ethnic interest group

Examples of ethnic interest group in the following topics:

• Interest Groups

  • Foreign policy interest groups are domestic advocacy organizations which seek to influence the government's foreign policy.
  • According to U.S. scholar John Dietrich, these interest groups have mobilized to represent a diverse array of business, labor, ethnic, human rights, environmental, and other organizations.
  • Foreign policy interest groups often overlap with so-called "ethnic" interest groups, as they try to influence the foreign policy and, to a lesser extent, the domestic policy of the United States for the benefit of the foreign "ethnic kin" or homeland with whom respective ethnic groups identify.
  • Though ethnic interest groups have existed for many decades, they have become a particularly influential phenomenon since the end of the Cold War.
  • The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is a prominent foreign policy interest group

• Cohesiveness

  • Characteristics shared by members of a group may include interests, values, representations, ethnic or social background, and kinship ties.
  • An ethnic interest group, according to the political scientist Thomas Ambrosio, is an advocacy group established along cultural, ethnic, religious, or racial lines by an ethnic group for the purposes of directly or indirectly influencing the foreign policy of their resident country in support of the homeland and/or ethnic kin abroad with which they identify.
  • According to Ambrosio, "like other societal interest groups, ethnic identity groups establish formal organizations devoted to promoting group cohesiveness and addressing group concerns. " While many formal organizations, established by ethnic identity groups, are apolitical, others are created explicitly for political purposes.
  • In general, groups who seek to influence government policy on domestic or foreign issues are referred to as "advocacy groups. " Those interest groups, established by ethnic identity groups, are referred to as ethnic interest groups.
  • The American Israeli Public Affairs Committee is an example of an ethnic interest group.

• Public Interest Groups

  • Public interest groups advocate for what they consider to be the public good.
  • Interest groups represent people or organizations with common concerns and interests.
  • There are a wide variety of interest groups representing a variety of constituencies.
  • 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.

• 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.

• 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.
  • Interest groups represent people or organizations with common concerns and interests.
  • 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.

• Consumer Interest Groups

  • Interest groups represent people or organizations with common concerns and interests.
  • 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.
  • In these ways Consumer Interest Groups protect and represent consumers.
  • Consumer Interest Groups can also be single-issue interests groups.

• 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.

• 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

• Members

  • Members join interest groups because of common concerns and to unite under one cause.
  • 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.
  • Interest groups that rely on expressive benefits include environmental groups and groups who claim to lobby for the public interest.
  • Describe the activities of interest groups and the challenges they face

• Foreign Policy

  • A country's foreign policy includes all of the policies it develops to pursue its national interests as it interacts with other countries.
  • A country's foreign policy consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its own goals through relations with other countries.
  • Foreign policy is designed to protect the national interests of the state.
  • Forces that sometimes influence foreign and military policies from outside government are think tanks, interest groups, and public opinion.
  • Parts of the world are plagued by genocide, regional and ethnic strife, and refugees.