Advocacy and Lobbying

From individual moral dilemmas to multiparty negotiations, the cases in this section explore the role of influence in decision- and policy-making as well as the means by which it is exerted. Through discussion-based, active learning, students consider the perspectives and challenges faced by advocates large and small as well as the political and organizational actors with which they engage.

  • Classic Case - Central Utah Project (B)

    Central Utah Project (B)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    This case examines Interior Secretary Rogers Morton's decision to continue construction of the Bonneville unit of the Central Utah Project (CUP), a $2.1 billion multi-purpose water resource project. Part A outlines the background of the CUP and...

  • Classic Case - Central Utah Project (A)

    Central Utah Project (A)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    This case examines Interior Secretary Rogers Morton's decision to continue construction of the Bonneville unit of the Central Utah Project (CUP), a $2.1 billion multi-purpose water resource project. Part A outlines the background of the CUP and...

  • Classic Case - Hunger in America: 1965-1969 (A Chronology of Events)

    Hunger in America: 1965-1969 (A Chronology of Events)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    In 1967 Senators Robert Kennedy and Joseph Clark focused national attention on hunger in America with their unscheduled and widely publicized tour of black homes in the Mississippi Delta. This case examines existing federal efforts -- as of...

  • Classic Case - Hunger in America: 1965-1969

    Hunger in America: 1965-1969

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    In 1967 Senators Robert Kennedy and Joseph Clark focused national attention on hunger in America with their unscheduled and widely publicized tour of black homes in the Mississippi Delta. This case examines existing federal efforts -- as of...

  • Teaching Case - Park Plaza (C)

    Park Plaza (C)

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    This case concerns the 1971 Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) plan to develop the Park Plaza area of downtown Boston. It centers on Miles Mahoney, commissioner of the Mass. Department of Community Affairs (DCA), an organization with broad...

  • Teaching Case - Park Plaza (A)

    Park Plaza (A)

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    This case concerns the 1971 Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) plan to develop the Park Plaza area of downtown Boston. It centers on Miles Mahoney, commissioner of the Mass. Department of Community Affairs (DCA), an organization with broad...

  • Teaching Case - Park Plaza (B)

    Park Plaza (B)

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    This case concerns the 1971 Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) plan to develop the Park Plaza area of downtown Boston. It centers on Miles Mahoney, commissioner of the Mass. Department of Community Affairs (DCA), an organization with broad...