Whether called pressure groups, NGOs, social movement organisations
or organised civil society, the value of 'groups' to the policy
process, to economic growth, to governance, to political
representation and to democracy has always been contested. However,
there seems to be a contemporary resurgence in this debate largely
centred on their democratising potential: can groups effectively
link citizens to political institutions and policy processes? Are
groups an antidote to emerging democratic deficits? Or do groups
themselves face challenges in demonstrating their legitimacy and
representativeness? This book debates the democratic potential and
practice of groups; focussing on the vibrancy of internal
democracies, and modes of accountability with those who join such
groups and to the constituencies they advocate for. It draws on
literatures covering national, European and global levels, and
presents new empirical material from the UK and Australia -- .
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