Whether called pressure groups, NGOs, social movement organisations or organized civil society, the value of groups to the policy process, to economic growth, to governance, to political representatio
Interest groups form an important part of the development of political and social systems. The Politics of Interest Groups goes beyond current literature in examining the survival and ‘careers’ of suc
Interest groups form an important part of the development of political and social systems. This book goes beyond current literature in examining the survival and ‘careers’ of such groups beyond their
Explores the need for political science to pay more attention to complex interactions involving politically relevant groups. Distinguished contributors report on data from around the world and at diff
The role of business in American politics has provoked much controversy and attention over recent years. One need look no further than the Koch brothers or the Trump administration to get an idea of t
The organization ecology approach to the study of interest representation and lobbying is now almost two decades old, and a substantial body of theoretical and empirical work in both the United States
