Interest groups differ in the strategies they use to influence public policy. Some mainly try to
gain access (ie, have direct contact with decision makers), whereas others tend to 'go …

This paper evaluates the circumstances under which affluent interest groups wield influence
over policy outcomes. Interest group scholarship is ambiguous about the beneficial role of …

Citizens delegate the representation of their political preferences to members of Parliament
(MPs), who are supposed to represent their interests in the legislature. However, MPs are …

Do political parties respond to interest group mobilization? While party responsiveness to
voters has received widespread attention, little is known about how interest groups affect …

Against the background that corporatism is on the decline in recent decades, one could
expect that the representativeness of employer and business associations is also declining …

This article is a research synthesis addressing four questions critical to our understanding of
the determinants of public policy. How often and how strongly do hypothetical determinants …

Coalition action is a common lobbying strategy to exert influence over policy, but is rarely
addressed in studies of lobbying success. This article adds to resource exchange theory …

Strong climate policy is vital to tackling climate change, but even the best proposals can get
watered down when lobbying occurs. This article analyses which interest groups lobby on …

Large variation exists in the extent to which national interest groups focus on European
Union (EU) legislation and carry out their political activities in Brussels and Strasbourg. What …

The role of interest groups in EU policy-making has been widely researched, but findings
are still inconclusive. With regard to national business interest associations (BIAs), it is …