This is a thematically unified survey of current and significant issues affecting interest group politics and scholarship in the USA. Petracca has drawn together interest group scholars and practitioners to write 16 original essays dedicated to making the best and newest research accessable to students at all levels. The mix of perspectives and approaches aims to offer a stimulating analysis of contemporary American interest group activity.
An exploration of the role that special interest groups play in modern democratic politics.
This book charts the changes in interest group theory, organization, activity, and the influence of interest groups in the United States.
The Ninth Edition offers 15 new contributions on a variety of topics including organized labor, the LGBT movement, religious lobbying, the Tea Party, the tobacco industry, the role of “dark money” in campaign funding, the profession of ...
... and government (for a few examples see Lijphart 1968; Schmitter 1974; Heclo 1974; Richardson and Jordon 1979; Lehmbruch and Schmitter 1982; Katzenstein 1985; Hall 1986; Baumgartner 1989; Wilsford 1991; Richardson 1993; Knoke et al.
This book describes a great change in the interest groups in American politics and includes analysis of the legal limits of non-profit politics.
This volume, comprised of original essays by leading scholars, is designed to summarize and explain contemporary research that helps address popular questions and concerns, making studies accessible to undergraduate students and providing ...
... Criminal Justice Policy in the Lower Federal Courts.” Law and Society Review 22 (1): 191–200. Rowland, C. K., and Bridget Jeffrey Todd. ... and Hank C. Jenkins-Smith. 1993. Policy Change and Learning: An Advocacy Coalition Approach.
Interest Groups in American Politics, Second Edition, is grounded by the role of information in interest group activity, a theme that runs through the entire book.
Interest Group Politics in the Northeastern States
Richard D. Bingham, Brett W. Hawkins, John P. Frendreis, and Mary P. Le Blanc, Professional Associations and Municipal Innovation (Madison: University ... Larry J. Sabato, The Rise of Political Consultants (New York: Basic Books, 1981).