Special Interest Group

Examples of Special Interest Group in the following topics:

• 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.
  • Events, such as the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), highlight the differences among special interest groups and the competition that takes place between them to capture the attention of policymakers.
  • Describe the formation of special-interest groups and their role in the creation of policy

• Organization of Interest Groups

  • Interest groups can come in varied forms and organize under different methods.
  • A Special Interest Group (SIG) is a community with particular interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology.Members cooperate to affect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences.
  • Public policy, in general, is a dynamic interplay of decisions between the President, Congress and interest groups.
  • Organizations may also have Special Interest Groups which are normally focused on a mutual interest or shared characteristic of a subset of members of the organization.
  • Discuss the theories behind interest groups and their effects on government

• Interest Groups vs. Political Parties

  • It was financed mainly by large corporations and industrial interests.
  • Political parties are lobbied vigorously by organizations, businesses, and special interest groups such as trades unions.
  • Social movements are a type of group action.
  • It is in their best interest to preserve the status quo.
  • Bush's re-election campaign in 2004 was largely funded by special interest groups such as financial banks and large industrial corporations.

• Interest Groups

  • Interest groups are any voluntary associations that seek to publicly promote and create advantages for their cause.
  • The term interest group refers to nearly any voluntary association that seeks to publicly promote and create advantages for its cause.
  • A Special Interest Group (SIG) is a community with an interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning, or technology where members cooperate to affect or to produce solutions within their particular field.
  • Smaller groups representing broad interests of a group may be formed with the purpose of benefiting the group over an extended period of time and in many ways.
  • Employers' organizations represent the interests of a group of businesses in the same industry.

• Interest Groups, Lobbyists, and PACs

  • Interest groups attempt to influence Members of Congress in a variety of ways, such as lobbying and financing campaigns using PACs.
  • Interest groups represent people or organizations with common concerns and interests.
  • There are a wide variety of interest groups representing a variety of constituencies including business, labor, consumers, other governments, and various single issue groups.
  • Interest groups may take on a variety of strategies including public education, encouraging public participation, and providing education and special information for civil servants and politicians.
  • Describe how outside groups work to shape policy at the federal level through the use of interest groups, lobbyists, and PACs.

• 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.