This document outlines four typologies of interest groups:
1) Associational interest groups which formally represent member interests through political activities and hiring professional staff.
2) Non-associational interest groups which are informal groups united by shared identities that can strongly advocate for shared interests.
3) Anomic interest groups which form spontaneously in response to crises or events and lack organization.
4) Institutionalized interest groups which were initially organized for non-political reasons but engage in politics to influence policies relevant to their interests. They have stable membership and defined goals.
This document outlines four typologies of interest groups:
1) Associational interest groups which formally represent member interests through political activities and hiring professional staff.
2) Non-associational interest groups which are informal groups united by shared identities that can strongly advocate for shared interests.
3) Anomic interest groups which form spontaneously in response to crises or events and lack organization.
4) Institutionalized interest groups which were initially organized for non-political reasons but engage in politics to influence policies relevant to their interests. They have stable membership and defined goals.
This document outlines four typologies of interest groups:
1) Associational interest groups which formally represent member interests through political activities and hiring professional staff.
2) Non-associational interest groups which are informal groups united by shared identities that can strongly advocate for shared interests.
3) Anomic interest groups which form spontaneously in response to crises or events and lack organization.
4) Institutionalized interest groups which were initially organized for non-political reasons but engage in politics to influence policies relevant to their interests. They have stable membership and defined goals.
Associational Interest Groups are often established clearly to represent the interest of the members of the group by attempting to affect public policy through joining political activities, though these groups activities are not limited to political ones. These groups are characterized by having systematic way of creating demands. Common in democratic societies, these groups frequently hire permanent professional personnel. An example of these groups is the Kilusang Mayo Uno of the Philippines. II. Non-associational Interest Groups Non-associational Interest Groups develop from a group of people connected to each other through kinship or having the same ethnicity, race, language, religion, culture, or class. These groups have no formal organizations and have no sense of membership, yet are considered formal with its people as representatives of the group. These groups often echo unspoken ethnic, cultural and religious interest and have the capability of strongly coming together under the right situations. An example of these groups is the group formed by African-Americans in Montgomery, Alabama in 1995 that boycott the citys bus system. III. Anomic Interest Groups Anomic Interest Groups are commonly impulsive groups that form all of a sudden when a group of individuals have the same feedbacks to a crisis or particular event, such as frustration, disappointment and other strong reactions. They also lack proper organization and no formal leaders. They are often short-term and show weak coordination of efforts. An example would be the nationwide protest in the U.S. against Vietnam War in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
IV. Institutionalized Interest Groups Institutionalized Interest Groups are groups that are initially organized for objective other than political activity but deals with it to preserve their interests in the governments policy judgment. They are coherent and long-lasting organizations with steady membership, well- defined aims, and distinctive knowledge of the right sectors of the government and their clients. They are part of government, departments or agencies and tend to influence the government from the inside. An example would be the CHCW or Canadian Health Care Workers.
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