Jack Walker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3685191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jack Walker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jack |
| FAMILY NAME | Walker |
| SIGNATURE | WALKER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2078-3981 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1504 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 11 |
Participants, Punters or Perverts? An (Expanded) Relational Understanding of Simon Waters’ Performance Ecosystem
This paper examines an overlap between Simon Waters’ theory of the ‘performance ecosystem’ and Nicolas Bourriaud's ‘relational aesthetics’. Grounded on Tom Davis's prior synthesis of the two ideas, I examine the resourcefulness of relational aesthetics—a theory of contemporary art practice—when applied to the types of music that are routinely identified with Waters’ model (and vice versa). I extend Davis’s take by introducing two noteworthy criti…
A Critique of the Elitist Theory of Democracy
"Elitist theory of democracy" is employed in many contemporary books and articles on American politics and political behavior and is fast becoming part of the conventional wisdom of political science. The adequacy of the elitist theory of democracy has a few major shortcomings and this chapter discusses each of these. The elitist theory of democracy looks for the principal source of innovation in the competition among rival leaders and the clever…
The Provision of Benefits by Interest Groups in the United States
With a sample of nearly 900 voluntary associations, we give a detailed account of what membership benefits are provided by interest groups, and we place these results in the context of a typology of groups. Using a multivariate analysis of membership inducements, we show that the pursuit of collective goods by groups is not always a mere "by-product" made possible by the provision of selective material incentives, as Olson (1965) contended. Three…
Mobilizing Interest Groups in America: Patrons, Professions, and Social Movements
"Response to Smith's "Trends in Voluntary Group Membership: "Comments on Baumgartner and Walker": Measurement Validity and the Continuity of Results in Survey Research
It is widely understood that alterations in question often change the outcome of surveys. A controversy involving dozens of scholars arose during the past decade, for example, over whether U.S. voters have become more ideological in their thinking about politics. Unfortunately, the survey evidence around which the debate revolved was not entirely comparable because of subtle changes in the administration of the National Election Study (NES). Afte…
Introduction: Policy Communities as a Global Phenomena
Educational Policymaking and the Interest Group Structure in France and the United States
Any effort to characterize the policymaking process in industrial democracies must include at the same time an analysis of both the organization of the state and the organized factions, parties, and interest groups that seek to influence the state. Both sides of the policymaking equation are important determinants of policy outcomes, and each interacts with the other to produce a distinctive national system of politics and policymaking. The impor…
Survey Research and Membership in Voluntary Associations
National surveys of the American electorate conducted regularly since the 1950s do not reflect accurately the growth of the public's involvement in voluntary associations. The problem stems from continued use of standard forms of the question which were last revised in the 1960s. A revised version of the question that takes into account financial contributions and multiple affiliations within group types reveals much greater participation in the …
Interest Groups, Iron Triangles and Representative Institutions in American National Government
President Carter will perhaps be remembered most for his perceived incompetence, an impression produced largely by his inability to forge coalitions in Congress, and by his failure as an ‘outsider’ to intervene effectively in the established policy-making processes in Washington. In his farewell address, Carter alluded to what he believed to be the source of his troubles – the fragmentation of power and decision-making exploited by influential sp…
The Origins and Maintenance of Interest Groups in America
Rather than striving to measure the influence of groups in the policy-making process this article concentrates instead on the ways in which interest groups are created and the means by which they remain in existence. A survey by mail was conducted during 1980-1981 of all voluntary associations that are open to membership and concerned with some aspects of public policy at the national level. The sample of groups was chosen from the Congressional …
Challenges of Professional Development for Political Science in the Next Decade and Beyond
Political scientists have been experiencing a 30-year boom in students, resources, opportunities and salaries unlike none other in the history of the profession, but there is little doubt that trends in all these areas are now turning downward. Some lingering skepticism remains about the magnitude of the coming troubles, but most members of our profession are aware not only that the boom is over, but that something ranging from a recession to a t…
Setting the Agenda in the U.S. Senate: A Theory of Problem Selection
