Coffee Shop Conversations: An Exploration of How Local Elected Officials Develop and Engage Their Social Networks.

Local Politics;Social Network Analysis;State and Local Policy;Political Science;Social Sciences;Public Policy and Political Science

Brown, Ashley ReidBurns, Nancy E. ;

University of Michigan

关键词: Local Politics;    Social Network Analysis;    State and Local Policy;    Political Science;    Social Sciences;    Public Policy and Political Science;   

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瑞士|英语

来源: The Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship

【 摘 要 】

This dissertation provides an exploratory look at how city council members and school board trustees interact with their social networks during the trajectory of their political careers. Primarily based on 31 in-depth interviews of members of elected bodies in three cities, my findings describe the overarching role that race, gender, and generation play in how officials begin, shape, and foster their political careers and interactions with the community. The officials vividly describe the importance of their social networks and demographic characteristics, and I relate these narratives by analyzing and discussing the following predominant themes: 1) pre-candidacy organizational affiliations, 2) making the decision to run for office, 3) campaign style, 4) efficacy during incumbency, and 5) the evolution of social networks throughout this process.