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PSC 401L - Citizen Participation, Pressure Groups and Political Movements

(3 units)
Examination of nonviolent ways citizens directly and indirectly influence government beyond voting; interest group activity, protest behavior and direct involvement in government.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. compare the pluralist and anti-pluralist perspectives on interest groups.
2. evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the different lobbying strategies used by interest groups.
3. discuss the political consequences of astroturfing.
4. articulate how interest group activity drives the differences we observe in policy outcomes nationally and across states and localities.


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