Mobilising Public Concern Flashcards
In early studies of pressure group activity what was said to lead to the most success?
“least noise equals more success”
When did groups such as the NFU only decide to go public?
if they were becoming frustrated in their negotiations with ministers
Who are Farmers fro Action?
This was set up in 2000 by a group of farmers who wished to safeguard the long term future of British agricultural and the British countryside. Farmers for Actions aims to secure a sustainable level of income for famers and growers
Why have some farmers also become members of the Farmers for Action as well as the NFU?
in order to get the advantages of insider and outsider pressure
What has made campaigns more appealing than the traditional time consuming and unpredictable outcome of previous ones?
the development of modern mainsheets, advertise and marketing techniques as well as television
What have leaders of environmental groups and those concerned with world poverty sought to mobilise?
the use of television images and discussions
Who do media-savy campaigners use to get attention ?
well known personalities
What may well resourced bodies such as the BMA be able to fund in campaigning?
poster advertisements and press advertisements
What was Make Poverty History able to draw attention to due to the inherent interest of their campaigns?
the plight of the world’s poor and the African continent in particular its crusade in 2004-05
Who in 1995 noted that the pressure group Surfers Against Sewage were successful in attracting media attention through strong visuals and campaigners being media savy?
Baggott in 1995
What is an example of a pressure group who has used key figures that have once worked in television or the newspaper industry?
Friends of the Earth
in the 1980’s who was the media used by to save ?
the Valley as the football ground of Charlton Athletic FC
Why was the media used to save the Valley as the football ground of Charlton Athletic FC?
this is because after serious financial problems, the club no longer owned its ground which was in need of substantial cost an renovation/
What did canvassers use in order to gain public support to save the Valley as the football ground of Charlton Athletic FC?
they used door stepping and leaflets
What was an important part of the success of saving the Valley?
the media coverage
