PS 101 interest groups fall 2013
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Interest groups are organizations that try to influence public policy by lobbying political decision-makers. There are two main types: public interest groups that represent broad public interests, and private interest groups that represent specific business sectors. Interest groups use both inside tactics like direct lobbying of officials, and outside tactics that mobilize public support. However, business and professional groups tend to have greater resources and stable relationships with government, giving them disproportionate influence over policy. Some argue this can lead to regulatory capture that undermines the public interest.
PS 101 interest groups fall 2013
- 1. Interest Groups Dr. Christopher S. Rice
- 2. Interest Groups Organizations that try to shape public policy by influencing the behavior of political decision-makers.
- 3. (cc) 2007 Flickr user Flyover Living Interest groups are important instruments to attain democracy and serve the public interest
- 4. 3 Types of Interest Groups
- 5. Public Interest Groups (citizen groups)
- 6. (cc) 2007 Flickr user williamhartz Interests that are connected to the general welfare of the community
- 9. Non-Economic Groups motivated by: Ideology Desire to advance a cause
- 10. Non-Economic Groups motivated by: Ideology Desire to advance a cause Commitment to a particular public policy
- 11. Attract members using solidaristic or purposive incentives
- 12. Number of public interest groups has increased markedly since the 1960’s
- 13. Private Interest Groups (economic groups)
- 14. Groups with some tangible stake that they wish to protect or to advance by means of government action
- 15. Associated with providing benefits for a fraction of the community
- 16. Primarily based on selective benefits
- 17. 3
- 18. Producer Groups represent enterprises that produce goods or services, such as businesses or agriculture
- 19. Professional Groups represent the interests of professionals, such as doctors, lawyers, and dentists.
- 20. Unions protect jobs of members, work for maximum wage & benefit levels.
- 24. Think Tanks Governments “Gray Area” Interest Groups Issue Networks and Alliances
- 25. Think Tanks Governments “Gray Area” Interest Groups Astroturf Groups Issue Networks and Alliances
- 26. What Interest Groups Do
- 27. What Interest Groups Do the “inside” and “outside” games
- 28. The Inside Game Direct contact of interest group representative and government officials
- 29. One-on-one Persuasion (cc) 2005 Flickr user Spamily
- 30. Requires an understanding of the “rules of the game” (cc) 2006 Flickr user romainguy
- 31. The inside game is most effective when the issues:
- 32. The inside game is most effective when the issues: are narrow and technical;
- 33. The inside game is most effective when the issues: are narrow and technical; do not command much media or public attention;
- 34. The inside game is most effective when the issues: are narrow and technical; do not command much media or public attention; do not stir up counteractivity by other interest groups.
- 37. (cc) 2007 Flickr user ethorson
- 38. (cc) 2005 Flickr user Tracy O The Importance of Campaign Contributions
- 39. Provide Testimony at Public Hearings of Committees & Subcommittees (cc) 2008 flickr user Robert Whitlock
- 40. The “Lobbyist’s Loop of Deceit” (c) 2008 Valdis/NetworkWeaving.com
- 41. Inside Game Lobbying Executive Branch
- 42. (cc) 2007 Flickr user ethorson
- 45. The Outside Game Efforts to mobilize public opinion, voters, and important contributors in order to bring pressure on elected officials
- 46. Tools of the Outside Game
- 47. Tools of the Outside Game • Mobilizing Membership
- 48. Tools of the Outside Game • Mobilizing Membership • Organizing the District
- 49. Tools of the Outside Game • Mobilizing Membership • Organizing the District • Shaping Opinion
- 50. Tools of the Outside Game • Mobilizing Membership • Organizing the District • Shaping Opinion – Publication of Research results
- 51. Tools of the Outside Game • Mobilizing Membership • Organizing the District • Shaping Opinion – Publication of Research results – Advertising
- 52. Tools of the Outside Game • Mobilizing Membership • Organizing the District • Shaping Opinion – Publication of Research results – Advertising – Maintaining working relationships with the media
- 53. Tools of the Outside Game • Mobilizing Membership • Organizing the District • Shaping Opinion – Publication of Research results – Advertising – Maintaining working relationships with the media – Political Action Committees
- 54. Tools of the Outside Game • Mobilizing Membership • Organizing the District • Shaping Opinion – Publication of Research results – Advertising – Maintaining working relationships with the media – Political Action Committees – Blogging and Web 2.0 activism
- 55. Interest Group System & Democracy
- 56. 3 Inequalities in the Interest Group System
- 57. Representational Inequalities involves the question of WHOM interest groups represent
- 58. 2/3
- 59. Representational advantage of business, professions increasing
- 60. Representational advantage of business, professions increasing
- 61. Business & Professional Groups have more permanency (cc) 2007 Flickr user Rob Ball
- 62. Resource Inequalities interest groups representing business corporations and the professions represent a substantial resource advantage over others
- 63. (cc) 2006 Flickr user thejedi
- 65. ROI
- 66. Do interest groups neutralize each other?
- 67. Access inequality inequalities of representation and resources are accentuated by the ability of some groups to form relatively stable alliances with government institutions and decision-makers
- 68. Interest Group Liberalism political system in which interest groups help formulate and carry out government policies
- 70. Capture tendency for regulatory agencies to become allies, protectors, & advocates of the industries that they were intended to regulate
- 71. Iron Triangles A three-way arrangement in which an alliance is formed between a private interest group, a bureaucratic agency, and a Congressional committee or subcommittee.