Cost of Doing Politics - How Partisanship and Public Opinion Shape Corporate Influence

Using quantitative and qualitative evidence, Sumner shows that consumer boycotts can work to dissuade companies from donating money to politicians, but may also encourage them to attempt influence by less-visible means. This book is written for scholars and students interested in corporate political influence.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Where does political influence come from?; 3. How does public opinion shape corporate political advocacy?; 4. Why does the public care about corporate political influence?; 5. Why do companies care about public opinion?; 6. Do companies try to avoid public backlash?; 7. So what and now what? Summaries and concluding thoughts; Bibliography; Appendix A: Interview methods; Appendix B: Chapter 4 study methodology and full results; Appendix C: Chapter 5 robustness checks; Appendix D: Chapter 6 robustness checks; Index.

About the author

Jane L. Sumner is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her research has been published in the Journal of Politics, Political Analysis, Political Science Research and Methods, amongst other publications.

Summary

Using quantitative and qualitative evidence, Sumner shows that consumer boycotts can work to dissuade companies from donating money to politicians, but may also encourage them to attempt influence by less-visible means. This book is written for scholars and students interested in corporate political influence.

Foreword

Reveals how and why corporate political influence remains largely invisible to the public eye.

Product details

• Authors: Jane L. Sumner, Jane L. (University of Minnesota) Sumner
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781009123259
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0912325-9
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Business and Public Policy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Business & Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Business & Economics, Politics & government, Religion & politics, Business studies: general, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Politics and government, Religion and Politics, Educational: Business studies & economics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, Educational: Business studies and economics