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- Title
Pressure Politics: The Challenges for Democracy.
- Authors
Grant, Wyn
- Abstract
Pressure politics is characterised by an increasing resort to direct action. Conventional forms of pressure politics are less visible but remain important. The long-running protest against Huntingdon Life Sciences has been significant for developing new forms of direct action. Protestors ranging from opponents of speed cameras to farmers have used direct action. There has been an increasing interest in internal democracy within organisations, with many resisting calls from members for more participation, illustrated by the case study of the National Farmers' Union. The Blair government's relationship with business has become increasingly tense. Underlying issues about how business represents itself remain important. Direct action imposes costs on society and may reflect unrealistic expectations. Governments may respond through a strategy of depoliticisation, but this is not always effective. Solutions may lie beyond the sphere of pressure politics itself.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; POLITICAL participation
- Publication
Parliamentary Affairs, 2003, Vol 56, Issue 2, p297
- ISSN
0031-2290
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/parlij/gsg020