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| adam_text | Contents
List of boxes
viii
List of tables
χ
Introduction
1
The growth and extent of group activity
2
The proliferation of groups
3
Some matters of definition
6
Movements
7
Political parties and pressure groups
10
Why groups matter
13
Studying pressure groups: theoretical perspectives on
group power
14
1
Classifying Pressure Groups
28
Opening observations
29
The sectoral approach
29
Protective and promotional groups
30
Insider and outsider groups
33
Summary
41
2
How Pressure Groups Operate
44
Groups and the access points they employ
45
The traditional outlets used by pressure groups
46
Alternative outlets
57
Summary
62
3
Pressure Group Resources and Success
66
Determinants of group influence across the world
67
The determinants of group effectiveness in Britain
68
Key factors in group influence
70
Group resources
70
Group access to and contacts with decision-makers
78
The political circumstances and climate
81
vi Pressure
Groups
4
Trends in
Group
Activity since
1979 86
The explosion of group activity
87
Pressure groups under the Conservatives,
1979-97:
a changing scene
90
The
1997
Labour government and group activity
92
Developments and trends in the British Green
Movement since
1979:
a case study
98
5
Protest Politics and Direct Action
110
The meaning of direct action 111
The growing popularity of direct action
113
Direct action in practice: some case studies
119
Recent trends reviewed
126
Is direct action legitimate in a democracy?
128
6
Pressure Groups and the Devolved Legislatures
135
General considerations
136
The growth of group activity in Scotland since
devolution
136
A new style of Scottish government: consensus and
consultation
138
The Scottish Civic Forum
143
Consultation with the Scottish Executive in practice
144
The reactions of different categories of
Scottish pressure groups
147
Case studies: the experience of two influential
Scottish pressure groups
149
Criticisms of group activity in Scotland
152
Assessment of group activity in Scotland
154
Pressure groups and the Welsh National Assembly
158
Pressure groups in Northern Ireland
160
7
Lobbying the European Union
166
Why pressure groups lobby in the European Union
167
Why the amount of lobbying has increased in
recent years
171
How pressure groups lobby in the European Union
and the institutions they target
173
Contents
vii
Recent
trends
in European
Union
lobbying
177
The findings of a
1993
questionnaire
179
The findings of a
2004
update
180
Conclusion
182
8
The Abolition of Hunting with Dogs:
an English, Welsh and Scottish Case Study
187
Introduction
188
The campaign to end hunting with dogs in England
and Wales
188
The pressure groups involved on either side of the
dispute and the methods employed
192
The campaign to end hunting with dogs in Scotland
198
Conclusion
202
9
Pressure Groups and Democracy
206
Assessing group activity
207
The case against pressure groups: how they undermine
democracy
208
The case for pressure groups: how they sustain and
enhance democracy
215
Conclusion
218
References
223
Index
230
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Contents
List of boxes
viii
List of tables
χ
Introduction
1
The growth and extent of group activity
2
The proliferation of groups
3
Some matters of definition
6
Movements
7
Political parties and pressure groups
10
Why groups matter
13
Studying pressure groups: theoretical perspectives on
group power
14
1
Classifying Pressure Groups
28
Opening observations
29
The sectoral approach
29
Protective and promotional groups
30
Insider and outsider groups
33
Summary
41
2
How Pressure Groups Operate
44
Groups and the access points they employ
45
The traditional outlets used by pressure groups
46
Alternative outlets
57
Summary
62
3
Pressure Group Resources and Success
66
Determinants of group influence across the world
67
The determinants of group effectiveness in Britain
68
Key factors in group influence
70
Group resources
70
Group access to and contacts with decision-makers
78
The political circumstances and climate
81
vi Pressure
Groups
4
Trends in
Group
Activity since
1979 86
The explosion of group activity
87
Pressure groups under the Conservatives,
1979-97:
a changing scene
90
The
1997
Labour government and group activity
92
Developments and trends in the British Green
Movement since
1979:
a case study
98
5
Protest Politics and Direct Action
110
The meaning of direct action 111
The growing popularity of direct action
113
Direct action in practice: some case studies
119
Recent trends reviewed
126
Is direct action legitimate in a democracy?
128
6
Pressure Groups and the Devolved Legislatures
135
General considerations
136
The growth of group activity in Scotland since
devolution
136
A new style of Scottish government: consensus and
consultation
138
The Scottish Civic Forum
143
Consultation with the Scottish Executive in practice
144
The reactions of different categories of
Scottish pressure groups
147
Case studies: the experience of two influential
Scottish pressure groups
149
Criticisms of group activity in Scotland
152
Assessment of group activity in Scotland
154
Pressure groups and the Welsh National Assembly
158
Pressure groups in Northern Ireland
160
7
Lobbying the European Union
166
Why pressure groups lobby in the European Union
167
Why the amount of lobbying has increased in
recent years
171
How pressure groups lobby in the European Union
and the institutions they target
173
Contents
vii
Recent
trends
in European
Union
lobbying
177
The findings of a
1993
questionnaire
179
The findings of a
2004
update
180
Conclusion
182
8
The Abolition of Hunting with Dogs:
an English, Welsh and Scottish Case Study
187
Introduction
188
The campaign to end hunting with dogs in England
and Wales
188
The pressure groups involved on either side of the
dispute and the methods employed
192
The campaign to end hunting with dogs in Scotland
198
Conclusion
202
9
Pressure Groups and Democracy
206
Assessing group activity
207
The case against pressure groups: how they undermine
democracy
208
The case for pressure groups: how they sustain and
enhance democracy
215
Conclusion
218
References
223
Index
230 |
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