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Interest Group Society, The, 5/E
Jeffrey M. Berry, Tufts University
Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University

ISBN-10: 0205604803
ISBN-13:  9780205604807

Publisher:  Longman
Copyright:  2009
Format:  Paper; 240 pp
Published:  06/27/2008
Status: Instock


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Considered the gold standard on interest group politics, this widely-used text analyzes interest groups within the intuitive framework of democratic theory, enabling students to understand the workings of interest groups within the larger context of our political system.  Comprehensive coverage includes not only the traditional farm, labor, and trade associations, but also citizen groups, public interest organizations, corporations, and public interest firms. 

 

Brief in page count yet comprehensive in coverage, the book is flexible for different class settings.  The book’s rich content and lean size allows it to stand alone as the centerpiece of a course, or be assigned as one of several texts. 


Features

  • Analyzes interest groups within an intuitive framework of democratic theory, enabling students to understand the workings of interest groups within the larger context of our political system and their own studies.
  • Brief in page count yet comprehensive in coverage, the book is flexible for different class settings.  The book’s rich content allows it to stand alone as the centerpiece of a course, yet with its inexpensive cost it can also be assigned with other books.
  • Authors Jeff Berry and Clyde Wilcox, prominent scholars in the field, ground the book with thorough researchand provide an authoritative and credible voice for the text. 


New To This Edition

  • Updated coverage includes the explosion of business lobbyists and corporate spending, the appearance and impact of 527s, and analysis of the legal limits of non-profit politics.
  • Analyses the close relationship between parties and interest groups, as well as the changes wrought by the new Democratic majorities in the House and Senate. 
  • Examines the new lobby reform legislation passed by Congress in August, 2007 and its implications for lobbyist spending, fundraising, and Congressional earmarks.
  • Emphasizes the greater role of new technology on the organization, mobilization, and grassroots efforts of interest groups and coalitions.
  • Updated to include the latest data on PAC contributions to candidates and parties, and incorporates the most current examples and initiatives of new interest groups, lobbying shops, and grassroots movements.


Table of Contents

Preface   

Chapter 1
Madison’s Dilemma    
Curing the Mischiefs of Faction     
Interest Groups and Their Functions     
The Rise and Fall of Pluralism     
Pluralism as a Goal     
Conclusion     

Chapter 2
The Advocacy Explosion    
The Interest Group Spiral     
The Rise of Citizen Groups     
Business Fights Back     
Conclusion     

Chapter 3
The Party Connection    
The Advantages of Interest Groups     
Working Together     
Parties and PACs     
Keeping Parties Straight and True     
Conclusion     

Chapter 4
Mobilization and Organization    
Competing Theories     
Supply of Benefits     
Marketing Interest Groups: Direct Mail     
Maintaining the Organization     
Who Governs?     
Making Decisions     
Conclusion     

Chapter 5
Lobbyists    
A Day in the Life of a Lobbyist     
Effective Lobbying     
Lobbying as a Career     
Lobbyists for Hire     
Conclusion     

Chapter 6
Public Opinion and     
Grassroots Lobbying    
Lobbying for Values     
Educating the Public     
Think Tanks     
Demonstrations and Histrionics     
Direct Citizen Lobbying     
High-Tech Lobbying     
Conclusion     

Chapter 7
Political Action Committees    
Movement for Reform     
PACs and Political Finance     
Does Money Matter?     
Targeting and Cooperation     
Conclusion     

Chapter 8
Washington Lobbying    
Congress     
Executive Branch     
The Courts    
Strategic Decision Making    
Conclusion     

Chapter 9
The Rise of Issue Networks    
Coalitions: EverdayPolitics     
From Subgovernments to Issue Networks     
The Qualities of Issue Networks     
The Telecommunications Network     
Conclusion     

Chapter 10
Bias and Representation    
Corporate Wealth and Political Advocacy    
A Special Relationship     
Beyond Business    
Reform     

Bibliography    
Index



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