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Interest Groups and Lobbying - Pursuing Political Interests in America

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Interest Groups and Lobbying shows how political organizations and their lobbyists play a crucial role in how policy is made in the United States. It cuts through the myths and misconceptions about interest groups and lobbyists with an accessible and comprehensive text supported by the latest research.


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Introduction: First Shoot All the Lobbyists?
Part One: Origins and Structure
1. Interests and Interest Groups
2. Collective Action and Interest Group Organization
3. Social Movements and Activism
4. Lobbyists and Organization Management
5. A Model of Interest Group Advocacy
Part Two: Lobbying and Influence
6. Lobbying Congress, the Most Permeable Branch
7. Executive Branch Lobbying
8. Interest Groups Going to Court
9. Friends and Foes of Convenience
10. Interest Groups, Elections, and Campaign Finance
Conclusion: Representation in the Interest Group Age


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Thomas T. Holyoke is Professor of Political Science at California State University, Fresno. He is a specialist in interest group politics, as well as education policy and Western water policy. In addition to over three dozen articles and book chapters, he has published several books on interest groups, lobbying, and public policymaking, most recently Water Politics: The Fragmentation of Western Water Policy (Routledge, 2024) and The Ethical Lobbyist: Reforming Washington's Influence Industry (Georgetown University Press, 2016).


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Interest Groups and Lobbying shows how political organizations and their lobbyists play a crucial role in how policy is made in the United States. It cuts through the myths and misconceptions about interest groups and lobbyists with an accessible and comprehensive text supported by the latest research.

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