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

A comprehensive introduction to public policy and the policy cycle, the fully revised second
edition of this popular textbook offers a practical guide to the topic while remaining …

We outline a conceptual framework that identifies and characterizes the contextual nature of
interest group politics in the European Union (EU) to better understand variation in interest …

Scholarly interest in EU financial regulation and economic governance has increased
sharply over the last decade, but the literature on their politics remains fragmented. We …

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 …

Business lobbying is an ever present reality in European Union (EU) politics. With their
significant economic and informational resources, business interests are able to exert …

There is little research on how the economic crisis has affected the EU's climate and energy
policies. Addressing this research gap, this article argues that the economic crisis has not …

EU policies towards the Southern Mediterranean after the Arab uprisings are predominantly
seen in the literature as marked by continuity with the past. This is attributed to the fact that …

The periodic reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are announced each time by
a strategic document in the form of a Communication by the European Commission (EC) …

Purpose This paper develops a typology of argumentation strategies used in lobbying.
Unlike in other strategic communication functions such as crisis or risk communication, such …