GOVT 1111 Lecture 13: Lecture 11:11
12 Jun 2016
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How policy shapes politics: policy feedback & how it matters today. Shifting attention from social and economic effects of policies to political consequences: status, identity, participation, representation: history matters. Political voice (public opinion, participation, interest groups, etc) . Mechanisms, i: policy learning & microcosms of government. Welfare: unresponsive agency lower external political efficacy less political participation. Administration: federal government, state government, jointly, contracted-out, nonprofits. Eligibility procedures: automatic, standardized rules or discretion by caseworkers; duration, timing. Mechanisms, ii: building civic capacity & political interest. How policy influences political behavior of mass public. Surveyed 2000 members of world war ii generation, veterans and nonveterans. Conducted in-depth interviews with 30 veterans: archival and historical research. Finding: among nonblack male veterans, those who used gi bill education & training benefits later participated in 50% more civic organizations and 30% more political activities and memberships during the postwar era than non-beneficiaries didn"t exhibit. Access: for men, inclusive across class, religious background.
