POLI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Canadian Medical Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Antibody
12 Feb 2013
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Civil society: interest groups and social movements in politics. Barber: the antibodies of the immune system of democracy . Mediate between individual and state ( civil society") Thursday january 31st, 2013 class analysis: capital"s interests trump those society. Well-organized groups hijack public policy against popular will. Slide 4: defining interest groups interest groups: a group that brings together people with common interests and/or a common sense of identity for the purpose of influencing the political process. 280,000 registered ngos in china in 2005. Estimated to be 2 million unregistered ones (rowan 2007) *exam question, what are interest groups, what are their characteristics. An informal network of activists who seek to transform the values of society influence is harder to measure the effect of social movement. Slide 6: distinguishing between interest groups and social movements (exam question) Big difference is degree of organization (letterhead, hierarchy, employees, address) Slide 7: peta interest group they have an address.
