{"product_id":"politics-at-work-how-companies-turn-their-workers-into-lobbyists-paperback","title":"Politics at Work: How Companies Turn Their Workers Into Lobbyists - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Hertel-Fernandez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow and why U.S. employers are increasingly recruiting their workers into politics--and what such recruitment means for American democracy and public policy.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmployers are increasingly recruiting their workers into politics to change elections and public policy-sometimes in coercive ways. Using a diverse array of evidence, including national surveys of workers and employers, as well as in-depth interviews with top corporate managers, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez's \u003cem\u003ePolitics at Work \u003c\/em\u003eexplains why mobilization of workers has become an appealing corporate political strategy in recent decades. The book also assesses the effect of employer mobilization on the political process more broadly, including its consequences for electoral contests, policy debates, and political representation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHertel-Fernandez shows that while employer political recruitment has some benefits for American democracy-for instance, getting more workers to the polls-it also has troubling implications for our democratic system. Workers face considerable pressure to respond to their managers' political requests because of the economic power employers possess over workers. In spite of these worrisome patterns, Hertel-Fernandez found that corporate managers view the mobilization of their own workers as an important strategy for influencing politics. As he shows, companies consider mobilization of their workers to be even more effective at changing public policy than making campaign contributions or buying electoral ads. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHertel-Fernandez closes with an array of solutions that could protect workers from employer political coercion and could also win the support of majorities of Americans. By carefully examining a growing yet underappreciated political practice, \u003cem\u003ePolitics at Work\u003c\/em\u003e contributes to our understanding of the changing workplace, as well as the increasing power of corporations in American politics. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the connections between inequality, public policy, and American democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Hertel-Fernandez \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eState Capture \u003c\/em\u003e(Oxford).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162150965383,"sku":"9780197564219","price":64.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/96cef8f84ca4e8ef666f8bfc06f3d175.webp?v=1733287041","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/politics-at-work-how-companies-turn-their-workers-into-lobbyists-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}