Health Sciences 3400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Policy Network, Advocacy Group, Non-Governmental Organization

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3400A/B
• Professor: Jeannie Samuel

Document Summary

Week 8 reading: chapter 6 interest groups and the policy process. Key terms: cause group interest or pressure group whose main goal is to promote a particular issue or cause. Civil society the part of society b/w the private sphere of the family or household and the sphere of government: civil society group a group or organization which is outside government. Interest groups exist within civil society - while not all civil society groups should be classified as interest/pressure groups: some writers exclude interest groups in marketing from civil society due to it being b/w the state and. Organized crime groups: a social movement is formed when a large number of interest groups become involved in the same issue. In most policy sectors, producer interest groups have close government contacts, while consumer groups often have less influence due to their cooperation being less important to the implementation of policies.