| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 236 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Politics study guides
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Politics study guides.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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; Index. |
| Summary |
Pressure 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pressure groups -- Great Britain.
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Pressure groups. |
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Great Britain. |
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Pressure groups -- Great Britain -- Influence.
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Political participation -- Great Britain.
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Political participation. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Watts, Duncan. Pressure groups. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007 9780748624393 0748624392 (OCoLC)75713607 |
| ISBN |
9780748630448 (electronic book) |
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0748630449 (electronic book) |
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9780748624393 |
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0748624392 (Trade Paper) |
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