Interest Groups and Ideas: The Battle Over Housing Finance in the run-up to the Financial Crisis

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dc.contributor.advisorFuller, Stephen S.
dc.contributor.authorChampagne, Maurice B.
dc.creatorChampagne, Maurice B.
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-29T18:42:27Z
dc.date.available2015-07-29T18:42:27Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines the relationship between interest group access and American policymaking in three papers. Paper 1 suggests a key mechanism for interest group influence is in the opportunity for campaign contributors to frame information and dominate the belief diffusion process in congressional committees. The paper proposes hypotheses around the impact of interest group access on belief diffusion in a committee-level social network. It then employs social network analysis and Correlated Topic Modeling to determine whether members of Congress with the same interest group donors develop statistically similar cognitive maps with respect to a complex policy issue.
dc.format.extent171 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9683
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2015 Maurice B. Champagne
dc.subjectPublic policy
dc.subjectPolitical Science
dc.subjectSocial structure
dc.subjectBelief diffusion
dc.subjectCongressional committees
dc.subjectFinancial crisis
dc.subjectGovernment Sponsored Enterprises
dc.subjectInterest groups
dc.subjectLegislative subsidy
dc.titleInterest Groups and Ideas: The Battle Over Housing Finance in the run-up to the Financial Crisis
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic Policy
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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