Interest Groups in the United States and Interest Group Politics in America

1982 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 732-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M. Williams
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
The United States ◽  
Interest Group Politics ◽  
Group Politics

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of American NGOs in China and Chinese NGOs in the U.S.

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 350-371
Author(s):  
Maxim Vladimirovich Kharkevich ◽  
Ivan Ivanovich Pisarev ◽  
Vsevolod Sergeyevich Cheresov ◽  
Marina Olegovna Novogradskaya
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
World Order ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Interest Group Politics ◽  
Group Politics ◽  
Chinese Ngos

This article analyzes the activities of American non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in China and Chinese NGOs in the United States in the context of global competition between the United States and China for the leadership in the future model of the world order. In International Relations theory, especially in its theoretical paradigm of realism, the consideration of states as actors in international relations dominates scholarship. However, in recent decades it has become apparent that researchers have a significant interest in non-state actors, such as interest groups and NGOs, and their impact on international relations. NGOs in China and the United States have different historical backgrounds, environments, and government institutions in different ways. Still, but in terms of comparative analysis they represent comparable categories. The analysis offered in this study shows that, firstly, despite the strict regulation of the activities of NGOs in place in China, American NGOs have more opportunities to work in this environment than Chinese NGOs do in the United States, where the situation for their activities is apparently more favorable. Secondly, despite the advantages that partnerships provide, neither American nor Chinese NGOs form partnership networks and therefore, lose momentum for their own development. Thirdly, although the conditions for their activities differ in both countries, American and Chinese NGOs have equal opportunities to pursue their goals. Finally, American NGOs in China are less dependent on their government than Chinese NGOs in the United States are on the Chinese government. The study is comparative and takes as its units of analysis Chinese NGOs in the United States and American NGOs in China. Developments in the field of interest group politics serve as the theoretical framework for this research. The investigation uses methods of comparative quantitative analysis and social network analysis, while the interdisciplinary nature of the methods allow them to take advantage of the analytical capabilities of Comparative Political Science, Interest Group Politics, and International Relations.

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