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Political Science 367D01:
Paper Assignment #1
In order for groups to form and survive, they need incentives to form and an organization capable
of maintaining or increasing group membership. For the past two weeks, we have discussed group
formation and maintenance, and in this paper we want you to explore these topics by studying "real
life" interest groups. Pick two interest groups that you would like to study--these groups can
either be from the list on the "interest groups links"
page or other groups you are interested in knowing more about. Visit their web sites and find
out how they use the various incentives discussed in class (material, solidary, and purposive),
if they use them at all. Compare these groups in your paper by integrating the class readings
and discussions. When writing your papers, you should consider each of the following questions:
How to Properly Cite Sources Books:
- What incentives are each of the groups using?
- Are all of the incentives equally important?
- Which incentives seem to be more essential given the group's needs and what the group offers its members?
- Do incentives vary according to the type of interest group?
| Note: Some interest group web pages will be more helpful than others. To complete the assignment, make sure you choose a group that provides you with enough information. |
How to Properly Cite Sources Books:
- Last Name, First Name [and coauthor first name, last name]. Date of publication. Book Title. City of Publisher: Publisher. Examples: Single Author Aldrich, John. 1995. Why Parties? Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Multiple Authors Brehm, John and Scott Gates. 1999. Working, Shirking, and Sabotage. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Book Chapters Herrnson, Paul. 1997. "Money and Motives: Spending in House Elections." in Lawrence Dodd and Bruce Oppenheimer, eds., Congress Reconsidered. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly.
- Last Name, First Name [and coauthor first name, last name]. Date of publication. "Article Title." Journal Title Volume #: Page Numbers. Example: Hansen, John Mark. 1985. "The Political Economy of Group Membership." American Political Science Review 79: 79-96.
- Author of content (if any). Date accessed. "Title of page." Website. Page address. Examples: Jehl, Douglas. December 21, 2000. "New Rules to Cut Diesel Emissions." New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/21/politics/21FUEL.html Greenpeace. December 21, 2000. "Russian Parliament Votes to Become the World's Nuclear Dump Site." Greenpeace. http://www.greenpeace.org/~nuclear