POLS 1400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Jewish Congress, Canadian Bar Association
12 Apr 2016
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Week 7 chapter 16: advocacy groups, social movement and lobbying. Canadian federation of students (cfs) is the largest advocacy group for post- secondary students in canada. Canadian council of chief executives (ccce) is the most powerful peak. Business pressure group in canada, representing the 150 largest firms in their country, formerly known as the business council on national issues (bcni) Advocacy, pressure or interest groups are seeking to influence government policy without contesting elections; organizations whose members act together to influence public policy in order to promote their common interest. Lobbying is any organized attempt to influence the authorities, now often performed by professional lobbying firms. Advocacy groups are assigned the primary task of interest articulation have a narrow focus and are organized around a single, central interest which they try to impress those in authority. Agenda-setting is to determine the principal items on the political agenda of the state, usually associated with the mass media.
