Lobbying Reform and Nonprofit Organizations: policy Images and Constituent Policy |
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| Authors: | Margaret Jane Wyszomirski |
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| Institution: | Margaret Wyszomirski;is professor of public policy and of art education at the Ohio State University as well as Director of its Arts Policy and Administration Program. |
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| Abstract: | This article explores the interaction of politics and policy through the case of the "Istook Amendment"–proposals made primarily during the 104th Congress that were designed to change policies concerning the permissible lobbying and political advocacy activities of nonprofit organizations (NPOs). It discusses elements that contributed to a shift in the policy image of NPOs, how this shift opened an opportunity for dramatic policy change, and offers possible explanations for why such change failed to be enacted. Conceptually, lobbying reform is treated both as an example of constituent policy and as a device to explore the political dynamics of this type of policy. |
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