Interest Groups & Advocacy
@igajournal.bsky.social
Official journal of the APSA section on Political Organizations
Editors: @timlapira.bsky.social @annerasmussen.bsky.social
Review-editor: @heathbrown.bsky.social
http://www.palgrave.com/gp/journal/41309
Editors: @timlapira.bsky.social @annerasmussen.bsky.social
Review-editor: @heathbrown.bsky.social
http://www.palgrave.com/gp/journal/41309
Second part of Raj Chari article on lobbying regulations link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New perspectives on lobbying regulation and reform: two generations of research, Part 2 - Interest Groups & Advocacy
This editorial introduces Part 2 of the Special Issue on New Perspectives on Lobbying Regulation and Reform. It specifically examines how Part 2’s papers contribute to the five themes of second-genera...
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August 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Second part of Raj Chari article on lobbying regulations link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New early access from IGA link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Associative linkages of political parties in Latin America: the role of ideology - Interest Groups & Advocacy
This article analyses the linkages between political parties and social organizations in Latin America, by highlighting the role of ideology in these relations. Using data from the Political Represent...
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August 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New early access from IGA link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Read Anthony Nownes new review of Joanna Wuest's book "Born this Way" cc @timlapira.bsky.social @annerasmussen.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Born This Way: Science, Citizenship, and Inequality in the American LGBTQ + Movement. Joanna Wuest. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 2023 - Interest Groups & Advocacy
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May 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Read Anthony Nownes new review of Joanna Wuest's book "Born this Way" cc @timlapira.bsky.social @annerasmussen.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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I've had the privilege of reviewing Maraam Dwidar's excellent new book
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
It provides answers to several long-standing questions on lobbying. And, most importantly, it can provide HOPE in times where many might need it the most ...
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@uchicagopress.bsky.social
It provides answers to several long-standing questions on lobbying. And, most importantly, it can provide HOPE in times where many might need it the most ...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A lot to learn from this and many cites to IGA authors
Are lobbyists influential? The public sure thinks so, but applied political science since lobbying registration data emerged (late 90s) struggled to produce evidence that it does. In new review @wmjunk.bsky.social @heathbrown.bsky.social and I chart a wave of research showing that lobbying matters.
How Lobbying Matters | Annual Reviews
For decades, political scientists have struggled to provide empirical evidence that lobbying influences policymaking. A considerable gap arose between widespread public suspicions of lobbying and the ...
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April 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A lot to learn from this and many cites to IGA authors
Also new @michelecrepaz.bsky.social and De Francesco "Incremental lobbying reform: the patchy case of Italy" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Incremental lobbying reform: the patchy case of Italy - Interest Groups & Advocacy
The regulation of lobbying serves the dual ambition of ensuring a level playing field for participation in policymaking while reducing risks of corruption and undue influence. International organisati...
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March 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Also new @michelecrepaz.bsky.social and De Francesco "Incremental lobbying reform: the patchy case of Italy" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Just posted online first -- Šárka Laboutková, Vít Šimral & Petr Vymětal "Beyond lobbying regulation: the advantages of a broader approach to implementing and evaluating transparent lobbying rules" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Beyond lobbying regulation: the advantages of a broader approach to implementing and evaluating transparent lobbying rules - Interest Groups & Advocacy
Transparent lobbying goes beyond enacting a single law: lobbying rules—in any form—enhance transparency in political decision-making. We argue that the issue is much more complex than merely introduci...
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March 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Just posted online first -- Šárka Laboutková, Vít Šimral & Petr Vymětal "Beyond lobbying regulation: the advantages of a broader approach to implementing and evaluating transparent lobbying rules" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Online first from Alfred Oduro and Takumi Shibaike on civil society in the Organization of African Unity link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The ‘inclusion’ of civil society in the Organization of African Unity - Interest Groups & Advocacy
An increasing number of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) have established participatory mechanisms for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Although affiliation with an IGO has been widely acce...
