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Interest aggregation is the activity in which the political demands of groups and individuals are combined into policy programs, as defined by Almond, Powell, Dalton, and Strom.[1]

Interest aggregation includes those methods employed by individuals to effect change, commonly called personal interest aggregation, or by groups, to seek the support of or make demands of the government.

See also

References

  1. ^ Almond, Gabriel; Powell, Bingham; Dalton, Russell; Strøm, Kaare (Eds.) Comparative Politics Today. 8th edition. New York: Addison-Wesley-Longman, pp. 634–684