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An accessible guide to the role of Pressure Groups in our democracy, establishing clear definitions and analysing their role and performance.

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Classifying Pressure Groups; 2. How Pressure Groups Operate; 3. Pressure Group Resources and Success or Failure; 4. Trends in Pressure Group Activity since 1979; 5. Protest Politics and Direct Action; 6. Pressure Groups and the Scottish Parliament; 7. Pressure Groups and the European Union; 8. The Abolition of Hunting with Dogs: An English, Welsh and Scottish Case Study; Conclusion: Pressure Groups and Democracy.

Pressure Groups

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      Publisher Edinburgh University Press
      Published 4 April 2007
      ISBN-13 9780748624393
      978-0748624393
      ISBN-10 0748624392
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An accessible guide to the role of Pressure Groups in our democracy, establishing clear definitions and analysing their role and performance.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Classifying Pressure Groups; 2. How Pressure Groups Operate; 3. Pressure Group Resources and Success or Failure; 4. Trends in Pressure Group Activity since 1979; 5. Protest Politics and Direct Action; 6. Pressure Groups and the Scottish Parliament; 7. Pressure Groups and the European Union; 8. The Abolition of Hunting with Dogs: An English, Welsh and Scottish Case Study; Conclusion: Pressure Groups and Democracy.

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