Political Parties: Outsider Strategies Used By Interest Groups

Interest groups are organizations of people that aim to influence the policy through methods such as lobbying government, educating the public, and even mobilizing the public. Interest groups are distinguishable from political groups as they focus on governmental policies, whereas parties tend to be concerned with personnel of the government and who wins elections. Interest groups have their focuses aimed at the advancement of their member’s interests. Interest groups can include businesses, corporations, universities, unions and any other institution that restrict membership to certain groups or categories of people. These specifics groups, called economic interest groups help through aiding in writing letters, placing phone calls, conferences with decision makers, and even having demonstrations for these decision makers. Interest groups provide research to politicians that also provide information as to how decisions can have an impact on these same …show more content…
Insider strategies include lobbying, having access to a decision maker, and litigating cases in courts. Outsider strategies are mainly encouraging public exposure and electoral politics. Lobbying is an insider strategy used by interest groups where they seek to contact members of congress, members of the executive branch, news reporters, lawmakers and administrators. In contacting them, the officials of the interest groups can express and spread awareness about the positive or negative outcomes concerning the legislation at hand. They spread awareness through placing ads in papers, letter-writing, phone calls and email campaigns. The main goal in lobbying is to pass a particular act of legislation or hinder its implementation. After the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act, all lobbyists employed by organizations were forced to disclose their pay and who they represent. There are over 12,000 registered lobbyists