Pressure Groups

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Aim is to protect the interests of members or a section of society
Interest
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Focus on a specific issue or cause
Promotional
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Deal with specific new proposals
Ad hoc
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Aim to provide an ideological rationale or carry out research aims and objectives of specific causes or issues
Think tank
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Change the organisation of the political system
Political cause
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not yet fully evolved in terms of organisation, Representation or influence
Latent
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Often invited to sit on official committees and collaborate on government policies
Insider
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Attempts to put pressure on governments by publicising their case to the mass media & generating public opinion in their favour
Outsider
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Insider pressure groups have unofficial power, so they have own representative in governments but the relationship between them & the groups remain secret & circumspect
Duverger
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An organised group of people that aims to influence the policies or actions of government
Pressure group
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Put pressure on decision makers
Aims
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Focus on a specific issue or cause

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Promotional

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Deal with specific new proposals

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Card 4

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Aim to provide an ideological rationale or carry out research aims and objectives of specific causes or issues

Back

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Card 5

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Change the organisation of the political system

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