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Niles, Franklyn. and Djupe, Paul. "Ministerial Organizations and Local Political Activism: Assessing the Determinants of Collective Clergy Behavior" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott, Loews Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 31, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p152234_index.html>

Niles, F. C. and Djupe, P. A. , 2006-08-31 "Ministerial Organizations and Local Political Activism: Assessing the Determinants of Collective Clergy Behavior" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott, Loews Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p152234_index.html

Publication Type: Proceeding Abstract: Typical investigations of interest groups examine registered organizations are located at the state or federal levels, despite the fact that significant numbers of groups attempt to affect lower levels of government, such as school boards and city halls, and/or do not register with a government to lobby. That is, there are many small interest groups that meet face to face, have rotating leadership positions, have memberships that overlap with others in the community, and have a definable relationships to the community. Therefore, groups with such attributes require some rethinking of established interest group theories. Through hyper-network sampling methods, we surveyed two populations: 1) clergy in Columbus, Ohio on the heels of the passage of a ban on same-sex benefits (Issue 1) in November, 2004; and 2) a national snowball sample of contacts identified by United Methodist clergy in representative zipcodes in 2005. These clergy served as organizational informants about local ministerial organizations (MOs) to which they belonged. The survey instrument included significant batteries on the extent to which MOs engaged in political action, their internal dynamics, and the orientation of the MO to the community. Therefore, we are in a position to test and revise interest group theories along the lines of the challenges presented above.

The Hiring of Grassroots Lobbying Firms by Public Interest Groups: Membership Structure and the Outsourcing of Political Activism

Capitalizing on the Numbers: Interest Group Activities That Promote Political Assimilation of the Mexican-American Community

Political Communication among Advocacy Group, Government and International Institute: Campaign of Human Rights Nongovernmental Organization on “Comfort Women” Issue in East Asia