Pressure group

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Pressure Group

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Any collection of people organized to promote shared goals

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Characteristics of a pressure group

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1. 1. Pressure groups have formal structure and organization

2. 2. Able to aggregate and articulate the interest of people

3. 3. Influence public policies

4. 4. Influence power rather than exercising the responsibility of government

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Difference between political party and interest group

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1. Political party focuses on seeking political power, aiming to win elections and control government institutions, while interest group focuses on promoting specific shared interests and goals that benefit a particular group of people

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Types of pressure group classified by Gabriel Almond

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1. 1. associational Pressure group

2. 2. non-associational pressure group

3. 3. Institutional group

4. 4. Anomic group

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Associational pressure group

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a distinctive name, national headquarters, and professional employees and use effective procedures for pursuing their interests

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Non-associational pressure group

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Do not have a name or lack formal structures

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Instituitional group

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exist within the government and well estabalished

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Anomic groups

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spontaneously born when people strongly oppose specific policies

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Roles of pressure group

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1. 1. A mechanism for political representation- An Organized platform to represent people's interests within the political system

2. 2. make the political process more responsive- Actively engaging in lobbying and advocacy, making the gov aware that its policies will impact concerned groups

3. 3. mediators- Serve as intermediaries between people and the government, offering a valuable link for communication