Lobbying for the People: The Political Behavior of Public Interest Groups.

1978 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 335
Author(s):  
Grant McConnell ◽  
Jeffrey M. Berry
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Political Behavior ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
The Political ◽  
The People ◽  
Public Interest Groups

scholarly journals Let the People Know the Facts: Can Government Information Removed from the Internet Be Reclaimed?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Nevelow Mart
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Freedom Of Information Act ◽  
The People ◽  
Public Interest Groups ◽  
Types Of Information

Ms. Mart examines the legal bases of the public’s right to access government information, reviews the types of information that have recently been removed from the Internet, and analyzes the rationales given for the removals. She suggests that the concerted use of the Freedom of Information Act by public interest groups and their constituents is a possible method of returning the information to the Internet.

Seeds of Cynicism: The Struggle Over Campaign Finance, 1956–1974

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian E. Zelizer
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Campaign Finance ◽  
Finance Reform ◽  
Campaign Finance Reform ◽  
Richard Nixon ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Public Interest Groups ◽  
The 1960S

This chapter examines how antecedent political events created a window of opportunity for campaign finance reformers during the period 1956–1974, including a series of scandals such as Watergate. In the 1960s, campaign finance reform emerged from a reform coalition composed of legislators, experts, philanthropists, foundations, and public interest groups. The coalition succeeded in placing campaign finance reform on the national agenda even without widespread public interest or support. It left intact most of the underlying pressures on campaign finance. For example, they did not tackle the declining importance of political parties, leaving high-cost television as the principal medium of political communication. The chapter highlights the tensions that arose over campaign finance that reached a boiling point when President Richard Nixon began his second term in office.

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