Observations On Public Interest Group Maintenance: Environmental Groups Shed Light On Success And Failure

Authors

Jeffrey Jones, Brigham Young University
Dr. Jay Goodliffe, Brigham Young University

Keywords

public interest groups, environmental groups, success, failure, psychological burnout

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Political Science

Abstract

The massive proliferation of public interest groups in the past forty years appears to have surpassed our understanding of how these groups form, function, and maintain members. The purpose of my research is not to attempt to answer all the questions of how groups form and stay afloat, but to shed light from both a theoretical and practical perspective how public interest group leaders maintain membership and explain the demise of respective groups in their field.

Recommended Citation

Jones, Jeffrey and Goodliffe, Dr. Jay (2014) "Observations On Public Interest Group Maintenance: Environmental Groups Shed Light On Success And Failure," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 278.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/278