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To what extent does a large membership base make a pressure group successful
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To what extent does a large membership base make a pressure group successful? The success of a Pressure group is based on a number of factors. One of these factors is Membership of Pressure Group. Mass membership is extremely useful if the group wishes to make an impact on the media. Large scale demonstrations, marches or even strikes are newsworthy and may catch the public imagination, but they necessarily lead to influence. In fact, the use of indirect methods, such as demonstrations, can be interpreted as a sign of weakness rather than strength. The social background of the members can be very important as well. A membership with middle-class, public schools, and university backgrounds can be very important in building contacts with members of the civil service or the government. This is why insider groups like BMA and Bar Association maintained insider status for a long time. Similarly members of the...
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