The Scale of Interest Organization in Democratic Politics Data and R
Explores the need for political science to pay more attention to complex interactions involving politically relevant groups. Distinguished contributors report on data from around the world and at different levels of political decision making – from '
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Interest Groups, Advocacy and Democracy Series Series Editor Darren Halpin, Aarhus University, Denmark The study of interest groups and their role in political life has undergone something of a renaissance in recent years. Long-standing scholarly themes such as interest groups’ influence, mobilization, formation and ‘bias’ are being addressed using novel data sets and methods. There are also exciting emerging themes, such as the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in enabling collective action and the growth of global advocacy networks. Contemporary debates about the role of commercial lobbyists and professionalized interest representation are also highly salient. Together, these themes draw an ever larger and broader constituency to the study of interest groups and advocacy. This series seeks to capture both new-generation studies addressing longstanding themes in original ways and innovative scholarship posing challenging questions that emerge in a rapidly changing world. The series encourages contributions from political science (but also abutting disciplines such as economics, law, history, international relations and sociology) that speak to these themes. It welcomes work undertaken at the level of sub-national, national and supra-national political systems, and particularly encourages comparative or longitudinal studies. The series is open to diverse methodologies and theoretical approaches. The book series will sit alongside and complement the new journal Interest Groups and Advocacy.
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The Scale of Interest Organization in Democratic Politics Data and Research Methods Edited by
Darren Halpin Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark and
Grant Jordan Emeritus Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, UK
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Editorial matter, selection, introduction and conclusion © Darren Halpin and Grant Jordan 2012 All remaining chapters © respective authors 2012 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company num
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