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Mind Map by bennevin26, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by bennevin26
about 11 years ago
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Pressure Groups
- What are they?
- An organization who seek to influence
government over a small range of issues,
however don't aim to gain political power
- An organization who seek to influence
government over a small range of issues,
however don't aim to gain political power
- Sectional
- Seek to represent the common interest
of a particular section of society
- Members are directly concerned with
the outcome as it often affects them
- Aim to get as many eligible
people to join to increase their size
- Examples - NUT
(National Union of
Teachers)
- Seek to represent the common interest
of a particular section of society
- Promotional
- Represent a belief or
principle and seek to act in
the interest of that cause
- Anyone can join & by
doing so, you accept
the principle/belief
- Achievements may not
directly affect members
- Represent a belief or
principle and seek to act in
the interest of that cause
- Insider
- Groups that are regarded as
legitimate by government
- They have direct access to ministers
so they therefore do not need to go
through parliament or the media
- Often sectional groups (as most public
sector jobs are employed by govt)
- Groups that are regarded as
legitimate by government
- Outsider
- Either do not wish to be involved with
government or would like to gain recognition
from government but are unable to do so
- Their cause may also be against
government so therefore don't
want to be associated with them
- Either do not wish to be involved with
government or would like to gain recognition
from government but are unable to do so
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