Organizations and Interest Groups – serie

Since its founding after World War I, the American Civil Liberties Union has become an integral part of American society. The history of the ACLU parallels the extension of civil rights and liberties in the United States. With a total of 1454 entries spanning almost three quarters of a century, this annotated bibliography provides an important research tool for scholars, attorneys, and policy analysts. The author has organized the work into six chapters: general works concerning the ACLU, the history of the organization, contemporary and related civil liberties issues, ACLU leaders, and resources to guide scholars.

The modern era is one of organizations, and as we approach the next century there is little evidence that the importance of institutions in society will diminish. As they have grown in scope and number so has material published by and about them. Yet managers, academicians and their students, and researchers do not have ready access to information about these significant organizations, more and more people need such data to assist in defining and solving problems. This series is an authoritative guide to information sources on the subject. It seeks to consolidate published material on a wide variety of public, private, and non-profit organizations including: (a) federal agencies, Congressional committees, the judicial branch, and international bodies (b) corporations, interest groups, trade unions, and consulting firms; as well as (c) professional associations, scientific societies, and educational institutions. Each book will be compiled by one or more specialists in the area. The non-profit research organizations which analyze public policy questions and often advocate solutions are now known by the familar name, "think tank." They have become as much a part of the process that influences government as interest groups, the media, political consultants, and the political parties. Their growth indicates that ideas count for much in contemporary politics and underscores the observation that "modern nations run on ideas." In this valuable sourcebook, the reader will get an opportunity to glimpse the expanding and complex landscape of the modern political think tanks.

First published in 1995. This series seeks to consolidate published material on a wide variety of public, private, and non-profit organizations including: (a) federal agencies, Congressional committees, the judicial branch, and international bodies; (b) corporations, interest groups, trade unions, and consulting firms; as well as (c) professional associations, scientific societies, and educational institutions. This text offers an organised volume of intelligence literature. Intelligence is the collection and analysis of information about threats at home and abroad for use by policymakers as they make key decisions-is widely recognized as the nation's first line of defense in protecting itself against dangers from overseas and subversive activities at home.

This volume convincingly lays to rest two held beliefs that have long impeded scholarly analysis of the role of courts and litigation in American politics: 1) that group resort to the courts is a rather recent phenomenon resulting from actions of the Warren Court and the Civil Rights Movement; and 2) that unique and distinctive features of the judiciary somehow place it beyond or outside analytic frameworks used to study and analyze the role, nature and functioning of other governing institutions such as the Congress and the presidency. The title of the volume ~ Public Interest Law Sourcebook -- accurately describes its central purpose and method as descriptive and informative.