Interest Groups and Lobbying

Interest Groups and Lobbying shows how political organizations and their lobbyists play a crucial role in how policy is made in the United States. It cuts through the myths and misconceptions about interest groups and lobbyists with an accessible and comprehensive text supported by the latest research.

Auteur

Thomas T. Holyoke is Professor of Political Science at California State University, Fresno. He is a specialist in interest group politics, as well as education policy and Western water policy. In addition to over three dozen articles and book chapters, he has published several books on interest groups, lobbying, and public policymaking, most recently Water Politics: The Fragmentation of Western Water Policy (Routledge, 2024) and The Ethical Lobbyist: Reforming Washington's Influence Industry (Georgetown University Press, 2016).