Politics at Work
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Politics at Work documents how and why U.S. employers are increasingly recruiting their workers into politics-and what such recruitment means for American democracy and public policy.
Alexander Hertel-Fernandez is universitair docent Internationale en Publieke Zaken aan de Columbia University. Zijn onderzoek richt zich op de ingewikkelde relaties tussen belangengroepen, met name bedrijfs- en arbeidsorganisaties, en het bredere politieke landschap in de Verenigde Staten. Hij onderzoekt hoe deze invloedrijke entiteiten beleid en politieke resultaten vormgeven en biedt kritische inzichten in de mechanismen van macht en vertegenwoordiging in de Amerikaanse democratie.


Politics at Work documents how and why U.S. employers are increasingly recruiting their workers into politics-and what such recruitment means for American democracy and public policy.
Over the past forty years, conservatives have mastered the art of pursuing policy change across the states, while similar liberal efforts have floundered. Using a diverse array of original evidence, State Capture explains why and how conservatives developed cross-state political clout while progressives did not.