The choice of issues for debate is of central importance in any political system. By deciding what they will decide about, legislators also establish the terms and the most prominent participants in debate and, ultimately, the distribution of power and influence in the society. As Schattschneider has pointed out: Political conflict is not like an intercollegiate debate in which the opponents agree in advance on a definition of the issues. As a ma…
Race in the City: Political Trust and Public Policy in the New Urban System
Race in the City
Performance Gaps, Policy Research, and Political Entrepreneurs: Toward a Theory of Agenda Setting
Citizen Desires, Policy Outcomes, and Community Control
Peer Reviewed
Brother, Can You Paradigm
Political science, if you haven't noticed, is a highly disjointed discipline. The staggering outpouring of articles and books produced each year testify to the prodigious energy of political scientists, but as we have been reminded over and over again in protest manifestos and addresses by presidents of the APSA, the discipline suffers from a chronic case of theoretical underdevelopment. Research methods have improved, to be sure, or at least mor…
Political Trust and Racial Ideology
No government yet established has had the loyalty and trust of all its citizens. Regardless of the popularity of its leaders or how careful they are in soliciting opinions and encouraging participation in the process of policy-making, there are always those who see inequalities and injustices in the society and harbor suspicions of the government's motives and intentions. Resentment and distrust are elements of disaffection and the first step tow…
The Meanings of Black Power: A Comparison of White and Black Interpretations of a Political Slogan
Angry protests against racial discrimination were a prominent part of American public life during the 1960's. The decade opened with the sit-ins and freedom rides, continued through Birmingham, Selma, and the March on Washington, and closed with protests in hundreds of American cities, often punctuated by rioting and violence. During this troubled decade the rhetoric of protest became increasingly demanding, blanket charges of pervasive white rac…
The Diffusion of Innovations among the American States
We are now in the midst of a notable revival of interest in the politics of the American states. During the last decade many studies have been conducted of the social, political and economic determinants of state policy outcomes. Several of these writers have argued that the relative wealth of a state, its degree of industrialization, and other measures of social and economic development are more important in explaining its level of expenditures …
Ballot Forms and Voter Fatigue: An Analysis of the Office Block and Party Column Ballots
A Reply to “Further Reflections on 'The Elitist Theory of Democracy'”
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
A Critique of the Elitist Theory of Democracy
During the last thirty years, there have been numerous attempts to revise or reconstitute the "classical" theory of democracy: the familiar doctrine of popular rule, patterned after the New England town meeting, which asserts that public policy should result from extensive, informed discussion and debate. By extending general participation in decision-making the classical theorists hoped to increase the citizen's awareness of his moral and social…
The Dynamics of the American Presidency
The Foundations of Democracy
The Diffusion of Innovations among the American States
We are now in the midst of a notable revival of interest in the politics of the American states. During the last decade many studies have been conducted of the social, political and economic determinants of state policy outcomes. Several of these writers have argued that the relative wealth of a state, its degree of industrialization, and other measures of social and economic development are more important in explaining its level of expenditures …
The Origins and Maintenance of Interest Groups in America
Rather than striving to measure the influence of groups in the policy-making process this article concentrates instead on the ways in which interest groups are created and the means by which they remain in existence. A survey by mail was conducted during 1980-1981 of all voluntary associations that are open to membership and concerned with some aspects of public policy at the national level. The sample of groups was chosen from the Congressional …
Setting the Agenda in the U.S. Senate: A Theory of Problem Selection
The choice of issues for debate is of central importance in any political system. By deciding what they will decide about, legislators also establish the terms and the most prominent participants in debate and, ultimately, the distribution of power and influence in the society. As Schattschneider has pointed out: Political conflict is not like an intercollegiate debate in which the opponents agree in advance on a definition of the issues. As a ma…
A Critique of the Elitist Theory of Democracy
During the last thirty years, there have been numerous attempts to revise or reconstitute the "classical" theory of democracy: the familiar doctrine of popular rule, patterned after the New England town meeting, which asserts that public policy should result from extensive, informed discussion and debate. By extending general participation in decision-making the classical theorists hoped to increase the citizen's awareness of his moral and social…
Political Trust and Racial Ideology
No government yet established has had the loyalty and trust of all its citizens. Regardless of the popularity of its leaders or how careful they are in soliciting opinions and encouraging participation in the process of policy-making, there are always those who see inequalities and injustices in the society and harbor suspicions of the government's motives and intentions. Resentment and distrust are elements of disaffection and the first step tow…
