▁depending ▁on ▁their ▁collect ive ▁goal . ▁With ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁internet , ▁many ▁interest ▁groups ▁have ▁turned ▁to ▁online ▁resources , ▁such ▁as ▁blog s ▁and ▁social ▁media , ▁to ▁promote ▁and ▁spread ▁their ▁cause ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁low ▁cost ▁and ▁high ▁efficiency ▁in ▁out re ach . ▁An ▁issue ▁network ' s ▁tact ics ▁vary ▁depending ▁on ▁their ▁goals ▁and ▁purpose . ▁In ▁developed ▁countries , ▁issue ▁networks ▁often ▁push ▁for ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁policy ▁within ▁the ▁government ▁b ureau c racy . ▁An ▁example ▁includes ▁the ▁wide - r anging ▁network ▁of ▁environmental ▁groups ▁and ▁individuals ▁who ▁push ▁for ▁more ▁environmental ▁reg ulation ▁in ▁government ▁policy . ▁Other ▁issue ▁networks ▁may ▁revol ve ▁around ▁such ▁controvers ial ▁issues ▁as ▁abort ion , ▁gun ▁ownership ▁rights , ▁and ▁drug ▁laws . ▁In ▁the ▁most ▁extreme ▁circumstances ▁issue ▁networks ▁may ▁seek ▁to ▁achieve ▁their ▁means ▁through ▁violence , ▁such ▁as ▁terror ist ▁organizations ▁looking ▁to ▁over throw ▁existing ▁govern ments ▁all ▁together . ▁In ▁the ▁U . S , ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁t actic ▁of ▁effective ▁issue ▁networks ▁is ▁the ▁role ▁they ▁play ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁called ▁Iron ▁Tri angles . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁three ▁way ▁back - and - for th ▁communication ▁process ▁between ▁Congress , ▁Bureau cra cies , ▁and ▁the ▁interest ▁groups ▁that ▁make ▁up ▁an ▁issue ▁network ▁where ▁they ▁discuss ▁policy ▁and ▁ag end as ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁comprom ise ▁on ▁solutions ▁to ▁satisfy ▁each ▁other ' s ▁ag end as . ▁ ▁Types ▁of ▁issue ▁networks