Pressure groups today

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Pressure groups today

Rob Baggott

(Politics today)

Manchester University Press , Distributed in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, 1995

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

From Brightlingsea to Twyford Down, and from OutRage! to Charter 88, British society has a strong tradition of single issue campaigning. This book provides a thorough and up-to-date anlaysis of British pressure groups and the political environment in which they operate. Rob Baggott begins by explaining the theories of democratic pressure group politics put forward by political scientists. He then goes on to explore the impact of Thatcherism, the growth of commercial lobbying, and the increase in lobbying at the European level and through high profile media campaigns. He also covers the internal workings of pressure groups, their role in the policy-making process and their relationships with political institutions and the media.

Table of Contents

  • What is a pressure group?
  • analyzing pressure groups
  • pressure groups and democracy
  • organization, co-operation and resources
  • pressure groups and the executive
  • trends in government - group relationships
  • lobbying in parliament
  • pressure groups, the public and the media
  • other pressure points - beyond Whitehall and Westminster.

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