Five changes in state politics are especially relevant to state universities' lobbying strategies: scarcer resources, greater government responsibility, citizens less supportive of government, more frequent use of referenda for policy decisions, and more complex interest group and campaign technology. State institutions must adjust their…

State university resistance to state-sponsored research comes from (1) faculty's view of researcher independence, (2) apprehension about control; (3) state insistence on mandated research, (4) infrequent state emphasis on long-term research, (5) inexperienced state-level research administration, and (6) lack of university incentives. The research…