UAPP225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Mass Mobilization, Environmental Policy, Social Movement
15 Mar 2017
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Unofficial actors and their roles in public policy. Unofficial actors are unofficial because their participation in policy making is not fully specified in the constitution. Some actions are controversial and some participant in the policy process arouse considerable annoyance among other actors, however not possible to function without them. Most analysis focuses on policy making undertaken at the group level. Opportunities for individual participation seem to be intermittent; elections for national office every 2 years and not every office is up for election each year. Most admit to not being well informed. Low levels of voting are related to low levels of participation in other political activities. People can be mobilized- meaning that anyone can be persuaded to care about particular issues. People will act when something threatens their livelihood or lifestyle. Public interest: the assumed broader desires and needs of the public, in whose name policy is made.
