Mobilising Public Concern Flashcards

1
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In early studies of pressure group activity what was said to lead to the most success?

A

“least noise equals more success”

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When did groups such as the NFU only decide to go public?

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if they were becoming frustrated in their negotiations with ministers

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Who are Farmers fro Action?

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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

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Why have some farmers also become members of the Farmers for Action as well as the NFU?

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in order to get the advantages of insider and outsider pressure

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What has made campaigns more appealing than the traditional time consuming and unpredictable outcome of previous ones?

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the development of modern mainsheets, advertise and marketing techniques as well as television

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What have leaders of environmental groups and those concerned with world poverty sought to mobilise?

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the use of television images and discussions

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Who do media-savy campaigners use to get attention ?

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well known personalities

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What may well resourced bodies such as the BMA be able to fund in campaigning?

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poster advertisements and press advertisements

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What was Make Poverty History able to draw attention to due to the inherent interest of their campaigns?

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the plight of the world’s poor and the African continent in particular its crusade in 2004-05

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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?

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Baggott in 1995

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What is an example of a pressure group who has used key figures that have once worked in television or the newspaper industry?

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Friends of the Earth

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in the 1980’s who was the media used by to save ?

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the Valley as the football ground of Charlton Athletic FC

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Why was the media used to save the Valley as the football ground of Charlton Athletic FC?

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this is because after serious financial problems, the club no longer owned its ground which was in need of substantial cost an renovation/

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What did canvassers use in order to gain public support to save the Valley as the football ground of Charlton Athletic FC?

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they used door stepping and leaflets

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What was an important part of the success of saving the Valley?

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the media coverage

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What two T.V programmes did the Valley party attract national coverage on?

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News night

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