Table Of ContentThe Organization of Political Interest
Groups
Interest groups form an important part of the development of political and social
systems. This book goes beyond current literature in examining the survival and
‘careers’ of such groups beyond their formation.
The author introduces the concept of organizational form and develops a
framework to describe and evaluate organizations, and uncover how they adapt
to survive. Using example case studies from the UK, US and Australia, the book
presents extensive historical analyses of specific groups, to better understand the
organization and position of such groups within their political system. It ana-
lyses how groups differentiate themselves from each other, how they develop
differently and what impact this has on policy implementation and democratic
legitimacy.
The Organization of Political Interest Groups will be of interest to students
and scholars of political science, comparative politics, public representation, and
public policy.
Darren R. Halpin is Associate Professor at The Australian National University,
Australia.
Routledge research in comparative politics
1 Democracy and Post-c ommunism 8 How Political Parties Respond
Political change in the to Voters
post- communist world Interest aggregation revisited
Graeme Gill Edited by Kay Lawson and
Thomas Poguntke
2 Sub-s tate Nationalism
A comparative analysis of
9 Women, Quotas and Politics
institutional design
Edited by Drude Dahlerup
Edited by Helena Catt and
Michael Murphy
10 Citizenship and Ethnic Conflict
Challenging the nation-s tate
3 Reward for High Public Office
Haldun Gülalp
Asian and Pacific Rim States
Edited by Christopher Hood and
11 The Politics of Women’s
B. Guy Peters
Interests
4 Social Democracy and Labour New comparative and
Market Policy international perspectives
Developments in Britain and Edited by Louise Chappell and
Germany Lisa Hill
Knut Roder
12 Political Disaffection in
5 Democratic Revolutions
Contemporary Democracies
Asia and Eastern Europe
Social capital, institutions and
Mark R. Thompson
politics
Edited by Mariano Torcal and
6 Democratization
José Ramón Montero
A comparative analysis of 170
countries
13 Representing Women in
Tatu Vanhanen
Parliament
7 Determinants of the Death A comparative study
Penalty Edited by Marian Sawer,
A comparative study of the world Manon Tremblay and
Carsten Anckar Linda Trimble
14 Democracy and Political Culture 23 Consociational Theory
in Eastern Europe McGarry and O’Leary and the
Edited by Hans- Dieter Klingemann, Northern Ireland conflict
Dieter Fuchs and Jan Zielonka Edited by Rupert Taylor
24 The International Politics of
15 Social Capital and Associations
Democratization
in European Democracies
Comparative perspectives
A comparative analysis
Edited by Nuno Severiano Teixeira
Edited by William A. Maloney and
Sigrid Roßteutscher 25 Post- communist Regime Change
A comparative study
16 Citizenship and Involvement in Jørgen Møller
European Democracies
26 Social Democracy in Power
A comparative analysis
The capacity to reform
Edited by Jan van Deth,
Wolfgang Merkel,
José Ramón Montero and
Alexander Petring,
Anders Westholm
Christian Henkes and
17 The Politics of Foundations Christoph Egle
A comparative analysis 27 The Rise of Regionalism
Edited by Helmut K. Anheier and Causes of regional mobilization in
Siobhan Daly Western Europe
Rune Dahl Fitjar
18 Party Policy in Modern
Democracies 28 Party Politics in the Western
Kenneth Benoit and Michael Laver Balkans
Edited by Věra Stojarová and
19 Semi- Presidentialism Outside Peter Emerson
Europe
29 Democratization and Market
A comparative study
Reform in Developing and
Edited by Robert Elgie and
Transitional Countries
Sophia Moestrup
Think tanks as catalysts
James G. McGann
20 Comparative Politics
The principal-a gent perspective 30 Political Leadership, Parties and
Jan- Erik Lane Citizens
The personalisation of leadership
21 The Political Power of Business
Edited by Jean Blondel and
Structure and information in
Jean- Louis Thiebault
public policymaking
Patrick Bernhagen 31 Civil Society and Activism in
Europe
22 Women’s Movements Contextualizing engagement and
Flourishing or in abeyance? political orientation
Edited by Marian Sawer and Edited by William A. Maloney and
Sandra Grey Jan W. van Deth
32 Gender Equality, Citizenship 40 The Politics of Charity
and Human Rights Kerry O’Halloran
Controversies and challenges in
China and the Nordic countries 41 Climate Policy Changes in
Edited by Pauline Stoltz, Germany and Japan
Marina Svensson, Zhongxin Sun A path to paradigmatic policy
and Qi Wang change
Rie Watanabe
33 Democratization and the
European Union 42 African Parliamentary Reform
Comparing Central and Eastern Edited by Rick Stapenhurst,
European post- Communist Rasheed Draman and
countries Andrew Imlach with
Edited by Leonardo Morlino and Alexander Hamilton and
Wojciech Sadurski Cindy Kroon
34 The Origin of Electoral Systems 43 The Politics of International
in the Postwar Era Law and Compliance
A worldwide approach Serbia, Croatia and The Hague
Krister Lundell tribunal
Edited by Nikolas Rajkovic
35 The Globalization of Motherhood
44 The Funding of Political Parties
Deconstruction and reconstructions
Where now?
of biology and care
Edited by Keith Ewing,
Edited by Wendy Chavkin and
Joo- Cheong Tham and
JaneMaree Maher
Jacob Rowbottow
36 Parties, Elections, and Policy
45 Parliamentary Oversight Tools
Reforms in Western Europe
A comparative analysis
Voting for social pacts
Riccardo Pelizzo and
Kerstin Hamann and John Kelly
Frederick Stapenhurst
37 Democracy and Famine
46 Inclusion and Exclusion in the
Olivier Rubin
Liberal Competition State
The cult of the individual
38 Women in Executive Power
Richard Münch
A global overview
Edited by Gretchen Bauer and 47 New Challenger Parties in
Manon Tremblay Western Europe
A comparative analysis
39 Women and Representation in Airo Hino
Local Government
International case studies 48 Metropolitan Governance and
Edited by Barbara Pini and Policy
Paula McDonald Jen Nelles
49 Rewards for High Public Office 53 Russia’s Regions and
in Europe and North America Comparative Subnational Politics
Edited by B. Guy Peters and Comparing Anglo- American
Marleen Brans democracies
Edited by William M. Reisinger
50 International Security, Conflict
and Gender 54 Protecting Immigrant Rights in
‘HIV/AIDS is another war’ Mexico
Hakan Seckinelgin Understanding the state-c ivil
society nexus
51 Young People and Politics Laura Valeria González-Murphy
Comparing Anglo- American
55 Public Sector Performance and
democracies
Reform in Developing Countries
Aaron J. Martin
Pockets of effectiveness
Edited by Michael Roll
52 Immigration and Public Opinion
in Liberal Democracies 56 The Organization of Political
Gary P. Freeman, Interest Groups
Randall Hansen, and Designing advocacy
David L. Leal Darren R. Halpin
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The Organization of Political
Interest Groups
Designing advocacy
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