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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > interest groups and lobbies > public interest groups
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > American politics and society > United States Congress > elections and constituents > public interest groups

Preferred term

public interest groups  

Definition

  • The concept of a public interest group has varied operational definitions within the discipline of political science. Broadly defined, public interest groups represent diffuse, generally noneconomic, interests in society. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Public Interest Groups]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-F7GB8LFV-J

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