Process of government -- Logic of collective action -- Interest groups and the fallacy of the liberal fallacy -- Pluralism of pluralism: an anti-theory? -- Democratization and the growth of pressure groups in Soviet and post-Soviet politics -- Interest group behaviour in Britain: continuity and change -- Interest groups in Denmark -- Interest groups in Italy: from pressure activity to policy networks -- American interest groups -- Canadian pressure groups: talking ghameleons -- Pluralism and pressure politics in France -- Pressure group politics in west Germany -- Interest groups in the European Community -- Three faces of associational politics: interest interest groups in politics in Israel -- Australian interest groups -- Pressure groups in Japan

1. Pressure groups