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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CIVIC PATERNALISM IN POLITICAL POLICYMAKING: THE JUSTIFICATION FOR NO-VOTE STADIUM SUBSIDIES AND THE PUBLIC RESPONSE By TIMOTHY B. KELLISON A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Sport Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2013 Timothy B. Kellison defended this dissertation on March 18, 2013. The members of the supervisory committee were: Jeffrey D. James Professor Directing Dissertation Gerald R. Ferris University Representative Timothy S. Chapin Committee Member Yu Kyoum Kim Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the dissertation has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii For Rosemary – I often wonder how far I would have made it without you and it gives me nightmares. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To recognize in this space all of the individuals who have had a profound impact on my personal and professional development is an unreasonable undertaking. The completion of this dissertation depended on the wide-ranging contributions of many individuals, including mentors, colleagues, friends, and strangers. Here I hope to identify at least those who made this project possible. Each member of my dissertation committee is deserving of special mention and pages of thanks, but because they are urging my timely completion of this dissertation, I am settling for just a few words.