{"product_id":"the-notsospecial-interests-9780804781169","title":"The NotSoSpecial Interests","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book explains why certain public groups, such as Jews, lawyers, and gun-owners, develop substantially more representation than others and why certain organizations, like the National Rifle Association, become the presumed spokespersons for these groups across media and all branches of government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Offering an insightful explanation of why some interests are better represented than others, Matt Grossmann's \u003ci\u003eThe Not-So-Special Interests\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become one of the most important books on interest groups in this decade. His impressive collection and analysis of original data supports a conceptual framework rooted in the tradition of Truman but thoroughly modernized to engage contemporary questions. Not only does the book make a powerful argument, it's a pleasure to read as well.\" -- McGee Young, Assistant Professor of Political Science * Marquette University *\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Not-So-Special Interests\u003c\/i\u003e, Matt Grossmann's focus is resolutely on the bigger picture of organized interests in Washington, D.C., and is rigorously empirical . . . This is an extremely useful book, one that will spur debate, discussion, and certainly subsequent research.\" -- David S. Meyer * \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"With new ideas, new perspectives, and new data, Matt Grossmann revisits an old idea. He offers a fresh view of how major societal interests promote their ideas, seek policy advantage, and fit within the overall mosaic of American political life. Drawing upon an impressive new dataset of 1,600 advocacy organizations, Grossmann lays out how pluralism can and does become institutionalized across many venues. \u003ci\u003eThe Not-So-Special Interests\u003c\/i\u003e presents an important addition to how we understand the politics of faction in the United States.\" -- Burdett Loomis, Professor * University of Kansas *\u003cbr\u003e\"Grossmann's contributions of behavioral pluralism and individual pluralism should become staples for those seeking to understand organized interest behavior and influence . . . Recommended.\" -- R. M. Alexander * \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Not-So-Special Interests\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegant and well-grounded study.\" -- Edward Ashbee * \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Studies\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Grossmann's work is a major contribution—breathtaking in its scope and innovative in its theories of American pluralism at the dawn of the twenty first century. The book should be read by everyone concerned about whose voices really count in Washington.\" -- Kristin A. Goss, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Sanford School of Public Policy * Duke University *\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Not-So-Special Interests\u003c\/i\u003e, Matthew Grossmann sheds new light on one of the central questions in democratic theory and politics—who is represented? Skillfully combining information about the political attitudes and behavior of a wide range of social groups with original data about the organizations that claim to speak for them in Washington, he explains why some advocacy organizations succeed while others fail. His analyses offer new and often surprising insights about the sources and consequences of cumulative inequalities produced by interest group mobilization, power, and access.\" -- Dara Z. Strolovitch * Associate Professor, University of Minnesota and author of \u003ci\u003eAffirmative Advocacy: Race, Class, and Gender in Interest Group Politics\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is one of the more-impressive theoretically constructed and empirically executed studies of the aggregation and mobilization of interests available. It is conscientiously grounded in the available research, and the database, most of it self-generated, provides comprehensiveness in relation to the universe studied, public advocacy groups in Washington, DC. This allows for an intensity of analysis that results in an original, well-executed, and significant contribution to our understanding.\" -- William Crotty * \u003ci\u003e Political Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Not-So-Special Interests\u003c\/i\u003e provides a refreshingly clear-eyed assessment of the landscape of interest group politics in Washington. . .Cutting through the folklore about interest groups is no small task, but  blazes and impressive trail. It dispassionately devises sensible theories. It mingles real-world insights with heaps of illuminating quantitative data, most of which the author created from scratch using techniques that combin methodological rigor and common sense. The end result is a book that has important implications for the study of interest groups and for other questions in the field.\" -- Nicholas Carnes * \u003ci\u003eAmerican Review of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e *","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405603152215,"sku":"9780804781169","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804781169.jpg?v=1730492968","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-notsospecial-interests-9780804781169","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}