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Association: Name: The Midwest Political Science Association URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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Almeida, Richard. "Interest Group Coalitions and theSpatial Theory of Choice: A Spatial Model of Group Participation onAmicus Curiae Briefs." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 15, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p83141_index.html>

Almeida, R. A. , 2004-04-15 "Interest Group Coalitions and theSpatial Theory of Choice: A Spatial Model of Group Participation onAmicus Curiae Briefs." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p83141_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Entering into coalitions has become a standard tactic for interest groups trying to maximize success while minimizing cost. The strategic conditions underlying decisions to form or join coalitions are beginning to be explored in the political science literature, yet very little is known about the process and criteria through which interest groups select coalition partners. In this paper, I explore the partner selection process by applying a spatial theory of coalition formation (c.f. Laver & Shepsle 1996) to interest group participation on Amicus Curiae briefs from 1999-2003. Using multidimensional scaling (MDS) techniques, I demonstrate that the lobbying efforts of groups can be used to generate a general ideological orientation for each group. With captured ideology scores, I generate statistical models of interest group participation before the Supreme Court, both in terms of frequency of participation and coalition partner selection. This research demonstrates that the “ideology” scores captured for each group are powerful predictors of both which side of a particular issue a group can be expected to support and also of which other groups are likely to be selected as coalition partners.

Interest Group Ideology and Lobbying Partner Selection: Models and Evidence from Amicus Curiae Briefs

Interest Group Participation in Supreme Court Amicus Briefs, 1953-1993