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WHAT IS COALITION BUILDING IN TERMS OF INTEREST GROUPS?
GROUPS JOINING FORCES WITH A COMMON INTEREST
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BUSINESS IS MORE/LESS INFLUENTIAL TO GOVT WHEN THE ECONOMY IS DOWN?
MORE
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WHAT ARE INTEREST GROUPS?
GROUPS FORMED TO INFLUENCE GOVT POLICY AND/OR TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GENERAL OR SPECIFIC INTERESTS
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PROMOTIONAL INTEREST GROUPS (3 PNTS):
- PROMOTE/PROTECT ON BEHALF OF SOCIETY AS A WHOLE
- OPEN MEMBERSHIP
- FREQUENTLY LACK ECONOMIC RESOURCES
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SECTIONAL INTEREST GROUPS (3 PNTS):
- PROMOTE/PROTECT INTERESTS OF MEMBERS
- RESTRICTED MEMBERSHIP
- OFTEN POSSESS ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL RESOURCES
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OUTSIDER INTEREST GROUPS (3PNTS):
- LITTLE ACCESS TO GOVT
- FEW ECONOMIC RESOURCES
- CONCENTRATE ON GENERATING PUBLIC SUPPORT/SYMPATHY
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INSIDER INTEREST GROUPS (3PNTS):
- EASY ACCESS TO GOVT
- CONSIDERABLE ECONOMIC RESOURCES
- USE LESS OBVIOUS TACTICS
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LOBBYING IS...
ANY ACTIVITY DESIGNED TO INFLUENCE POLICY
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WHAT ARE THINK TANKS
ORGANISATIONS THAT CONDUCT RESEARCH AND ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY, IN AREAS OF PUBLIC POLICY
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ARGUEMENTS FOR INTEREST GROUPS (5):
- BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL
- REPRESENT WIDER COMMUNITY CONCERNS
- REDRESS GOVT OVERSIGHT
- ENCOURAGE GRASSROOTS PARTICIPATION
- PROVIDE INFORMATION/RESEARCH
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ARGUEMENTS AGAINST INTEREST GROUPS (4):
- SUPPORT PRIVATE NOT COMMUNITY INTEREST
- UNDEMOCRATIC
- SELF, NOTCOMMUNITY INTERESTED
- RICH AND CORPORATE INTERESTS DOMINATE
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WHAT IS A POLITICAL ACTOR?
ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO INFLUENCES THE POLITICAL PROCESS TO SOME EXTENT
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A POLITICAL PARTY IS...
A GROUP OF LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE WHO COME TOGETHER WITH THE AIM OF INFLUENCING THE POLITICAL PROCESS PRIMARILY THROUGH THE CONTESTING ELECTIONS
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MASS PARTIES
FORMED TO WORK IN TERESTS OF GROUPS IN SOCIETY
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CATCH-ALL PARTY
ORGANISATION DESIGNED TO BE ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE
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PARTY SYSTEM
A NETWORK OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POLITICAL PARTIES WHERE EACH PARTY RESPONDS TO THE ACTIONS AND IDEAS OF OTHER PARTIES
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ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
DIFFERENCES IN PARTY SYSTEMS PARTLY EXPLAINED BY DIFFERENCES IN VOTING METHODS USED FOR ELECTIONS
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3 MAIN METHODS OF ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
- SIMPLE PLURALITY
- PREFERENTIAL
- PROPORTIONAL
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SIMPLE PLURALITY ELECTORAL SYSTEM
LEADING CANDIDATE ELECTED, WINNER ONLY REQUIRES SIMPLE MAJORITY
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PREFERENTIAL ELECTORAL SYSTEM
VOTERS RANK ALL CANDIDATES IN PREFERENCE ORDER; WINNER MUST CAPTURE 50%+1
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PROPORTIONAL ELECTORAL SYSTEM
INDIVIDUAL CHOICES TRANSLATED DIRECTLY INTO NUMBER OF POSITIONS
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BUSINESS IS IMPORTANT TO POLITICAL PARTIES (ESPECIALLY ______)
FINANCIALLY
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