Interest Group Politics

Name: Interest Group Politics
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ISBN: 9781933116761

ISBN-10: 1933116765

ISBN-13: 9781933116761

Edition: 7th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Allan J. Cigler, Burdett A. Loomis

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Interest Group Politics presents a broad spectrum of scholarship on interest groups past and present. In a time of partisan parity, when control of Congress is always within reach of the minority party at the next election, interest groups have every incentive to keep the pressure on. And they do. But the imbalance of influence that tilts toward moneyed interests is one of the cornerstones of the political system. What does this mean for equal representation? In nineteen chapters, noted political scientists explore the role of money, technology, grassroots lobbying, issue advocacy advertising, and much more in interest group influence. Students will learn how the National Rifle Association…

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List price: $55.95
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: CQ Press
Publication date: 12/18/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 453
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface


Contributors



Introduction: The Changing Nature of Interest Group Politics




Group Organization



Targeting Success: The Enduring Power of the NRA




Politics of Tribal Recognition: Casinos, Culture, and Controversy




A More Level Playing Field or a New Mobilization of Bias? Interest Groups and Advocacy for the Disadvantaged




Big-Money Donors to Environmental Groups: What They Give and What They Get




Interest Organization Communities: Their Assembly and Consequences




Groups in the Electoral Process



Getting the Spirit? Religious and Partisan Mobilization in the 2004 Elections




Interest Group Money in Elections




527s: The New Bad Guys of Campaign Finance




Groups in the Policy Process



Nonprofit Organizations as Interest Groups: The Politics of Passivity




Is Corporate Lobbying Rational or Just a Waste of Money?




Identity Crisis: How Interest Groups Struggle to Define Themselves in Washington




American Interests in the Balance? Do Ethnic Groups Dominate Foreign Policy Making?




What Happened to the Japanese Lobby in Washington? The Decline of the Japan Lobby and the Rise of the New China Lobby




Where Have All the Interest Groups Gone? An Analysis of Interest Group Participation in Presidential Nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States




Emerging Issues, New Organizations: Interest Groups and the Making of Nanotechnology Policy




The Well-informed Lobbyist: Information and Interest Group Lobbying




Does K Street Run Through Capitol Hill? Lobbying Congress in the Republican Era




Conclusion



Organized Interests, Political Parties, and Representation: James Madison, Tom DeLay, and the Soul of American Politics



Index