03071nam 2200673Ia 450 991078434110332120230721025747.01-280-83404-897866108340440-7486-3044-910.1515/9780748630448(CKB)1000000000351110(EBL)292373(OCoLC)476052041(SSID)ssj0000226733(PQKBManifestationID)11216169(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226733(PQKBWorkID)10258726(PQKB)10556640(MiAaPQ)EBC1962269(MiAaPQ)EBC292373(Au-PeEL)EBL1962269(CaPaEBR)ebr10435306(CaONFJC)MIL83404(Au-PeEL)EBL292373(DE-B1597)615733(DE-B1597)9780748630448(EXLCZ)99100000000035111020060607d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPressure groups[electronic resource] /Duncan WattsEdinburgh Edinburgh University Pressc20071 online resource (249 p.)Politics study guidesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7486-2439-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexPressure 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 accePolitics study guides.Pressure groupsGreat BritainPressure groupsGreat BritainInfluencePolitical participationGreat BritainPressure groupsPressure groupsInfluence.Political participation322.43Watts Duncan541844MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784341103321Pressure groups3676758UNINA