The Interest Group Society: Edition 6

Brief in page count yet comprehensive in coverage, the book is flexible for different class settings. The book's rich content and lean size allows it to stand alone as the centerpiece of a course, or be assigned as one of several texts.

New to the Sixth Edition

• Updates the role of money in interest group activity following the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.
• Covers new interest group actors including the Tea Party, Occupy, and others.
• Examines new developments in key interest group arenas including health care and the environment.
• Looks at the role of social media in interest groups.
• Adds a comparative look at interest group action, organization, and scholarship abroad.