Anthony Nownes is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he has taught since 1994. His research on interest groups has appeared in a number of outlets including the British Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics and American Politics Research. His first book, Pressure and Power: Organized Interests in American Politics, was published in 2001.

• 1. Studying lobbyists and lobbying; 2. Lobbying and lobbyists in the United States: a primer; 3. Public policy lobbying, part 1; 4. Public policy lobbying, part 2; 5. Land-use lobbying; 6. Procurement lobbying; 7. Summary and conclusions.

'Total Lobbying gives a thorough and extremely useful overview of what lobbyists do, how they do it, and to what effect … It fills an important niche in the literature.' Frank Baumgartner, Pennsylvania State University

Anthony Nownes is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he has taught since 1994. His research on interest groups has appeared in a number of outlets including the British Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics and American Politics Research. His first book, Pressure and Power: Organized Interests in American Politics, was published in 2001.

• 1. Studying lobbyists and lobbying; 2. Lobbying and lobbyists in the United States: a primer; 3. Public policy lobbying, part 1; 4. Public policy lobbying, part 2; 5. Land-use lobbying; 6. Procurement lobbying; 7. Summary and conclusions.

'Total Lobbying gives a thorough and extremely useful overview of what lobbyists do, how they do it, and to what effect … It fills an important niche in the literature.' Frank Baumgartner, Pennsylvania State University

Anthony Nownes is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he has taught since 1994. His research on interest groups has appeared in a number of outlets including the British Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics and American Politics Research. His first book, Pressure and Power: Organized Interests in American Politics, was published in 2001.

• 1. Studying lobbyists and lobbying; 2. Lobbying and lobbyists in the United States: a primer; 3. Public policy lobbying, part 1; 4. Public policy lobbying, part 2; 5. Land-use lobbying; 6. Procurement lobbying; 7. Summary and conclusions.

'Total Lobbying gives a thorough and extremely useful overview of what lobbyists do, how they do it, and to what effect … It fills an important niche in the literature.' Frank Baumgartner, Pennsylvania State University