public interest group

Examples of public interest group in the following topics:

• Public Interest Groups

  • Public interest groups advocate for what they consider to be the public good.
  • Interest groups work through advocacy, public campaigns, and even lobbying governments to make changes in public policy.
  • For example, public interest groups work on issues that impact the general public, rather than a select group of members.
  • Another challenge for public-interest groups is the so-called free rider effect.
  • Public interest groups advocate for issues that impact the general public, such as education.

• Consumer Interest Groups

  • Interest groups represent people or organizations with common concerns and interests.
  • These groups work to gain or retain benefits for their members, or to make general changes for the public good.
  • Consumer Interest Groups focus on the issues and interests of consumers .
  • Consumer Interest Groups can be considered public-interest groups since their work benefits consumers rather than providing exclusive economic benefits to a closed set of members.
  • Consumer Interest Groups can also be single-issue interests groups.

• Single-Issue Interest Groups

  • Single-issue interest groups focus on advocacy around a single defining issue.
  • Interest groups use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and/or policy.
  • Interest groups work through advocacy, public campaigns, and even lobbying governments to make changes in public policy.
  • There are a wide variety of interest groups representing a variety of constituencies.
  • There are a growing number of single-issue interest groups in the US.

• Governmental Interest Groups

  • Government interest groups are a unique type of interest group that represents the interests of government to other governments.
  • Government interest groups are a unique form of interest groups that represent the interests of government to other governments.
  • As with other interest groups many government interest groups also conduct work in public education and media campaigns in addition to their direct advocacy work.
  • Some government interest groups in the US include the National League of Cities, the National Conference of Mayors, and the National Governors Association.
  • Give examples of government interest groups and their influence on policy

• Business and Economic Interest Groups

  • Economic interest groups advocate for the economic benefit of their members, and business interests groups are a prominent type of economic interest group.
  • These groups work to gain or retain benefits for their members, through advocacy, public campaigns and even by lobbying governments to make changes in public policy.
  • Economic interest groups are one of the five broad categories of interest groups in the US.
  • Economic interest groups are varied, and for any given issue there will be a large number of competing interest groups.
  • Business interest groups generally promote corporate or employer interests.

• Agricultural Interest Groups

  • Agricultural interest groups are a type of economic interest group that represent farmers.
  • Economic interest groups are varied.
  • For any given issue, there will be large number of competing interest groups.
  • Agricultural interest groups represent the economic interests of farmers.
  • Small farmers are just one part of the larger group of farmers involved in agricultural interest groups.

• Members

  • Members join interest groups because of common concerns and to unite under one cause.
  • In his first book, The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups (1965), he theorized that "only a separate and ‘selective' incentive will stimulate a rational individual in a latent group to act in a group-oriented way"; that is, members of a large group will not act in the group's common interest unless motivated by personal gains.
  • Membership includes a group of people that join an interest group and unite under one cause.
  • Interest groups that rely on expressive benefits include environmental groups and groups who claim to lobby for the public interest.
  • In his first book, The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups (1965), he theorized that "only a separate and ‘selective' incentive will stimulate a rational individual in a latent group to act in a group-oriented way."

• The Characteristics of Members

  • An interest group is a group of individuals who share common objectives, and whose aim is to influence policymakers.
  • Membership includes a group of people that join an interest group and unite under one cause.
  • The types of interest groups that rely on expressive benefits or incentives would be environmental groups and groups who claim to be lobbying for the public interest.
  • In his first book, The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups (1965), he theorized that "only a separate and ‘selective' incentive will stimulate a rational individual in a latent group to act in a group-oriented way"; that is, members of a large group will not act in the group's common interest unless motivated by personal gains.
  • The headquarters of the NRA, an interest group, located in Fairfax Virginia, USA.

• Professional Interest Groups

  • Professional interest groups represent the economic interests for members of various professions including doctors, engineers, and lawyers.
  • Professional interest groups are another type of economic interest group.
  • Economic interest groups advocate for the economic benefit of their members and constituents.
  • There are many types of economic interest groups, including professional interest groups which organize and represent professional workers.
  • These groups advocate for the economic interests of their members.

• Policy Making and Special Interests

  • Interest groups that can advance their cause to the policymaking process tend to possess certain key traits.
  • Foreign governments can also behave as interest groups when it comes to U.S. foreign policy.
  • Because of the wide variety of special interest groups, conflict between groups on an issue is common.
  • Those interest groups that are able to advance their causes to the policy agenda must possess certain key factors.
  • Describe the formation of special-interest groups and their role in the creation of policy