A review of the past decade's research on American associations reveals significant growth
in empirical findings across three levels of analysis: the individual member, the organization …

Any theory of the manner in which governmental policies get formulated and implemented,
as well as the effects of those actions on the world, requires an understanding of the …

How much influence do interest groups have on policy outcomes in the European Union
(EU)? This question is highly relevant for both debates on the democratic legitimacy of the …

The United States, Germany, and Japan, the world's three most powerful and successful free
market societies, differ strikingly in how their governments relate to their economies …

Most people believe that large corporations wield enormous political power when they lobby
for policies as a cohesive bloc. With this controversial book, Mark A. Smith sets conventional …

Lobbying efforts and campaign contributions from coalitions of groups are used to explain
representatives' voting decisions within the US House Ways and Means and Agriculture …

With its broad spectrum of scholarship on interest groups past and present, Interest Group
Politics brings together noted political scientists to provide comprehensive coverage and …

Organizing for Collective Action investigates the political and economic behaviors of
national associations, including trade associations, professional societies, labor unions, and …

This paper utilizes a survey of 595 state lobbyists and 301 state organizations to address
four questions about interest group activity in the states:(1) What techniques do groups in the …

Democracy and Interest Groups assesses the contribution that interest groups make to the
democratic involvement of citizens and the generation of social capital. The authors draw on …