Explaining Bias in Membership Numbers

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Noneconomic Interest Groups, Membership, and the Question of Bias

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   Pages 1-33

3. Explaining Interest Group Membership

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   Pages 35-58

4. The Measurement of Membership

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   Pages 59-113

5. Analysis of Endogenous and Exogenous Groups

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   Pages 115-172

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

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   Pages 173-185

7. Back Matter

   Pages 187-231

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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.

• Bias
• Membership Numbers
• Collective Action
• Political Mobilization
• Lobbying
• Political Representation
• Interest Intermediation
• Associations
• NGO

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

  Marie Elisabeth Zeidler

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

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