This essay surveys empirical research conducted in the 1990s on the influence of organized
interests in the Scandinavian countries of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The essay …

Social movements take shape in relation to the kind of state they face, while over time states
are transformed by the movements that they both incorporate and resist. Green States and …

The political structures of the Scandinavian nations have long stood as models for
government and public policy. This comprehensive study examines how that “Nordic model” …

Sport Policy: a comparative analysis of stability and change builds on the growing general
interest in the comparative study of sport policy and the more specific interest in processes of …

Much of the British and European literature on the role of interest groups in the policy
process focuses on their participation in policy networks of various types. Possibly reflecting …

The establishment of autonomous public bodies during the past two decades has created a
highly fragmented public sector. Using a dataset with more than 200 Dutch public sector …

The article compares the political activities of different types of interest groups. Drawing on
data from a survey of all Danish national interest groups, it demonstrates significant variation …

Corporatism may be seen as variety of capitalism in which specific structural prerequisites
such as unionization, centralization, and strong states combined with bargaining and …

The overarching objective of this article is to discuss whether or not one can identify a
specific Scandinavian sports policy model. First, the sports policy system of the three …

How do today's political parties relate to other organisations? Do they prefer rather distant
relationships with a wide range of interest groups–or have they virtually detached …