Types of pressure groups summary
Just a very brief summary that could possibly help with exam questions - knowledge of this is good for 25 mark introductions and possibly the Edexcel 5 mark questions on unit 1.
- Created by: DaniMillie
- Created on: 07-01-16 11:37
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- Types of pressure groups
- Insider groups
- Consult regularly with government, ministers, decision makers, policy advisors etc.
- Can also access European commission or European parliament if the EU is one of their priorities
- Often have reps sitting on policy or advisory committees
- e.g. BMA, BBA, NFU, RSPCA
- Often use tactics like lobbying ministers, having places on advisory committees etc.
- local pressure groups have access to local authorities
- Outsider groups
- Do not consult with policy advisors, government, decision makers etc.
- however, they can use petitions - could possibly influence decision makers
- Often use tactics like: direct action, civil disobedience, protests, media campaigns and demon-strations
- e.g. Greenpeace, F4J
- Do not consult with policy advisors, government, decision makers etc.
- Promotional or cause gorups
- Generally disperse power
- Aims to benefit the community
- e.g. Greenpeace, ASH, Friends of the Earth
- All members of the community are welcome to join
- Interest or sectional groups
- Generally concentrate power
- Aims to benefit a section of society or workers in that sector
- e.g. BMA - workers in medical professions, BBA - workers in the banking profession
- Have narrow goals - only to benefit them or their members
- Insider groups
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