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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: A.G. Jordan , William MaloneyPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.290kg ISBN: 9780719043710ISBN 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 ContentsPart 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?ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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