Interest Groups and Lobbying

Pursuing Political Interests in America
3. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-77412-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 414 Seiten, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 604 g

Interest Groups and Lobbying shows how political organizations and their lobbyists play a crucial role in how policy is made in the United States. It cuts through the myths and misconceptions about interest groups and lobbyists with an accessible and comprehensive text supported by real-world examples and the latest research.

New to the Third Edition

- Further updates and expands the discussion of social media and other online activity engaged in by interest groups, showing that they have become more sophisticated in their use of the internet – especially social media – for keeping current members informed and for their advocacy work.

- New case studies on more recent advocacy efforts.

- Updated data used in the book, including:

- Data on the ideological distribution of Washington interest groups

- Total number and types of interest groups lobbying in the 50 states

- Data on campaign contributions

- Data on amicus briefs and case sponsorship

- New discussion on the ethical and public interest obligations of lobbyists.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Holyoke, Thomas T.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: First Shoot All the Lobbyists?

Part One: Origins and Structure

1. Interests and Interest Groups

2. Collective Action and Interest Group Organization

3. Social Movements and Activism

4. Lobbyists and Organization Management

5. A Model of Interest Group Advocacy

Part Two: Lobbying and Influence

6. Lobbying Congress, the Most Permeable Branch

7. Executive Branch Lobbying

8. Interest Groups Going to Court

9. Friends and Foes of Convenience

10. Interest Groups, Elections, and Campaign Finance

Conclusion: Representation in the Interest Group Age

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas T. Holyoke is Professor of Political Science at California State University, Fresno. He is a specialist in interest group politics, as well as education policy and Western water policy. In addition to over three dozen articles and book chapters, he has published several books on interest groups, lobbying, and public policymaking, most recently Water Politics: The Fragmentation of Western Water Policy (Routledge, 2024) and The Ethical Lobbyist: Reforming Washington’s Influence Industry (Georgetown University Press, 2016).