interest groups

Examples of interest groups in the following topics:

• 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.

• 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

• 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.
  • 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.
  • The NRA is one of the best known, and arguably the most influential single-issue interest group in the US.

• 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

• 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

• 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.
  • For instance, an interest group dedicated to improving farming standards will fight for the general goal of improving farming for every farmer, even those who are not members of that particular interest group.
  • 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.
  • The headquarters of the NRA, an interest group, located in Fairfax Virginia, USA.