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February 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Online first from Alfred Oduro and Takumi Shibaike on civil society in the Organization of African Unity link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New online-first from Elizabeth Nisbet "Strategic framing in coalition-based tax advocacy" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Strategic framing in coalition-based tax advocacy - Interest Groups & Advocacy
Advocates for US state-level policy on behalf of low- and middle-income groups are increasingly focused on taxation but face difficulties framing policy goals. This case study of coalitions campaignin...
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February 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
New online-first from Elizabeth Nisbet "Strategic framing in coalition-based tax advocacy" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Online First version of @annagunderson.bsky.social @kirstenwidner.bsky.social @mgmacdonald.bsky.social "interest group activity on social media" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Lobbying in public: interest group activity on social media - Interest Groups & Advocacy
Social media has transformed political communication by making it easy to post and free to disseminate information. Interest groups can use social media platforms to direct messages to policymakers an...
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January 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Online First version of @annagunderson.bsky.social @kirstenwidner.bsky.social @mgmacdonald.bsky.social "interest group activity on social media" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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New SI on lobby reg in @igajournal.bsky.social updating 2017 SI, and 1998 SI on @hansardsociety.bsky.social
Other than fantastic intro by Raj Chari, 8 (!) more papers on on DE, IE, EU, CH and US, themes of #foreignlobbying, #selfregulation #lobbyingreform.
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Other than fantastic intro by Raj Chari, 8 (!) more papers on on DE, IE, EU, CH and US, themes of #foreignlobbying, #selfregulation #lobbyingreform.
www.palgrave.com/gp/journal/4...
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December 17, 2024 at 12:30 PM
New SI on lobby reg in @igajournal.bsky.social updating 2017 SI, and 1998 SI on @hansardsociety.bsky.social
Other than fantastic intro by Raj Chari, 8 (!) more papers on on DE, IE, EU, CH and US, themes of #foreignlobbying, #selfregulation #lobbyingreform.
www.palgrave.com/gp/journal/4...
Other than fantastic intro by Raj Chari, 8 (!) more papers on on DE, IE, EU, CH and US, themes of #foreignlobbying, #selfregulation #lobbyingreform.
www.palgrave.com/gp/journal/4...
Great weekend read ⬇️
Hot off the presses @igajournal.bsky.social with @kirstenwidner.bsky.social and @mgmacdonald.bsky.social! We look at inside + outside lobbying strategies of social media groups on Facebook and Twitter. Check it out here 👇
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Lobbying in public: interest group activity on social media - Interest Groups & Advocacy
Social media has transformed political communication by making it easy to post and free to disseminate information. Interest groups can use social media platforms to direct messages to policymakers an...
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January 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Great weekend read ⬇️
A part of new issue is @odileammann.bsky.social article on lobbying regulation in Switzerland link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Regulating legislative lobbying in Switzerland: superfluous or overdue? - Interest Groups & Advocacy
Compared to global lobbying hubs like the USA and the European Union and to its neighboring countries, Switzerland hardly regulates legislative lobbying, i.e., lobbying that targets the legislative br...
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December 16, 2024 at 1:59 PM
A part of new issue is @odileammann.bsky.social article on lobbying regulation in Switzerland link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Read this and more new research on interest groups and advocacy in the new issue available here: link.springer.com/journal/4130...
December 16, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Read this and more new research on interest groups and advocacy in the new issue available here: link.springer.com/journal/4130...
Andreea Nastase compares lobbying in Brussels and Washington DC link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A tale of two cities: regulating lobbying through public and private instruments in Brussels and Washington D.C - Interest Groups & Advocacy
This article explores the relationship between public (i.e. government-led) and private (i.e. industry-led) forms of lobby regulation, by inquiring over the conditions that render a mix between these ...
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November 21, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Andreea Nastase compares lobbying in Brussels and Washington DC link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A big review of two generations of lobbying regulation research from Raj Chari link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New perspectives on lobbying regulation and reform: two generations of research - Interest Groups & Advocacy
Lobbying regulation is a transparency policy that sheds light on which lobbyists seek to influence public actors during policy development. Over 65 years of scholarship on it has seen the evolution of...
