Interest Groups and Lobbying

Pursuing Political Interests in America
2. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-48591-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 390 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 717 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 Second Edition

• Fully 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:

• Total number and types of interest groups lobbying in Washington, DC

• Total number and types of interest groups lobbying in the fifty states

• Data on campaign contributions

• Data on amicus briefs and case sponsorship

• Data on stages of the lawmaking process where interest groups appear to lobby the most

• New data on revolving-door lobbyists

Autoren/Hrsg.

Holyoke, Thomas T.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Polizei
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: First Shoot All the Lobbyists? Part One: Origins and Structure Chapter One: Interests and Interest Groups Chapter Two: Collective Action and Interest Group Organization Chapter Three: Social Movements and Online Advocacy Chapter Four: Lobbyists and Organization Management Chapter Five: A Mode of Interest Group Advocacy Part Two: Lobbying and Influence Chapter Six: Lobbying Congress, the Most Permeable Branch Chapter Seven: Executive Branch Lobbying Chapter Eight: Interest Group Going to Court Chapter Nine: Friends and Foes of Convenience Chapter Ten: Interest Groups, Elections, and Campaign Finance Conclusion: Representation in the Interest Group Age Glossary Index

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 The Ethical Lobbyist: Reforming Washington’s Influence Industry (Georgetown University Press, 2016).