Using environmental nonprofits to refine rules of interest group behavior

Interest groups often exert their influence by working with one or more organizations in an alliance. Interest group literature focuses disproportionately on lobbying organizations, but studying the behavior of nonprofits helps refine or refute some generalizations about interest group behavior. Furthermore, many studies neglect the factor of identity in helping or hindering alliances. This dissertation studies coalitional behavior through interviews of nonprofit leaders, examination of social media data, and analysis of archival documents. These analyses demonstrate that it is important to consider the differences between nonprofit and for-profit organizations when studying coalitions, and that identity is a crucial factor in determining what groups an organization partners with.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Grantor

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2025

Author dc:creator

• Warland, Soren

Contributors dc:contributor

• Pahre, Robert
• Khoury, Rana
• Uribe-McGuire, Alicia
• Sin, Gisela

• Nonprofits
• Alliances
• Conservation
• Environment
• Interest Groups

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2025 Søren Warland

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/129853

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