POLS 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Sponsorship Scandal, New Social Movements, Social Movement Theory

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2300
• Professor: Tamara Small

Document Summary

Week 10: interest groups, social movements and lobbyists chapter 10. Interest groups: organizations that pursue the common interest of groups of people, particularly by trying to influence the marking and implementation of public policies. Interest groups articulate the demands of various interests in society, allowing citizens to make their voices heard by joining an organized group that is able to influence government, each person may join or be represented by many groups. Pluralist theory also assumes that government will be influenced by pressure from various groups. Interest groups play a major role in creating a democratic political system in which power is widely dispersed. Assessing the qualifications of those who seek accreditation to practice their profession. 1) coercion may be used to ensure that those benefiting from group action act in their common interest, membership is compulsory, pay dues. Interest groups can try to affect the policies that government develop and implement in many ways.