Interest Groups, Iron Triangles and Representative Institutions in American National Government
President Carter will perhaps be remembered most for his perceived incompetence, an impression produced largely by his inability to forge coalitions in Congress, and by his failure as an ‘outsider’ to intervene effectively in the established policy-making processes in Washington. In his farewell address, Carter alluded to what he believed to be the source of his troubles – the fragmentation of power and decision-making exploited by influential sp…
Survey Research and Membership in Voluntary Associations
National surveys of the American electorate conducted regularly since the 1950s do not reflect accurately the growth of the public's involvement in voluntary associations. The problem stems from continued use of standard forms of the question which were last revised in the 1960s. A revised version of the question that takes into account financial contributions and multiple affiliations within group types reveals much greater participation in the …
The Provision of Benefits by Interest Groups in the United States
With a sample of nearly 900 voluntary associations, we give a detailed account of what membership benefits are provided by interest groups, and we place these results in the context of a typology of groups. Using a multivariate analysis of membership inducements, we show that the pursuit of collective goods by groups is not always a mere "by-product" made possible by the provision of selective material incentives, as Olson (1965) contended. Three…
The Meanings of Black Power: A Comparison of White and Black Interpretations of a Political Slogan
Angry protests against racial discrimination were a prominent part of American public life during the 1960's. The decade opened with the sit-ins and freedom rides, continued through Birmingham, Selma, and the March on Washington, and closed with protests in hundreds of American cities, often punctuated by rioting and violence. During this troubled decade the rhetoric of protest became increasingly demanding, blanket charges of pervasive white rac…
Introduction: Policy Communities as a Global Phenomena
Performance Gaps, Policy Research, and Political Entrepreneurs: Toward a Theory of Agenda Setting
Educational Policymaking and the Interest Group Structure in France and the United States
Any effort to characterize the policymaking process in industrial democracies must include at the same time an analysis of both the organization of the state and the organized factions, parties, and interest groups that seek to influence the state. Both sides of the policymaking equation are important determinants of policy outcomes, and each interacts with the other to produce a distinctive national system of politics and policymaking. The impor…
"Response to Smith's "Trends in Voluntary Group Membership: "Comments on Baumgartner and Walker": Measurement Validity and the Continuity of Results in Survey Research
It is widely understood that alterations in question often change the outcome of surveys. A controversy involving dozens of scholars arose during the past decade, for example, over whether U.S. voters have become more ideological in their thinking about politics. Unfortunately, the survey evidence around which the debate revolved was not entirely comparable because of subtle changes in the administration of the National Election Study (NES). Afte…
A Reply to “Further Reflections on 'The Elitist Theory of Democracy'”
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Protest and Negotiation: A Case Study of Negro Leadership in Atlanta, Georgia
Negro Voting in Atlanta: 1953-1961
The Functions of Disunity: Negro Leadership in a Southern City
During the last five years waves of Negro protest demonstrations have swept across the Southern states. Incidents like the Montgomery bus boycott, the freedom rides and the sit-ins have spread with amazing speed, provoking racial crises in numerous towns and cities, even in the Deep South, and often taking the white leaders by surprise. From these crises a new type of Negro leadership seems to be arising: one dedicated to protest rather than acco…
The Dynamics of the American Presidency
The Foundations of Democracy
Ballot Forms and Voter Fatigue: An Analysis of the Office Block and Party Column Ballots
A Reply to “Further Reflections on 'The Elitist Theory of Democracy'”
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
A Critique of the Elitist Theory of Democracy
During the last thirty years, there have been numerous attempts to revise or reconstitute the "classical" theory of democracy: the familiar doctrine of popular rule, patterned after the New England town meeting, which asserts that public policy should result from extensive, informed discussion and debate. By extending general participation in decision-making the classical theorists hoped to increase the citizen's awareness of his moral and social…
The Diffusion of Innovations among the American States
We are now in the midst of a notable revival of interest in the politics of the American states. During the last decade many studies have been conducted of the social, political and economic determinants of state policy outcomes. Several of these writers have argued that the relative wealth of a state, its degree of industrialization, and other measures of social and economic development are more important in explaining its level of expenditures …
Political Trust and Racial Ideology
