Explaining Bias in Membership Numbers

An Empirical Analysis of Noneconomic Interest Groups in Germany

Marie Elisabeth Zeidler (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XVII, 231 Seiten

2018
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (Verlag)
978-3-658-23091-3 (ISBN)

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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 important insights into the determinants of group membership by capturing factors from different analytical levels, establishing an unprecedented analysis of the membership development of noneconomic interest groups in Germany over 29 years.

Marie Elisabeth Zeidler is a research and teaching fellow at the Department of Social Sciences at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.08.2018
Zusatzinfo	XVII, 231 p. 18 illus.
Verlagsort	Wiesbaden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	331 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	associations • Bias • Collective Action • Interest Intermediation • lobbying • Membership Numbers • NGO • Political Mobilization • Political representation
ISBN-10	3-658-23091-6 / 3658230916
ISBN-13	978-3-658-23091-3 / 9783658230913
Zustand	Neuware