Types of pressure groups
- Created by: rosiekennedy
- Created on: 04-12-18 09:49
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- Types of pressure groups
- Promotional groups
- Seek to promote a particular cause and convert the ideas behind it into government action or parliamentary legislation
- Serve the whole community (not just members/supporters)
- Concentrate on mobilising public opinion and putting pressure on government in that way
- Often use direct action - public demomnstrations, internet campaigns, civil disobedience
- Seek widespread support
- Sectional groups
- Self-interested as they hope to pursue the interests of their own membership/those who they represent
- Seek direct links with decision makers
- Methods are more 'responsible', they take the parliamentary route to influence
- Some large companies count as sectional groups as they're so influention eg. Google, Amazon
- Some are hybrid - by serving interests of members/supporters, the wider community will benefit
- Insiders
- Close links with decision makers
- Become involved in early stages of policy and law making
- Consulted by decision makers and are offered expert advice/information
- Outsiders
- Don't have a special position within government circles
- Typically promotional groups
- Often use civil disobedience, mass strikes, publicity stunts
- Promotional groups
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