Offers a thematic analysis of interest groups and lobbying in American politics and over the course of American political history. Explores how interest groups

This latest volume in the CQ Press series on vital statistics in American politics tackles interest groups and lobbying. This book builds from data that has bee

What is the impact of lobbying on the policymaking process? And who benefits? This book argues that most research overlooks the lobbying of regulatory agencies

Politics is intuitively about relationships, but until recently the network perspective has not been a dominant part of the methodological paradigm that politic

Individuals and grassroots organizations interested in becoming involved in petitioning their government will discover essential information on the techniques a