Political nonprofits and dark money in Alabama education politics
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 21639751 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Sean M Baser (0000-0001-5849-7396, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2022 |
| Volumen | 30 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2022-02-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Education Policy Analysis Archives (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1068-2341 • E-ISSN: 1068-2341 |
| Editorial | Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14507/epaa.30.6215 |
| OpenAlex | W4293226911 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 24 |
The proliferation of political nonprofit organizations since the Citizens United decision has undoubtedly reshaped American politics. These interest groups have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in recent state and federal elections. Yet, little is known about how these organizations influence higher education politics and the extent to which higher education leaders rely on political nonprofits to increase state support and tilt policy decisions in their favor. To that end, this descriptive case study analysis explores the purpose and activities of a short-lived political nonprofit organization in Alabama, the Alabama Association for Higher Education (AAFHE). Using publicly available data, I developed a follow-the-money scheme to illustrate the activities of the AAFHE and its affiliates. Findings suggest that leaders of the University of Alabama System established the AAFHE to sustain and obtain resources through political contributions and lobbying at the state and federal levels. The AAFHE employed several direct and indirect lobbying strategies to secure state and federal resources for higher education institutions in Alabama, primarily those within the University of Alabama System. The study highlights the ethical and practical challenges campus leaders face when using political nonprofits to advance institutional goals
Higher education · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Higher Education Governance and Development · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Lobbying and Policy Change
Case Study Research in Practice
Resource Dependence Theory
Corporate Political Activity
Case Study Research
Dark Money
The Logic of Collective Action
Shining the Light on Dark Money
Public positions, private giving
Document Analysis as a Qualitative Research Method
Characteristics of In-House Lobbyists in American Colleges and Universities
How University Leaders Shape Boundaries and Behaviors
The Dialectic between Theory and Method in Critical Interpretive Research
Political action committees at the state level
Professor Smith Goes to Washington
Affiliated Nonprofit Organizations
Defining the Higher Education Lobby
From Capitol Hill to Dupont Circle and beyond
When Colleges Lobby States
The Determinants of State Spending on Higher Education
The Police Foundation’s Rise
Mere Description
Strategic Lobbying
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| Altamente citado | No |