This research agenda contribution starts from the observation that an increasing number of
interest group studies have been addressing questions about framing. Although this …

Names: Strömbäck, Jesper editor.| Kiousis, Spiro editor. Title: Political public relations:
concepts, principles, and applications/edited by Jesper Strömbäck and Spiro Kiousis …

Framing plays an important role in public policy. Interest groups strategically highlight some
aspects of a policy proposal while ignoring others in order to gain an advantage in the policy …

Scholars have used varying terminology for describing non-state entities seeking to
influence public policy or work with the EU's institutions. This paper argues that the use of …

A recently emerging literature demonstrates that reputational concerns explain why
regulatory agencies strategically communicate and engage with their manifold audience …

The framing of issues is part of the tool kit used by lobbyists in modern policy making, yet the
ways in which framing works to affect lobbying success across issues remain …

Issue definitions, the way policy issues are understood, are an important component for
understanding the policymaking process. Research on issue definitions has been divided …

Every lobbyist wants policy-makers to see things their way. If, for example, a policy
programme subsidizing tobacco farmers is perceived mainly as a question of rural …

How do lobbyists get their way and what is the consequence for democracy of their
strategies? It is frequently asserted that lobbyists appeal to the public interest to strengthen …

The role of socio-political power is central to the development of policy, but systematic
analyses of power associated with the development of energy policy are rare. Power is also …