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Politics at Work

By Alexander Hertel-Fernandez

Politics at Work

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How and why U.S. employers are increasingly recruiting their workers into politics--and what such recruitment means for American democracy and public policy. Employers 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 Politics at Work explains 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. Hertel-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. Hertel-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, Politics at Work 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
356
Release Date:
2020-12-02
Publication Date:
2021-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0197564216
ISBN13:
9780197564219
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
606 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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