Interest Groups and Lobbying

Höfundur: Thomas T. Holyoke (Útgáfa: 3)
Interest Groups and Lobbying

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Interest Groups and Lobbying shows how political organizations and their lobbyists play a crucial role in how policy is made in the United States. It cuts through the myths and misconceptions about interest groups and lobbyists with an accessible and comprehensive text supported by real-world examples and the latest research. New to the Third Edition Further updates and expands the discussion of social media and other online activity engaged in by interest groups, showing that they have become more sophisticated in their use of the internet – especially social media – for keeping current members informed and for their advocacy work.

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Útgefandi
Taylor & Francis
ISBN
9781040261637
Print ISBN
9781032774152
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
3
Höfundar
Thomas T. Holyoke
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2024-12-03
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Half-Title Page
  • Praise for Interest Groups and Lobbying: Pursuing Political Interests in America, Third Edition
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • Introduction: First Shoot All the Lobbyists?
  • Notes
  • Part One Origins and Structures
  • 1 Interests and Interest Groups
  • Defining Interest Groups
  • A Culture of Self-Interest
  • Democracy and Interests in the Classical World
  • Self-Interest and the Social Contract
  • Lobbying and the Right of Interest Groups to Petition
  • Emergence of the Right to Petition in Great Britain
  • The Right to Petition in America
  • A Very Brief History of Interest Groups and Lobbying in the United States
  • Lobbying in the Early Republic
  • The Gilded Age
  • The Age of Organization
  • The New Deal Burst
  • The Postwar Explosion
  • In Summary
  • Notes
  • 2 Collective Action and Interest Group Organization
  • Collective Action in an Individualistic Nation
  • Incentives and the Free-Rider Problem’s Problems
  • Who Joins Interest Groups?
  • Starting Them Up
  • Types of Organized Interests
  • Trade and Professional Associations
  • Intergovernmental Groups
  • Citizen Groups and Public Interest Groups
  • The Politics of Tax Exemption
  • State Interest Groups and Population Limits
  • The Diversity of Interests
  • In Summary
  • Notes
  • 3 Social Movements and Activism
  • Cracking Open, Not Tearing Down, the System
  • Recipe for a Successful Social Movement
  • Organizational and Societal Support
  • Political Opportunity
  • Lawmaker Response
  • Social Movement or Interest Group?
  • Outside to Inside: Organized Labor in American Politics
  • The Business Countermovement
  • Social Movement Protest in an Online World
  • In Summary
  • Notes
  • 4 Lobbyists and Organization Management
  • Information and Representation
  • Lobbyists as Informers
  • Members’ Response to Information
  • Member Participation in Interest Groups
  • Burning Out
  • Managing Members
  • The Lobbyists
  • By the Numbers
  • Out of Government, into Interest Groups, and Back Again
  • Prioritizing Career Interests
  • The Politics of Interest Group Maintenance
  • Interest Groups and the Iron Law of Oligarchy
  • Technology and the Erosion of Control
  • In Summary
  • Notes
  • 5 A Model of Interest Group Advocacy
  • Lobbyists in the Middle
  • Interest Group Member Pressure
  • Policymaker Pressure
  • The Alignment of Interests
  • Finding a Champion
  • A Policy Most Everyone Can Support
  • Insights from the Model
  • The Strategic Lobbyist
  • Issue Selection
  • Position Taking
  • Framing
  • Choosing Tactics
  • Conflict and Compromise
  • In Summary
  • Notes
  • Part Two Lobbying and Influence
  • 6 Lobbying Congress, the Most Permeable Branch
  • A Multiplicity of Pressure Points
  • The Constituency Connection
  • The Strength of Organized Constituencies
  • Information for Access
  • Long-Term Investments
  • Circles of Friends and Kinds of Influence
  • Insider Lobbying: Reciprocity and the Little Things
  • Outside Lobbying
  • Committees and Parties
  • Partisanship in Committee Lobbying
  • Party Lobbying
  • In Summary
  • Notes
  • 7 Executive Branch Lobbying
  • Lobbying the President
  • Different Needs
  • Reaching Out
  • Formalizing Outreach
  • Defunding the Left
  • Contemporary Presidents and Interest Groups
  • Lobbying the Bureaucracy
  • Aligning Interests with Agency Missions
  • Notices and Comments
  • Advisory Committees
  • Regulatory Negotiation
  • Limits of Influence
  • In Summary
  • Notes
  • 8 Interest Groups Going to Court
  • Shaping the Bench
  • Litigating for Change
  • Ideology and Interest Group Litigation
  • Standing to Advocate
  • Who Sues and Why
  • Friends of the Court
  • Influence or Cheerleading?
  • In Summary
  • Notes
  • 9 Friends and Foes of Convenience
  • Competitive Differences and Strange Bedfellows
  • Coalition Politics
  • Coalitions Are Valuable
  • Coalition Politics Carry Costs
  • Electoral Coalitions
  • Other Partners
  • The Timing of Conflict and Cooperation
  • Competition and Venue Shopping
  • Multiple Venues, Multiple Opportunities
  • Venue Shopping and Federalism
  • In Summary
  • Notes
  • 10 Interest Groups, Elections, and Campaign Finance
  • A Brief History of Contributing
  • Origins and Trends
  • Growth, Reform, and Innovation
  • Dark Innovations
  • Types of PACs
  • Why Form a PAC?
  • What Does It All Buy?
  • Reshaping Congress: Ideological PACs
  • Gaining Access and Other Little Things: Accommodationist PACs
  • Strategic Giving
  • Committee Jurisdiction Matters
  • Parties and Leaders
  • Giving on Time
  • Pressure and Punishment
  • Endorsements
  • In Summary
  • Notes
  • Conclusion: Representation in the Interest Group Age
  • Ethics in Lobbying
  • Lobbying Reform
  • The Lobbying Disclosure Act
  • Honest Leadership and Open Government Act
  • Executive Branch Restrictions
  • Reform the Law or Self-Police the Profession?
  • Neopluralist Politics
  • Final Thoughts
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Index