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Teaching Lobbying Skills

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2020

John J. Carroll ,
Jack W. Fyock  and
Rita Moniz
John J. Carroll
Affiliation:
Southeastern Massachusetts U.
Jack W. Fyock
Affiliation:
Southeastern Massachusetts U.
Rita Moniz
Affiliation:
Southeastern Massachusetts U.
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Political scientists can be of practical assistance to important segments of the adult population who need training to develop lobbying skills. This is an area in which the subjectmatter expertise and teaching experience of political scientists have direct application outside the traditional classroom setting.

A great many citizens’ groups, professional associations, public officials, business organizations and private citizens have occasion to contact their representatives on legislative business. Yet many, if not most, of these groups and individuals have little understanding of the process in which they are engaged. In consequence, they may approach lobbying with great trepidation, they may be unable to maximize their influence and they may hold unrealistic expectations of the ability of individual legislators to shape policy.

Type
Research Article
Information
News for Teachers of Political Science , Volume 32 , Winter 1982 , pp. 9 - 10
Copyright
Copyright © American Political Science Association 1982

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Notes

1. Fyock, Jack W. and Carroll, John J., “Primer on the Massachusetts Legislature;” Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Elder Affairs, 1980.Google Scholar

2. Carroll, John J. and Fyock, Jack W., “Stretching Your Influence: Some Hints on Effective Lobbying,” Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Elder Affairs, 1980.Google Scholar

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4. Swanson, Wayne R., Lawmaking in Connecticut: The General Assembly, Washington, D.C.: The American Political Science Association, 1972.Google Scholar