Pressure Groups

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What is a sectional group?
Sectional groups represent the common interest of a particular section of society Members of these groups are concerned with the outcomes of campaigns because they usually stand to gain professionally and/or financially
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What is a cause or promotional group?
Cause groups campaign for a specific cause, which usually have very narrow policy ideas.
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What is an insider group?
These are groups which government considers legitimate. They are given access to decision-making and generally abide by the “rules of the game” - such as obeying the law and respecting confidences.
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What is an outsider group?
Outsider groups have to work outside the government’s decision-making process. They are not consulted and do not have routine access to minister or civil servants. These groups aim to influence public opinion and will be involved in various forms of
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Give an example of when a mix of outsider and insider groups have protested in the same campaign
The environmental and globalisation protests in 1998
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Cause groups campaign for a specific cause, which usually have very narrow policy ideas.

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What is a cause or promotional group?

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These are groups which government considers legitimate. They are given access to decision-making and generally abide by the “rules of the game” - such as obeying the law and respecting confidences.

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Outsider groups have to work outside the government’s decision-making process. They are not consulted and do not have routine access to minister or civil servants. These groups aim to influence public opinion and will be involved in various forms of

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Card 5

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The environmental and globalisation protests in 1998

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