Outside Lobbying: Public Opinion and Interest Group Strategies

by Ken Kollman

Book Overview

In Outside Lobbying , Ken Kollman explores why and when interest group leaders in Washington seek to mobilize the public in order to influence policy decisions in Congress. In the past, political... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691017417
• ISBN13: 9780691017419
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A very important examination of interest group politics.

Kollman has written a path-breaking analysis of one of the newest tools in the interest group lobbying kit -- mobilizing grassroots support to pressure legislative action. Using the tools of modern political science, Kollman has put together a solid analysis and has produced what will become a classic in the literature on interest group politics.