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Advocacy groups, also known as lobby groups, interest groups, special interest groups, pressure groups, or public associations, use various forms of advocacy or lobbying to influence public opinion and ultimately public policy. [1] They play an important role in the development of political and social systems. [2]
Political scientist Thomas R. Dye said that politics is about battling over scarce governmental resources: who gets them, where, when, why and how. [8] Since government makes the rules in a complex economy such as the United States, various organizations, businesses, individuals, nonprofits, trade groups, religions, charities and others—which are affected by these rules—will exert as much ...
A special interest group (SIG) is a community within a larger organization with a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences.
With final votes upcoming, Tennessee lawmakers are facing mounting pressure from billionaire-backed special interest groups that have poured tens of thousands of dollars into paving the way for ...
The Democratic Experiment: New Directions in American Political Theory, (2003), 222–49; Clemens, Elisabeth S. The People's Lobby: Organizational Innovation and the Rise of Interest-Group Politics in the United States, 1890–1925 (1997) Hansen, John M. Gaining Access: Congress and the Farm Lobby, 1919–1981 (1991) Loomis, Christopher M.
Pages in category "Political advocacy groups in the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 374 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Groups that sponsor this form of communication are known by several names including: interest advocacy group, issue advocacy group, issue only group, or special interest group. The problems these groups raise awareness of can be either a social or political issue.
Sometimes referred to as "protectionist groups", "private interest groups" or simply "interest groups". [1] Such groups are normally exclusive, as their membership is usually restricted to the section of society whose interests they represent: for example the British Medical Association (as those seeking to join the BMA must be medical practitioners or students training to enter the profession ...