Policy-makers are increasingly experimenting with various ways to involve citizens in policy-
making. Deliberative forums composed of lay citizens (minipublics) count among the most …

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 …

Associations, unions and other organised groups representing health workers play a
significant role in the development, adoption and implementation of health policy. These …

The book explores the diffusion of protest against austerity and free trade agreements in the
wave of contention that shook the EU following the 2008 economic crisis. It discusses how …

Treating interest groups mainly as independent units of observation overlooks highly
frequent coalition activities between actors and risks affecting the results of studies of …

Current scholarship often concludes that technical expertise is one of the most important
commodities for interest groups wishing to gain access to political‐administrative venues …

This article develops a micro-level theoretical perspective of business influence in
international negotiations. By drawing on organizational institutional theory, the article …

Interest groups are key intermediary actors that communicate societal interests and
preferences to public officials. Given public officials' reliance on interest groups' input in …

The COVID-19 pandemic is viewed by many as the biggest global crisis since WWII and had
profound effects on the daily lives of people and decision-making worldwide. Using the …

This article systematically examines how access of business groups and nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) to the executive branch of the European Union varies across political …