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Author:   A.G. Jordan ,  William Maloney
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780719043710

ISBN 10:   0719043719
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   17 April 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Part 1 The inexorable growth of environmentalism? introduction; environmental phases: the rise of environmentalism; organizational transformation? the rise of the protest businesses; environmental divisions; Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth. Part 2 Old political science and new social movements: perspectives on environmentalism; the significance of terminology; the distinguishing characteristics of new social movements? novelty or loss of professional memory? FoE: ecological movement, social movement organization, interest group or protest business? 'extreme' interpretation of pressure group: voluntary, democratically accountable and individual-based. Part 3 How bumble bees fly - accounting for public interest participation: understanding public interest group motivations: competing explanations; Olson's explanations; explanations denying the paradox of participation; different rationalities; conclusions. Part 4 Who participates in 'mail order' groups? basic demographics - gender, education, occupation, class, age and income; party orientation; overlapping membership; member profiles. Part 5 The dynamics of group membership: when? why? how: does the route into the organization make a difference? post materialism; lapsing; levels of activism. The contribution of marketing in an explaining membership: introduction: marketing interest group membership; starting points for a supply side perspective; marketing membership; instability as a consequence of marketing: the 'revolving door problem'; building the group into the membership decision. Part 7 Protest businesses and democratic activity: is 'more', more influential? the decay of parties and the growth of groups? the conflict between success and influence? customers or members: democratic participation?

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