Pressure groups

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85106541
- info:lc/authorities/sh85106541
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85106541#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Advocacy groups
- Interest groups
- Political interest groups
- Special interest groups (Pressure groups)
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
- Countervailing power
- Public interest groups
Related Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb13318970w
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4226636-1
Sources
- found: Public interest groups, 1998-1999 ("public interest groups" ... more commonly referred to by the media as special interest groups, advocacy groups, pressure groups, and public policy organizations)
- found: The interest group society, c1989: p. 140 (best method for an interest group to approach a lobbying campaign is with strategy to influence public opinion and individuals)
- found: American political interest groups, c1969: t.p. (the political interest group, can act as a major link between the citizen and his government)
LC Classification
- JF529
Change Notes
- 2006-05-25: new
- 2008-06-04: revised

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