Scholars and practitioners alike regard lobbying as a form of political participation that
permits greater public access to politics beyond the act of voting (Jordan and Maloney …

In this article, we explore civil society mobilisation and the impact of organised interests on
the energy policies of two post-communist countries—Hungary and Czechia—and …

While various types of lobbying regulation continue to be devised in different political
systems in the world, some questions remain relevant from both a scientific and practical …

Variations in relationships between interest groups and seven post-communist parliaments
(Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine) are found to be …

The article examines the features of a comparative analysis of interest groups and lobbying.
This is a relatively new trend for political sociology and comparative politics that only begins …

Recent research suggests that there are two different types of lobbyists: those specializing in
providing access to their personal connections with public office holders, and those …

This article familiarizes readers with the international research project 'The Missing Link:
Exploring Organized Interests in Post-Communist Policy-Making'(OrgIntCEE). The project …

This article presents an analysis of the formation of organized interest groups in the post-
communist context and organizational populations over time. We test two theories that shed …

Organizations that can deliver an accommodating culture, innovative leadership, and a
flexible management style are more likely to achieve creative knowledge development. This …

While there has been a veritable boom in literature on organized interests, their lobbying
strategies, relationships with decision-makers, and their impact on policymaking, only a few …