Public Opinion and Interest Group Politics : South Africaís Missing Links? /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Project Muse
Otros Autores: Thuynsma, Heather A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pretoria, South Africa : Africa Institute of South Africa, 2012
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Public opinion > Political aspects > South Africa.
South Africa > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1 Public opinion and interest group politics around the world : instructive insight?
  • Special interests and how they help shape US legislation : interesting possibilities or potential pitfalls? Michael Wolf
  • Fundraising for social change in the US : interest group advocacy in contemporary US elections / Costas Panagopoulos
  • Interest groups in the German political system : advice for South Africa? / Siegmar Schmidt
  • Part 2 Public opinion and interest group politics in South Africa : comparing perspectives
  • Understanding the South African political psyche / Paulus Zulu
  • The character of the South African state : the self-understanding of the ANC as government and its impact on the public space / F. Gerhard Wolmarans
  • The methodology of polling public opinion in South Africa : measuring the pulse of the people / Mari Harris
  • Managing public opinion during the 2009 South African elections / Collette Schulz Herzenberg
  • The possibilities of election campaigns as sites for political advocacy : South Africa in comparative perspective / Wadim Schreiner and Robert Mattes
  • Challenges for interest groups and their advocacy campaigns : the case of sustainable medium density housing / Anzabeth Tonkin and Lufuno Muthambi
  • An interest group at work : environmental activism and the case of acid mine drainage on Johannesburg's West Rand / Nikki Funke, Shanna Nienaber and Christine Gioia
  • Part 3 Championing public opinion : a future for interest groups?
  • Managing campaings to influence the public policy agenda : putting theory into practice / Rick Farmer
  • Advocacy and financing that shapes and shifts public opinion / Heather A. Thuynsma
  • Government and access effects on the use of social networking sites by nationwide NGOs in the US, South Africa and Mexico / Jason Johnson
  • The ability of social movements to affect policy change in South Africa and the US : comparing and contrasting key elements of HIV/AIDS treatment and welfare entitlement campaigns / Adrian Di Lollo
  • Beyond appeasement : the real business agenda / Ann Bernstein
  • Democracy without a choice? Interest groups, advocacy and political behaviour in Namibia : a warning for South Africa? / Henning Melber
  • Conclusion : cause for study / Heather A. Thuynsma.

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