CRM 2308 Lecture Notes - New Social Movements, Social Exclusion
21 Apr 2014
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Challenges: membership fluctuations, resources, membership driven volunteer, government funded spend more than 10% of budget on advocacy loses charitable status. Donations would become taxable: agreement among members. Distinction between interest groups and social movement: social groups are seeking social change. New social movements: more social movements taking a grass-roots approach; broader social change. Policy influence through: media, member education/awareness, lobbying, protests/public activity. State waits for interest groups to come to them, listens to groups equally: state-centered theory: Public policy as the outcome of interaction between governing institutions. State: individual: state"s role in policy (pluralist theory): Benefits of interest groups: voice that is different from government, raises new issues, marginalized groups, puts pressure on government to address issues other than their own, membership benefits (personal) Risks of interest groups: not necessarily for public benefit, consistency, political influenced, exploited, bias, legitimacy, limited opportunities. Lobbying: lobbying is communicating, with public office holders, for payment with regard to:
