PUB-5002: Government and the Public Interest

Holyoke, T. T. (2018). Interest groups and lobbying: Pursuing political interests in America. Proquest Ebook Central.
Read Chapter 1: Interests and Interest Groups; Chapter 2: Collective Action and Interest Group Organization; Chapter 3: Social Movements (Trying to be Interest Groups?); and Chapter 5: A Model of Interest Group Advocacy.
This text explores interest groups and lobbying, looking at their role in influencing decision-makers.

Jungherr, A., Wuttke, A., Mader, M., & Schoen, H. (2021). A source like any other? Field and survey experiment evidence on how interest groups shape public opinion. Journal of Communication, 71(2), 276-304.