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influence groups, dual function groups can be both cause and sectional -…
influence groups
pressure groups
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cause/promotional groups
Term used for pressure groups that aim to promote issues and policies that do not exclusively benefit the group's members
insider groups
a pressure group that the government recognises and consults when forming policies associated with their cause.
outsider groups
A pressure group that is either not consulted by government or consulted only irregularly and not usually at a senior level.
social movements
a loosely structured movement that represents the demands of a large segment of the public for political, economic, or social change.
enhance our democracy
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promote free elections, rule of law
corporations
structural power
as employers & investors in the UK, their input is valuable to good policy-making process
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think tanks
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promote/enhance democracy as useful resource for policymaking, research supplements expertise of politicians & civil servants
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lobbyists
lobbyists are paid by clients to try to influence the government and/or MPs/peers to act in their clients' interests, particularly when legislation is under consideration
pressure groups can hire professional lobbyists to help them put their case to government/parliament (if they have enough money)
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unease about the legitimacy of some professional lobbying activities - dislike of the idea that influence can be bought by wealthy individuals/organisations
parliamentary code of conduct strictly bars MPs from accepting money for agreeing to represent a viewpoint
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£2billion/year is spent on lobbying in the UK, employing 4000
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pluralist democracy
type of democracy in which a government makes decisions as a result of the interplay of various ideas and contrasting arguments from competing groups and organisations
pressure groups are a key feature of a democratic society, based on the principle of freedom of association and of the need for government to take account of the diverse range of opinions that a more fragmented society produces
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