pressure grups (politics)

Sectional groups

Represent the interests of a particular section of society or profession

Promotional cause groups

Campaign for a particular cause or issue usually to create wider social change

Outsider groups

Have little or no direct access to government so they often use public campaigns protest or media attention to influence policy

Pluralism

Te idea that power is spread among many different groups tat compete to influence government

Elitism

The idea that power is concentrated among a small group of powerful people or organisations rather than being equally distributed

Promotional groups

Groups that seek to promote a particular cause or principle rather than directly benefiting a specific membership group

Insider groups

Have regular access to to government and are consulted by politicians when policies are being developed