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Explaining Bias in Membership Numbers

An Empirical Analysis of Noneconomic Interest Groups in Germany

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Authors:
  1. Marie Elisabeth Zeidler

    1. Department of Social Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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  • Study on group membership in Germany

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Noneconomic Interest Groups, Membership, and the Question of Bias

    • Marie Elisabeth Zeidler
    Pages 1-33

  3. Explaining Interest Group Membership

    • Marie Elisabeth Zeidler
    Pages 35-58

  4. The Measurement of Membership

    • Marie Elisabeth Zeidler
    Pages 59-113

  5. Analysis of Endogenous and Exogenous Groups

    • Marie Elisabeth Zeidler
    Pages 115-172

  6. Implications and Outlook: Group Membership, Mobilization, and Bias

    • Marie Elisabeth Zeidler
    Pages 173-185

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 187-231
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About this book

Since noneconomic interest groups are important for a fair and equal interest intermediation process in Western democracies, studying the bias in their membership numbers is crucial to explain the discrepancies in the representation of different interests in the political process. This book provides important insights into the determinants of group membership by capturing factors from different analytical levels, establishing an unprecedented analysis of the membership development of noneconomic interest groups in Germany over 29 years.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Social Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Marie Elisabeth Zeidler

About the author

Marie Elisabeth Zeidler is a research and teaching fellow at the Department of Social Sciences at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Explaining Bias in Membership Numbers

  • Book Subtitle: An Empirical Analysis of Noneconomic Interest Groups in Germany

  • Authors: Marie Elisabeth Zeidler

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-23092-0

  • Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-23091-3Published: 02 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-23092-0Published: 30 July 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 231

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Comparative Politics, Political Sociology

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