4. Interest groups are groups of citizens who:
(1) Share common interest
(2)Try to influence policy
What are some types of interest groups?
Proactive Interest Groups
Reactive Interest Groups
Homogeneous vs. Heterogeneous Groups
8. Common Problem orThreat
“There is a disturbance in the Force…”
Example: Funding for Political Science Research!
Resource Advantage
Money, Membership Size, Leadership, Information
Effective Leadership
Importance of interest group entrepreneurs
12. Material Benefits
Tangible rewards that members can actually use
Most common benefit = information
Solidary Benefits
Derived from interaction and bonding with others
Expressive Benefits
Internal rewards; Being a part of worthy cause
29. Foreign govts. lobby Congress to affect
positive policy change
Domestic entities also lobby in DC:
30.
31. DIRECT LOBBYING
“Inside Lobbying”
Interaction with
decision makers in
government
INDIRECT LOBBYING
“Outside Lobbying”
Mobilizes interest
group membership /
general public to
contact govt. officials
on issue
32. How is this done?
Educating public through information / research
Organizing peaceful protests
Issue Advocacy Ads –Why should we care?
527 Groups