Interest Groups and Lobbying by Holyoke, Thomas T. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Preface List of Figures and Tables Introduction: First Shoot All the Lobbyists? Part One: Origins and Structure

Chapter One: Interests and Interest Groups

Defining Interests and Interest Groups A Culture of Self-Interest Lobbying: The Right of Interests to Petition A Very Brief History of Interest Groups in the United States In Summary

Chapter Two: Collective Action and Interest Group Organization

Collective Action in an Individualistic Nation Other Incentives and the Free-Rider Problem’s Problems Who Joins Interest Groups? Starting Up Interest Groups Types of Organized Interests How Many Interest Groups Can There Be? The Diversity of Interests In Summary

Chapter Three: Social Movements (Trying to Be Interest Groups?)

Cracking Open, Not Tearing Down, the System Recipe for a Successful Social Movement Social Movement or Interest Group? Outside to Inside: Organized Labor in American Politics Countermovement Cycles in Business Advocacy Social Movement Protest in an Online World In Summary

Chapter Four: Lobbyists and Organization Management

Information and Representation Participation in Interest Groups Who Are Lobbyists? The Politics of Interest Group Maintenance In Summary

Chapter Five: A Model of Interest Group Advocacy

Lobbyists in the Middle Interest Group Member Pressure Policy Maker Pressure The Alignment of Interests The Strategic Lobbyist In Summary

Part Two: Lobbying and Influence

Chapter Six: Lobbying Congress, the Most Permeable Branch

A Multiplicity of Pressure Points The Constituency Connection Circles of Friends Committees and Parties Case Study: The Lobbying Campaign for the Financial Services Modernization Act In Summary

Chapter Seven: Executive Branch Lobbying

Lobbying the White House Lobbying the Bureaucracy Case Study: Lobbying for the Roadless Rule In Summary

Chapter Eight: Interest Groups Going to Court

Shaping the Judiciary Litigating for Policy Change: Risks and Rewards Who Sues and Why Friends of the Court: Filing Amicus Briefs Case Study: Second Amendment Lobbying In Summary

Chapter Nine: Friends and Foes of Convenience

Competitive Differences and Strange Bedfellows Coalition Politics Other Types of Partners The Timing of Conflict and Cooperation Competition and Venue Shopping Case Study: Coalition Lobbying for Parks In Summary

Chapter Ten: Interest Groups, Elections, and Campaign Finance

A Brief History of Electoral Contributing Types of PACs Why Form a PAC? What Does All This Money Buy? Other Trends in Strategic Giving Endorsements and Campaign Support Case Study: Shifting Politics at the US Chamber of Commerce In Summary

Conclusion: Representation in the Interest Group Age

Ethics in Lobbying Lobbying Reform Reform the Law or Self-Police the Profession Neopluralist Politics Final Thoughts

Glossary References Index