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1 online resource (189 pages) |
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Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance |
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Routledge research in American politics and governance.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Unlikely Ties: The Joint Religious Legislative Coalition; 2 Seeds of Faith: Founding an Interfaith Coalition; 3 Joining the Club: Membership and the JRLC; 4 Joining Forces: Coalitions, Policymaking, and Political Conflict; 5 Behind Closed Doors: Lobbying Policymakers Directly; 6 Rallying the Troops: Using the Public and the Media; 7 Getting Out the Vote: Influence through Campaigns and Elections; 8 The Challenges and Opportunities of Interfaith Coalitions |
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Appendix A: Interview QuestionsAppendix B: Interview Subjects; Selected Bibliography; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
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 |
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Print version record |
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Joint Religious Legislative Coalition
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| SUBJECT |
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition (Minn.) fast |
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Religion and politics -- Minnesota
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Religion and state -- Minnesota
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Religions -- Relations.
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Interfaith relations
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Religion
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Religion and politics
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Religion and state
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Religions
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Minnesota -- Religion
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Minnesota
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135054861 |
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113505486X |
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