gruppepolitik
Gruppepolitik, literally "group politics," is a term used in political science to describe a mode of decision-making in which organized groups exert substantial influence on policy. In this approach, policy choices are shaped less by broad mass mobilization or sweeping ideological programs and more by bargaining among factions within parties, government coalitions, and interest associations such as unions, business associations, and professional groups. The aim is to secure policy packages that accommodate the interests and leverage of the participating groups, often through formal or informal caucuses, committee bargaining, and the distribution of political offices or resources.
Gruppepolitik tends to arise in parliamentary systems with proportional representation, coalition governments, and traditions that tolerate
Scholars contrast Gruppepolitik with mass politics, where policy aims to mobilize large segments of the population
In German-speaking political science, the term is used to analyze governance in contemporary democracies, focusing on