The Organization of Political Interest Groups: Designing Advocacy

ISBN-13: 9780415596800 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 224 str.

Darren Halpin

Opis

Interest groups form an important part of the development of political and social systems. 'The Politics of Interest Groups' goes beyond current literature in examining the survival and 'careers' of such groups beyond their formation.

Spis treści

1. Studying Interest Groups as ‘Organizations’: A Lacuna?  2. Where is ‘Organization’ in the Group Literature?  3. Interest Groups and Organizational Form  4. Revisiting Population Level Analysis: A Feature-Based Approach  5. Interest Group ‘Careers’ (I): Formation  6. Interest Group ‘Careers’ (II): Group Adaptation and Change Over Time  7. Niche Theories: Differentiation through ‘form’?  8. Assembling Group Identities in Nascent Fields  9. Evolving Group Identities: The Role of ‘Categories’  10. Interest Group Policy Capacities  11. Conclusions: Technological Change and the (Ongoing) Importance of Organization

O autorze

Darren R. Halpin is Associate Professor at TheAustralian National University, Australia.