Lobbying and society : a political sociology of interest groups /

Lobbying and political interest groups occupy an ambivalent place in advanced democracies. This insightful book injects a new sociological understanding of politics and policy. As the book convincingly reveals, a sociological understanding of lobbying and interest groups illustrates the edges and bo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott, John C., 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, Massachusetts : Polity Press, 2018.
Series:Political sociology series.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • A social orientation to interest groups and political life
  • Interests and groups
  • Power, access, and influence
  • Interest groups as intermediaries between nation-states and citizens
  • Inequality and interest groups
  • Interest group politics in a global context
  • New directions in the study of lobbyists and interest groups.