LEADER 03071nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910784341103321 005 20230721025747.0 010 $a1-280-83404-8 010 $a9786610834044 010 $a0-7486-3044-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9780748630448 035 $a(CKB)1000000000351110 035 $a(EBL)292373 035 $a(OCoLC)476052041 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000226733 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11216169 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226733 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10258726 035 $a(PQKB)10556640 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1962269 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC292373 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1962269 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10435306 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL83404 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL292373 035 $a(DE-B1597)615733 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780748630448 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000351110 100 $a20060607d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPressure groups$b[electronic resource] /$fDuncan Watts 210 $aEdinburgh $cEdinburgh University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 225 1 $aPolitics study guides 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7486-2439-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCOPYRIGHT; 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 330 $aPressure Groups are an increasingly important feature of the political landscape and they are active on many levels, local, national or European. They reflect a diverse compass of interests from the well-known (the National Farmers' Union) to the less familiar (the Zip Fastener Association) and interact with a wide range of political players in different parts of the political system: parties, the media, government and parliament. They are involved at every stage of the political process, from raising issues and agenda setting to policy implementation and monitoring. This book provides an acce 410 0$aPolitics study guides. 606 $aPressure groups$zGreat Britain 606 $aPressure groups$zGreat Britain$xInfluence 606 $aPolitical participation$zGreat Britain 615 0$aPressure groups 615 0$aPressure groups$xInfluence. 615 0$aPolitical participation 676 $a322.43 700 $aWatts$b Duncan$0541844 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784341103321 996 $aPressure groups$93676758 997 $aUNINA