonprofit organizations in policy advocacy

dc.contributor.advisorLenkowsky, Leslie, 1946-
dc.contributor.authorYoshioka, Takayuki
dc.contributor.otherCarmines, Edward G.
dc.contributor.otherHershey, Marjorie Randon
dc.contributor.otherPerry, James L.
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-29T19:10:03Z
dc.date.available2014-01-29T19:10:03Z
dc.date.issued2014-01-29
dc.degree.date2012en_US
dc.degree.disciplineSchool of Liberal Artsen
dc.degree.grantorIndiana Universityen_US
dc.degree.levelPh.D.en_US
dc.descriptionIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research explores what roles nonprofits play in political representation by applying the concept of the representational role to nonprofits. The representational role consists of representational focus and style. Representational focus shows those whom nonprofits aim to serve: members, constituents, or the general public. Representational style denotes the ways nonprofits advocate for their focal groups: the delegation, trusteeship, and educational styles. The survey and regression analysis results demonstrate that nonprofits serving their members are most likely to convey their members’ voices directly to policy makers: the delegation style. In contrast, nonprofits advocating for their constituents are likely to pursue what they independently identify as the interests of their constituents: the trusteeship style. Finally, nonprofits speaking for the general public are most likely to work toward educating the general public: the educational style. These results suggest that nonprofits play different roles in political representation, depending on the types of their focal groups.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/3898
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/599
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectNonprofiten_US
dc.subjectRepresentationen_US
dc.subjectAdvocacyen_US
dc.subjectDelegationen_US
dc.subjectTrusteeshipen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subject.lcshPublic interest groups -- Education -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshLobbying -- United States -- Evaluationen_US
dc.subject.lcshPressure groups -- Researchen_US
dc.subject.lcshTrusts and trustees -- Research -- Analysisen_US
dc.subject.lcshNonprofit organizations -- Political activity -- Law and legislationen_US
dc.subject.lcshSocial sciences -- Research -- United States -- Methodologyen_US
dc.subject.lcshInterorganizational relations -- Research -- United States -- Methodologyen_US
dc.subject.lcshRepresentative government and representation -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshConstituent power -- Research -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshNonprofit organizations -- Political activity -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshCharitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Political activity -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Politics and government -- Researchen_US
dc.subject.lcshRegression analysis -- Research -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshDelegation of authority -- Research -- United States -- Evaluationen_US
dc.titleRepresentational roles of nonprofit organizations in policy advocacyen_US
dc.typeThesisen
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