In this chapter, we answer several key questions about interest groups. What are they, and why and how do they form? How do they provide avenues for political participation? Why are some groups advantaged by the lobbying of government representatives, while others are disadvantaged? Finally, how do interest groups try to achieve their objectives, and how are they regulated?
Chapter 10 - Interest Groups and Lobbying. An audiobook production of American Government 3e, an OpenStax textbook. This textbook provides an introduction to US government and civics, and is used widely in college-level Political Science courses. OpenStax textbooks and this podcast are offered under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY-SA). Text available for free at https://openstax.org. Narrated by Brian Barrick and Sarah Arya (audiobook@fastmail.com).
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0:00:00 - Welcome
0:00:38 - Introduction
0:02:34 - Interest Groups Defined (10.1)
0:24:55 - Collective Action and Interest Group Formation (10.2)
0:38:31 - Interest Groups as Political Participation (10.3)
1:08:12 - Pathways of Interest Group Influence (10.4)
1:21:47 - Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups (10.5)
1:36:44 - Credits
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