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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457083103321

Autore

Watts Duncan

Titolo

Pressure groups [[electronic resource] /] / Duncan Watts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-83404-8

9786610834044

0-7486-3044-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Politics study guides

Disciplina

322.43

Soggetti

Pressure groups - Great Britain

Pressure groups - Great Britain - Influence

Political participation - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COPYRIGHT; Contents; Boxes; Tables; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Classifying Pressure Groups; CHAPTER 2 How Pressure Groups Operate; CHAPTER 3 Pressure Group Resources and Success; CHAPTER 4 Trends in Group Activity since 1979; CHAPTER 5 Protest Politics and Direct Action; CHAPTER 6 Pressure Groups and the Devolved Legislatures; CHAPTER 7 Lobbying the European Union; CHAPTER 8 The Abolition of Hunting with Dogs: an English, Welsh and Scottish Case Study; CHAPTER 9 Pressure Groups and Democracy; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Pressure Groups are an increasingly important feature of the political landscape and they are active on many levels, local, national or European. They reflect a diverse compass of interests from the well-known (the National Farmers' Union) to the less familiar (the Zip Fastener Association) and interact with a wide range of political players in different parts of the political system: parties, the media, government and parliament. They are involved at every stage of the political process, from raising issues and agenda setting to policy implementation and monitoring. This book provides an acce