John C. Mero

Under the Influence (eBook, ePUB)

A Case Study of the Elks, MADD, and DUI Policy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What are the potentially negative consequences of an undeniably good public policy? Under the Influence examines how the Elks, one of the oldest lodge-based voluntary associations in America, may have been impacted by government policies such as DUI laws. To examine this empirically, author John C. Mero conducted interviews with fifty-five California and Florida Elk Exalted Rulers. What emerges from the interviews is a voluntary association in transition: having been affected by stricter DUI laws and other government policies over the past few decades, the Elks are reevaluating their approach to associational life. They have demonstrated a willingness to change with the times since their founding as the Jolly Corks in 1884, and-in response to the unintended consequences of more recent government policies-the Elks are seeking new opportunities to contribute to American civil society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 147
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761865605
• Artikelnr.: 42936192

Autorenporträt

John C. Mero is an assistant professor of political science and public administration at Campbell University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1. The Elks, MADD, and DUI Policy: A Line of Inquiry?
Part I
Chapter 2. From Jolly Corks to Elks
Chapter 3. The Elk Lodge Bar
Chapter 4. American Fraternal Associations and the Elks
Part II
Chapter 5. The Origin and Growth of MADD
Chapter 6. Interest Groups, Professional Advocacy Groups, and MADD
Part III
Chapter 7. MADD on the Rise: Leveraging State Action to Enact DUI Policy
Chapter 8. Elks in Decline: How DUI Policy and Other Factors Affect
Association Membership
Chapter 9. Why Is the Decline of the Elks Important?
Part IV
Chapter 10. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index