On 18 June 1999, in the City of London, a protest occurred which centred around a 'Carnival
Against Capitalism'. Linked to a global day of action aimed at the banking and financial …

ments, law, and society interact with one another in a more dynamic, bidirectional fashion
than is generally recognized. The symbiotic nature of the relationships among social …

Democracy and Interest Groups assesses the contribution that interest groups make to the
democratic involvement of citizens and the generation of social capital. The authors draw on …

Interest Groups and Lobbying shows how political organizations and their lobbyists play a
crucial role in how policy is made in the United States. It cuts through the myths and …

" This entirely updated and enlarged Second Edition of a landmark reference/text continues
to provide comprehensive coverage of every important aspect of policy studies--discussing …

In 1982 conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives released an internal
report titled “The Specter of Environmentalism.” Coming on the heels of Ronald Reagan's …

The political science literature on interest groups, particularly since Olson (1965), normally
focuses on individual motivations to join groups or the incentives offered by groups to entice …

This paper addresses the intersection of coalition formation, judicial strategies, and
regulatory politics. Coalitions are a low-cost means for assembling minority interests into …

Developing a framework of analysis which enables a detailed empirical investigation of
Scottish Green Party membership, this is a detailed assessment of why people become …

The advent of global warming portends a worsening of “eco-apartheid,” or the unequal
distribution of environmental benefits and burdens among poor and minority people. This …