Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
Who initiated the systematic study of pressure groups?
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Correct answer: (D) Bentley — Arthur Bentley initiated the systematic study of pressure groups, so the answer is Bentley.
Explanation
★Arthur Bentley initiated the systematic study of pressure groups, so the answer is Bentley.
★His 1908 book The Process of Government founded the group approach.
★He treated organised groups and their pressure as the real stuff of politics.
★Government, for him, registers the balance of these group forces.
★His work inspired later scholars like David Truman.
★So the systematic study of pressure groups begins with Bentley.
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