An exploration of the role that special interest groups play in modern democratic politics.

This is a thematically unified survey of current and significant issues affecting interest group politics and scholarship in the USA. Petracca has drawn togethe

A generation ago, scholars saw interest groups as the single most important element in the American political system. Today, political scientists are more likel

With its broad spectrum of scholarship on interest groups past and present, Interest Group Politics brings together noted political scientists to provide compre

"Lobbyist" tends to be used as a dirty word in politics. Indeed, during the 2008 presidential primary campaign, Hillary Clinton was derided for even suggesting