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"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.The book looks at the necessary factors of organizational form to ensure the productivity and influence of an interest group. Using example case studies from the UK, US and Australia, the book presents extensive historical analyses of specific groups, to better understand the organisation and position of such groups within their political system.The Politics of Interest Groups will be of interest to those concerned with advocacy and public representation within political studies."--

Interest groups form an important part of the development of political and social systems. This book goes beyond current literature in examining the survival and 'careers' of such groups beyond their formation. The author introduces the concept of organizational form and develops a framework to describe and evaluate organisations, and uncover how they adapt to survive. Using example case studies from the UK, US and Australia, the book presents extensive historical analyses of specific groups, to better understand the organisation and position of such groups within their political syst.

Scholars of both parties and interest groups have crisp definitions that set these organisations apart from each other. Thus, it is the case that researchers tend to study one or the other, not both together. This chapter, by contrast, considers their links.

This chapter approaches the question of rural protest in Australia. It does so by charting the professionalisation of farmer interest groups and the implications this had on political participation by farmers. The value of such a perspective is that it makes explicit the interconnection between 'outside' strategies of organised political advocacy and more acceptable and institutional forms. The chapter offers a historical account of the ways in which protest - and other forms of collective political response - have been used by Australian farmers.

This chapter approaches the question of rural protest in Australia. It does so by charting the professionalisation of farmer interest groups and the implications this had on political participation by farmers. The value of such a perspective is that it makes explicit the interconnection between 'outside' strategies of organised political advocacy and more acceptable and institutional forms. The chapter offers a historical account of the ways in which protest - and other forms of collective political response - have been used by Australian farmers.

This edited volume seeks to offer a wide range of scholarly perspectives on interest group politics. Darren Halpin begins at the beginning, as he addresses the question of how organised interests choose issues to address; their agendas help direct which issues rise and fall in national politics.

Are all issues subject to the same attention from organized interests? If not, why not? This article utilizes data on organized interest mobilization in Scottish public policy to examine the pattern of engagement by policy participants across a large number of policy issues. It finds a heavily skewed pattern of mobilization: Most issues attract little attention, while a few issues account for the majority of attention (they are "bandwagons"). This resembles the findings of Baumgartner and Leech, based on U.S. lobby data. Replication outside the United States supports the claim that this is a general pattern in public policy systems. But what explains such a pattern? After scrutinizing the "size and scope" approach, this article proposes that positive feedback mechanisms are catalyzing cascades of mobilization. Several agents are identified as facilitating cascades in the data: keystone groups, the media, civil servants, and campaign groups.

This edited volume seeks to offer a wide range of scholarly perspectives on interest group politics. Darren Halpin begins at the beginning, as he addresses the question of how organised interests choose issues to address; their agendas help direct which issues rise and fall in national politics.

Interest groups form an important part of the development of political and social systems. This book goes beyond current literature in examining the survival and 'careers' of such groups beyond their formation.The author introduces the concept of orga

Are all issues subject to the same attention from organized interests? If not, why not? This article utilizes data on organized interest mobilization in Scottish public policy to examine the pattern of engagement by policy participants across a large number of policy issues. It finds a heavily skewed pattern of mobilization: Most issues attract little attention, while a few issues account for the majority of attention (they are "bandwagons"). This resembles the findings of Baumgartner and Leech, based on U.S. lobby data. Replication outside the United States supports the claim that this is a general pattern in public policy systems. But what explains such a pattern? After scrutinizing the "size and scope" approach, this article proposes that positive feedback mechanisms are catalyzing cascades of mobilization. Several agents are identified as facilitating cascades in the data: keystone groups, the media, civil servants, and campaign groups.

Interest groups form an important part of the development of political and social systems. This book goes beyond current literature in examining the survival and 'careers' of such groups beyond their formation.The author introduces the concept of orga