Author: Norman R. Luttbeg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Opinions, Publics and Pressure Groups
Author: Graeme C. Moodie
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000478130
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In the late 1960s representative democracy was under fire from various directions even in countries, like Britain and America, where it had appeared to be most secure and successful. Must democracy be a sham, either because of the power of pressure groups and other established decision-makers, or because ‘the people’ are too ignorant and irrational? What, in any case, does or can representative government mean in a complex industrial society – and what does it mean to be rational in politics? It is to these and other vital issues that this book, originally published in 1970, directs itself. In the course of their argument the authors, who feel no contradiction between their academic and their ‘radical democratic’ commitments, draw extensively upon recent empirical studies of voting, pressure groups, and of the sociological and social psychological aspects of political behaviour in Britain and the USA at the time. Problems of the nature of such evidence, the conduct of attitude surveys and opinion polls, and the relationship between modern research and the traditional themes of political theory are also analysed.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000478130
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In the late 1960s representative democracy was under fire from various directions even in countries, like Britain and America, where it had appeared to be most secure and successful. Must democracy be a sham, either because of the power of pressure groups and other established decision-makers, or because ‘the people’ are too ignorant and irrational? What, in any case, does or can representative government mean in a complex industrial society – and what does it mean to be rational in politics? It is to these and other vital issues that this book, originally published in 1970, directs itself. In the course of their argument the authors, who feel no contradiction between their academic and their ‘radical democratic’ commitments, draw extensively upon recent empirical studies of voting, pressure groups, and of the sociological and social psychological aspects of political behaviour in Britain and the USA at the time. Problems of the nature of such evidence, the conduct of attitude surveys and opinion polls, and the relationship between modern research and the traditional themes of political theory are also analysed.
Public Opinion and Public Policy
Author: Norman R. Luttbeg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Outside Lobbying
Author: Ken Kollman
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691221472
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
In Outside Lobbying, Ken Kollman explores why and when interest group leaders in Washington seek to mobilize the public in order to influence policy decisions in Congress. In the past, political scientists have argued that lobbying groups make outside appeals primarily because of their own internal dynamics--to recruit new members, for example. Kollman, however, grants a more important role to the need for interest group leaders to demonstrate popular support on particular issues. He interviewed more than ninety interest group leaders and policy makers active on issues ranging from NAFTA to housing for the poor. While he concludes that group leaders most often appeal to the public when they perceive that their stand has widespread popular support, he also shows that there are many important and revealing exceptions to this pattern. Kollman develops his theory of outside lobbying through a combination of rational choice modeling and statistical tests that compare public opinion data with data from his interviews about interest groups' policy positions and activities. The tests reveal that group leaders use outside lobbying to take advantage of pre-existing public preferences, not to recruit members or to try to generate the mere appearance of grass-roots support. Kollman's innovative book will clarify the complex relationship among lobbying, public opinion, and public policy, and will set a new standard for interest group research.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691221472
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
In Outside Lobbying, Ken Kollman explores why and when interest group leaders in Washington seek to mobilize the public in order to influence policy decisions in Congress. In the past, political scientists have argued that lobbying groups make outside appeals primarily because of their own internal dynamics--to recruit new members, for example. Kollman, however, grants a more important role to the need for interest group leaders to demonstrate popular support on particular issues. He interviewed more than ninety interest group leaders and policy makers active on issues ranging from NAFTA to housing for the poor. While he concludes that group leaders most often appeal to the public when they perceive that their stand has widespread popular support, he also shows that there are many important and revealing exceptions to this pattern. Kollman develops his theory of outside lobbying through a combination of rational choice modeling and statistical tests that compare public opinion data with data from his interviews about interest groups' policy positions and activities. The tests reveal that group leaders use outside lobbying to take advantage of pre-existing public preferences, not to recruit members or to try to generate the mere appearance of grass-roots support. Kollman's innovative book will clarify the complex relationship among lobbying, public opinion, and public policy, and will set a new standard for interest group research.
The Governmental Process
Author: David Bicknell Truman
Publisher: University of California, Institute of Governmental Studies
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
Publisher: University of California, Institute of Governmental Studies
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
American Government 3e
Author: Glen Krutz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781738998470
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Black & white print. American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781738998470
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Black & white print. American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement.
Politics in the United States
Author: Henry A. Turner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lobbying
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lobbying
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The Governmental Process
Author: David B. Truman
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
An analysis of the formation and activities of representative interest groups particularly in relation to the formal institutions of government.
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
An analysis of the formation and activities of representative interest groups particularly in relation to the formal institutions of government.
Party Politics and Pressure Groups
Author: Maurice Duverger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Public Opinion and Interest Groups in American Politics
Author: David H. Everson
Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9780531056424
Category : Pressure groups
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9780531056424
Category : Pressure groups
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Pressure Groups in British Politics
Author: W.N. Coxall
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317888049
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Pressure groups are an important influence on modern politics, with people feeling strongly about single issues, willing to protest, lobby and petition for their cause.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317888049
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Pressure groups are an important influence on modern politics, with people feeling strongly about single issues, willing to protest, lobby and petition for their cause.