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The scale of interest organization in democratic politics = data and research methods /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The scale of interest organization in democratic politics/ edited by Darren Halpin and Grant Jordan.
Reminder of title:	data and research methods /
other author:	Halpin, Darren.
Published:	New York :Palgrave Macmillan, : 2012.,
Description:	1 online resource.
Notes:	Includes index.
Subject:	Pressure groups - Research. -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230359239
ISBN:	9780230359239 (electronic bk.)

The scale of interest organization in democratic politics = data and research methods /
The scale of interest organization in democratic politicsdata and research methods /[electronic resource] :edited by Darren Halpin and Grant Jordan. - New York :Palgrave Macmillan,2012. - 1 online resource. - Interest groups, advocacy and democracy series.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction; D.Halpin & G.Jordan -- Counting the Voices in the Heavenly Chorus: Pressure Participants in Washington Politics; K.Schlozman -- Enumerating Populations of Interest Organizations: The Several Theoretical Purposes of Counting; D.Lowery -- The Changing Contours of British Representation: Pluralism in Practice; G.Jordan & J.Greenan -- Numbers in a Niche: Lessons from Mapping Gay and Lesbian Groups in the US states; A.J.Nownes -- Multiple Arenas, Multiple Populations: Counting Organized Interests in Scottish Public Policy; D.Halpin, G.Baxter & I.MacLeod -- Tracking Interest Group Populations in the US and UK; G.Jordan, F.Baumgartner, J.McCarthy, S.Bevan & J.Greenan -- The Usual Suspects: Interest Group Dynamics and Representation in Denmark; P.M.Christiansen -- Mapping the WTO Interest Group System: Exploring Density, Diversity and Stability Over Time; M.Hanegraaff, J.Beyers & C.Braun-Poppelaars -- Below Which Radar? Mapping the Activities of Unregulated Third Sector Organisations in England; J.Mohan -- Counting at the Local Level: Where to Stop Counting?; W.A.Maloney & J.W. van Deth -- Conclusion; G.Jordan & D.Halpin -- --.

It is widely assumed that effective democracies host large populations of pressure participants defending their interests and advancing their causes. It is also assumed that as societies develop, the associational world 'explodes'. These twin assumptions prompt simple questions. How many organized interests are there in different societies and how quickly are they growing? Do different types grow at different rates? In this volume, these questions are shown to be much more difficult to answer than they at first. However, a useful sense of scale is provided for the debate and many research practice issues are raised. Significant differences appear cross nationally but some broad trends such as a decline in the number of business groups emerge. Population ecology is used to show that the idea of constant growth was naIve. Contributions from distinguished authors include reports on data from the USA, UK, Denmark and Germany, at different levels of political decision making, from 'below the radar' in local communities to global negations at the World Trade Organization. The volume highlights the need for political science to pay more attention to complex interactions involving a 'cast of thousands' of politically relevant groups.

ISBN: 9780230359239 (electronic bk.)

Source: 483474Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

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Pressure groups
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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JF529 / .S33 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 322.4/30973

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