In their pursuit of political influence, interest groups face the choice to contact policy elites
directly or to generate pressure indirectly by appealing to the public at large. This article …

Business lobbying is widespread in the European Union (EU). But because not all lobbying
is successful, the following question arises: When does business win and when does it lose …

" This is a deep and well-thought out framework for studying US foreign policy. Its focus on
institutions and decision-making sets it apart from other texts, and its ability to help students …

This article analyzes recent research on the impact of non-party organizations on policy,
describing its theoretical coherence, operationalization of key concepts, views of different …

The fossil fuel industry has dominated Australia's economy for decades and has built a
strong alliance with governments in various spheres, benefiting from subsidies and …

This article outlines both the overall structure of the INTEREURO Project (Comparative
Research on Interest Group Politics in Europe) and the theoretical foci, research activities …

Institutional change is crucial for the transitions of socio-technical systems. This study
addresses why some actors have strong agency by uncovering the determinants of their …

This article asks whether and under what circumstances a presence in news media debates
helps advocacy groups to achieve their policy goals in European Union (EU) legislative …

This study analyses how information provided by different types of interest groups influences
the ability of members of parliament (MPs) to accurately perceive the preferences of those …

This paper explores the creation of an astroturf group, which is a fake grassroots movement,
and looks at the strategies that were used to influence EU policies. The case under scrutiny …