Steven M Davis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3757062 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven M Davis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven M |
| FAMILY NAME | Davis |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIS S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Edgewood College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Building a movement from scratch: Environmental groups in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic's transition from communist authoritarianism to parliamentary democracy offers a useful case study of the relationship between environmentalism and democracy. More specifically, this study explores the dynamics of environmental group organization in the Czech Republic from 1989 to the present as a way to reflect upon political scientist Robert Paehlke's contention that the pluralist democracy enhances the environmental movement…
Environmental politics and the changing context of interest group organization
Olson's seminal work, The Logic of Collective Action, holds that rational choice militates against the formation or at least success of collective interests unless such groups offer sufficient selective benefits. A number of scholars, however, have come to argue that changes in the very nature of interest groups, their patterns of organization, and their funding have rendered aspects of Olson's model obsolete. This study attempts to provide empir…
Everglades: The Ecosystem and Its Restoration
The role of communication and symbolism in interest group competition: The case of the Siskiyou national forest, 1983–1992
Traditionally, interest group competition has been analyzed in terms of the quantifiable resources opposing groups can muster in a given policy struggle. Others have argued that less quantifiable, less easily measured communicative variables are just as important, if not more so. This study proposes that communication and the effective use of symbols are indeed crucial and often overlooked aspects of the political competition between interest gro…
The role of communication and symbolism in interest group competition: The case of the Siskiyou national forest, 1983–1992
Traditionally, interest group competition has been analyzed in terms of the quantifiable resources opposing groups can muster in a given policy struggle. Others have argued that less quantifiable, less easily measured communicative variables are just as important, if not more so. This study proposes that communication and the effective use of symbols are indeed crucial and often overlooked aspects of the political competition between interest gro…
Environmental politics and the changing context of interest group organization
Olson's seminal work, The Logic of Collective Action, holds that rational choice militates against the formation or at least success of collective interests unless such groups offer sufficient selective benefits. A number of scholars, however, have come to argue that changes in the very nature of interest groups, their patterns of organization, and their funding have rendered aspects of Olson's model obsolete. This study attempts to provide empir…
The role of communication and symbolism in interest group competition: The case of the Siskiyou national forest, 1983–1992
Traditionally, interest group competition has been analyzed in terms of the quantifiable resources opposing groups can muster in a given policy struggle. Others have argued that less quantifiable, less easily measured communicative variables are just as important, if not more so. This study proposes that communication and the effective use of symbols are indeed crucial and often overlooked aspects of the political competition between interest gro…
Environmental politics and the changing context of interest group organization
Olson's seminal work, The Logic of Collective Action, holds that rational choice militates against the formation or at least success of collective interests unless such groups offer sufficient selective benefits. A number of scholars, however, have come to argue that changes in the very nature of interest groups, their patterns of organization, and their funding have rendered aspects of Olson's model obsolete. This study attempts to provide empir…
Everglades: The Ecosystem and Its Restoration
Building a movement from scratch: Environmental groups in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic's transition from communist authoritarianism to parliamentary democracy offers a useful case study of the relationship between environmentalism and democracy. More specifically, this study explores the dynamics of environmental group organization in the Czech Republic from 1989 to the present as a way to reflect upon political scientist Robert Paehlke's contention that the pluralist democracy enhances the environmental movement…
Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Interest group (2 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (2 works)