Explaining Bias in Membership Numbers An Empirical Analysis of Noneconomic Interest Groups in Germany /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Zeidler, Marie Elisabeth (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Comparative politics.; Political sociology.; Comparative Politics.; Political Sociology.

Since noneconomic interest groups are important for a fair and equal interest intermediation process in Western democracies, studying the bias in their membership numbers is crucial to explain the discrepancies in the representation of different interests in the political process. This book provides...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Noneconomic Interest Groups, Membership, and the Question of Bias
• Explaining Interest Group Membership
• The Measurement of Membership
• Analysis of Endogenous and Exogenous Groups
• Implications and Outlook: Group Membership, Mobilization, and Bias.