Pressure Groups in British Politics

Pressure groups have become an integral part of the Western democratic political tradition since 1945. This new book explores the changing world of pressure group politics in Britain. The 1960s saw a proliferation of social movements and single issue groups and recent environmental protests (from professional Greenpeace activists to middle-class women picketing veal exporters) have demonstrated that it is increasingly single issues that people feel strongly about as opposed to political parties. Bill Coxall examines these changes in terms of the historical development of pressure groups, their expansion into European Union lobbying and their changing strategies and responses to ideological thrusts from government. For those interested in politics in Britain.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-195) and index.