Research any topic before you write.

Find related topics. | Discover entities. | See connections. | Build a topical map.

Advocacy group

Advocacy groups, also known as lobby groups, interest groups, special interest groups, pressure groups, public associations, government relations firms, or lobbying firms and in some cases public affirms firms, use various forms of advocacy or lobbying to influence public opinion and ultimately public policy. They play an important role in the…

History & Applications

Use the mouse wheel or two fingers (on touchscreens) to zoom in and out of the map.

Research this topic

Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Advocacy group. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.

Explore this topic

Start with a few of the strongest sections from the source topic. These are research directions, not a list of keywords you must use.

Topics to explore

Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History in Great Britain

United States

Activities

Influence

Influential advocacy groups

Adversarial groupings

Incentives

Theoretical perspectives

Social media use

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

Map overview Semantic statistics

Advocacy group

Nodes220
Edges219
Triples212
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009091
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.

Advocacy group

Top relations

related to Influential advocacy groups · 84
Advocacy group → ACLU, AIPAC, America, American, American Civil Liberties Union, American Israel, American Israel Public Affairs, Animals, ARPRA, Australia, Auto Safety, Birds, British Exclusion Bill, British Medical Association, Campaign, Center, Commerce, Committee, Communion, Comunione
related to Beginnings · 31
Advocacy group → After, Alderman, As, Bill, Charged, England, However, John Wilkes, King, King's Bench Prison, Liberty, London, Lord Bute, Lord Chief Justice, May, Middlesex, No, Paris, Parliament, Parliamentary
related to Activities · 24
Advocacy group → Advocacy, Anti-defamation, Astroturfing, Commerce, Diaz Jr, For, Hot Coffee, In, Internal Revenue Service, It, Legal, Lobby, Lobbying, Media, Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, Oliver, Some Lobby, They, This, UK
related to Adversarial groupings · 23
Advocacy group → Abortion-rights, Action, Animal Farm Foundation, Best Friends Animal Society, BSL, DogsBite, Flying Matters, Health, Living Streets, National Pitbull Awareness, On, Pedestrians' Association, PETA, Pit Bull Advocates, Pitbull Attack Victim Advocates, Plane Stupid, Pro-Test, Smoking, SPEAK, The Automobile Association
related to Social media use · 16
Advocacy group → Apart, Diigo, Facebook, Flickr, Foursquare, Identi, Jumo, LinkedIn, Other, Picasa, The, Tumblr, Twitter, United States, Vimeo, YouTube
related to Influence · 12
Advocacy group → Access, According, Advocacy, An, George Monbiot, Greenpeace, Groups, In, The, They, This, What
related to Theoretical perspectives · 5
Advocacy group → Much, Pluralism, The, They, This
see also · 4
Advocacy group → Classification, New York Times SimulatorPressure, Political, United KingdomPressure

Important terminology Word statistics

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

groups advocacy social political influence media group use lobbying interest organization states movement united government lobby also rights members new

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
large corporationsinstance ofAccess to this channel is generally restricted to groups with insider status0.80text
trade unionsinstance ofAccess to this channel is generally restricted to groups with insider status0.80text
the government encouraging alternative energyinstance ofThey raise issues about the environment with the aim of having their issues translated into policy0.80text
recyclinginstance ofThey raise issues about the environment with the aim of having their issues translated into policy0.80text
the mass mediainstance ofAdvocacy groups also exert influence through channels that are separate from the government or the political structure0.80text
through public opinion campaigninginstance ofAdvocacy groups also exert influence through channels that are separate from the government or the political structure0.80text
protestinginstance ofAdvocacy groups will use methods0.80text
petitioninginstance ofAdvocacy groups will use methods0.80text
civil disobedience to attempt to exert influence in Liberal Democraciesinstance ofAdvocacy groups will use methods0.80text
Greenpeace were better able to adapt to globalisationinstance ofGroups that already had a global structure0.80text
these have secured the nature of their influence by gaining status as nongovernmental organisationsinstance ofGroups0.80text
the European Round Table of Industrialistsinstance ofnational trade bodies and 'peak' associations0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.

    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

    Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.

    Min side: 3
    For writers, content strategists, SEOs, marketers and creators — from quick topic research to advanced semantic analysis.