No government yet established has had the loyalty and trust of all its citizens. Regardless of the popularity of its leaders or how careful they are in soliciting opinions and encouraging participation in the process of policy-making, there are always those who see inequalities and injustices in the society and harbor suspicions of the government's motives and intentions. Resentment and distrust are elements of disaffection and the first step tow…
The Meanings of Black Power: A Comparison of White and Black Interpretations of a Political Slogan
Angry protests against racial discrimination were a prominent part of American public life during the 1960's. The decade opened with the sit-ins and freedom rides, continued through Birmingham, Selma, and the March on Washington, and closed with protests in hundreds of American cities, often punctuated by rioting and violence. During this troubled decade the rhetoric of protest became increasingly demanding, blanket charges of pervasive white rac…
Citizen Desires, Policy Outcomes, and Community Control
Peer Reviewed
Brother, Can You Paradigm
Political science, if you haven't noticed, is a highly disjointed discipline. The staggering outpouring of articles and books produced each year testify to the prodigious energy of political scientists, but as we have been reminded over and over again in protest manifestos and addresses by presidents of the APSA, the discipline suffers from a chronic case of theoretical underdevelopment. Research methods have improved, to be sure, or at least mor…
Performance Gaps, Policy Research, and Political Entrepreneurs: Toward a Theory of Agenda Setting
Race in the City
Race in the City: Political Trust and Public Policy in the New Urban System
Setting the Agenda in the U.S. Senate: A Theory of Problem Selection
The choice of issues for debate is of central importance in any political system. By deciding what they will decide about, legislators also establish the terms and the most prominent participants in debate and, ultimately, the distribution of power and influence in the society. As Schattschneider has pointed out: Political conflict is not like an intercollegiate debate in which the opponents agree in advance on a definition of the issues. As a ma…
Challenges of Professional Development for Political Science in the Next Decade and Beyond
Political scientists have been experiencing a 30-year boom in students, resources, opportunities and salaries unlike none other in the history of the profession, but there is little doubt that trends in all these areas are now turning downward. Some lingering skepticism remains about the magnitude of the coming troubles, but most members of our profession are aware not only that the boom is over, but that something ranging from a recession to a t…
The Origins and Maintenance of Interest Groups in America
Rather than striving to measure the influence of groups in the policy-making process this article concentrates instead on the ways in which interest groups are created and the means by which they remain in existence. A survey by mail was conducted during 1980-1981 of all voluntary associations that are open to membership and concerned with some aspects of public policy at the national level. The sample of groups was chosen from the Congressional …
Interest Groups, Iron Triangles and Representative Institutions in American National Government
President Carter will perhaps be remembered most for his perceived incompetence, an impression produced largely by his inability to forge coalitions in Congress, and by his failure as an ‘outsider’ to intervene effectively in the established policy-making processes in Washington. In his farewell address, Carter alluded to what he believed to be the source of his troubles – the fragmentation of power and decision-making exploited by influential sp…
Survey Research and Membership in Voluntary Associations
National surveys of the American electorate conducted regularly since the 1950s do not reflect accurately the growth of the public's involvement in voluntary associations. The problem stems from continued use of standard forms of the question which were last revised in the 1960s. A revised version of the question that takes into account financial contributions and multiple affiliations within group types reveals much greater participation in the …
Introduction: Policy Communities as a Global Phenomena
Educational Policymaking and the Interest Group Structure in France and the United States
Any effort to characterize the policymaking process in industrial democracies must include at the same time an analysis of both the organization of the state and the organized factions, parties, and interest groups that seek to influence the state. Both sides of the policymaking equation are important determinants of policy outcomes, and each interacts with the other to produce a distinctive national system of politics and policymaking. The impor…
"Response to Smith's "Trends in Voluntary Group Membership: "Comments on Baumgartner and Walker": Measurement Validity and the Continuity of Results in Survey Research
It is widely understood that alterations in question often change the outcome of surveys. A controversy involving dozens of scholars arose during the past decade, for example, over whether U.S. voters have become more ideological in their thinking about politics. Unfortunately, the survey evidence around which the debate revolved was not entirely comparable because of subtle changes in the administration of the National Election Study (NES). Afte…
Mobilizing Interest Groups in America: Patrons, Professions, and Social Movements
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