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November 21, 2024 at 2:07 PM
A big review of two generations of lobbying regulation research from Raj Chari link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Elisabeth Bauer's new IGA article on European Union lobbying regulations link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The carrot and stick approach: exploring the advantages and limits of the EU’s transparency register from a practitioner’s point of view - Interest Groups & Advocacy
As more laws emerge in the EU’s member states that regulate lobbying, this growing trend also warrants a closer look at how lobbying regulation at EU level has evolved, not least since some of the new...
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November 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Elisabeth Bauer's new IGA article on European Union lobbying regulations link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Now up early Danny Rye's paper on grassroots activism in Liverpool link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Activists and activism success: towards a grounded conceptualisation - Interest Groups & Advocacy
Success is an important aspect of evaluating activism because the latter is a vehicle for political change. However, the idea of ‘success’ has proved difficult to capture in easily measurable ways. Th...
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April 29, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Now up early Danny Rye's paper on grassroots activism in Liverpool link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Every published paper has a story, take a read of @geofflorenz.bsky.social path to publication and what he found in the research below
"New" w/ @laginagause.bsky.social @
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How separation of powers and resource constraints shape interest groups' venue selection decisions: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
*New == 10 years old, started as a term paper for a graduate seminar. Very different now!
@igajournal.bsky.social :
How separation of powers and resource constraints shape interest groups' venue selection decisions: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
*New == 10 years old, started as a term paper for a graduate seminar. Very different now!
Lobbying venue selection under separation of powers and resource constraints - Interest Groups & Advocacy
Prior work examines how organization resources and types shape venue selection strategies. Both Congress and executive branch agencies can change policy, so interest groups must consider which of thes...
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March 21, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Every published paper has a story, take a read of @geofflorenz.bsky.social path to publication and what he found in the research below
New March issue of IGA just published link.springer.com/journal/4130...
Interest Groups & Advocacy | Volume 13, issue 1
Volume 13, issue 1 articles listing for Interest Groups & Advocacy
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February 21, 2024 at 4:30 PM
New March issue of IGA just published link.springer.com/journal/4130...
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Happy to share @simonotjes.bsky.social & my @jeppjournal.bsky.social article. Using survey experiments with elected representatives at all government levels in Denmark & the Netherlands on the dynamics of responsiveness to public opinion & interest groups (1/10)
Responding to whom? An experimental study of the dynamics of responsiveness to interest groups and the public
While politicians are commonly depicted as having strong incentives to be responsive to both interest groups and citizens to govern and maintain office, the literature lacks designs that allow for ...
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February 19, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Happy to share @simonotjes.bsky.social & my @jeppjournal.bsky.social article. Using survey experiments with elected representatives at all government levels in Denmark & the Netherlands on the dynamics of responsiveness to public opinion & interest groups (1/10)
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🔍 Full-time Post doc(s) on my ERC project on 'Advocacy, Social Media & Political Representation' @ Department of Political Economy, King's College
Background in polsci, soc data/computer science, polcom, etc.
📅 March 6, start date negotiable
Shares appreciated 👏 1/3
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/084546-...
Background in polsci, soc data/computer science, polcom, etc.
📅 March 6, start date negotiable
Shares appreciated 👏 1/3
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/084546-...
Postdoctoral Research Associate
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February 19, 2024 at 2:33 PM
🔍 Full-time Post doc(s) on my ERC project on 'Advocacy, Social Media & Political Representation' @ Department of Political Economy, King's College
Background in polsci, soc data/computer science, polcom, etc.
📅 March 6, start date negotiable
Shares appreciated 👏 1/3
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/084546-...
Background in polsci, soc data/computer science, polcom, etc.
📅 March 6, start date negotiable
Shares appreciated 👏 1/3
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/084546-...
Coming up next week
Why does research on #lobbying matter & which questions remain unanswered? Join the ECPR Standing Group on Interest Groups webinar on 15 Feb to learn more about insights @garlicksauce.bsky.social, @wmjunk.bsky.social & @heathbrown.bsky.social & exchange thoughts with other scholars #Lobby
February 7, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Coming up next week
Looking for someone to review this new book for IGA tupress.temple.edu/books/yes-gawd
Temple University Press
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January 8, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Looking for someone to review this new book for IGA tupress.temple.edu/books/yes-gawd
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