The Institute of International Finance: From Poacher to Gamekeeper?
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DOI: 10.1017/bap.2020.6
Abstract: Abstract The Institute of International Finance (IIF) is a key actor in global finance, mixing private-interest representation and market governance roles. Analyzing the historical development of the IIF offers important insights into the interaction between… read more here.
Keywords: finance; international finance; governance; institute international ... See more keywords
Interest Groups on the Inside: The Governance of Public Pension Funds
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592718003468
Abstract: New scholarship in American politics argues that interest groups should be brought back to the center of the field. We attempt to further that agenda by exploring an aspect of group influence that has been… read more here.
Keywords: groups inside; influence; governance; interest ... See more keywords
Do interest groups reward politicians for their votes in the legislature? Evidence from the great recession
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2020.1720905
Abstract: ABSTRACT Interest groups lobby politicians in various ways to influence their policy decisions, especially, their voting decisions in the legislature. Most, if not all, of the studies on this issue examine ”pre-vote” lobbying activities of… read more here.
Keywords: vote lobbying; evidence; reward politicians; interest ... See more keywords
The More, the Merrier? Interest Groups and Legislative Change in the Public Hearings of the German Parliamentary Committees
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DOI: 10.1080/09644008.2016.1213244
Abstract: The article examines the impact of organised interests on the passage of legislation in the German Bundestag through an empirical analysis of the position papers presented in the public hearings of its standing committees in… read more here.
Keywords: legislative change; groups legislative; merrier interest; public hearings ... See more keywords
The funding of interest groups in the EU: are the rich getting richer?
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DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2019.1567572
Abstract: ABSTRACT Governmental subsidies are demand-side factors, which allow governments to ‘mould’ interest group communities. The EU is the worlds’ largest donor and has claimed to use public funds to promote the participation of organized interests… read more here.
Keywords: funding interest; getting richer; groups rich; rich getting ... See more keywords
Exploring information exchange among interest groups: a text-reuse approach
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DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2020.1817132
Abstract: ABSTRACT The presence of communication channels plays a key role in how interest groups engage in EU policymaking. However, the capacity of researchers to explain these patterns is constrained by the informal and opaque nature… read more here.
Keywords: exchange among; interest groups; information exchange; approach ... See more keywords
Assessing the prominence of interest groups in parliament: a supervised machine learning approach
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DOI: 10.1080/13572334.2018.1540117
Abstract: ABSTRACT Ascertaining which interest groups are considered relevant by policymakers presents an important challenge for political scientists. Existing approaches often focus on the submission of written evidence or the inclusion in expert committees. While these… read more here.
Keywords: machine learning; prominence; approach; interest ... See more keywords
Experts or Advocates: Shifting Roles of Central Sources Used by Journalists in News Stories?
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DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2019.1695537
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study empirically examines suspected shifts in journalist practices in western democracies regarding the granting of expert, vis-á-vis advocate, roles to central social actor types used as sources in news stories: interest groups, think… read more here.
Keywords: news; roles central; shifting roles; think tanks ... See more keywords
Conceptualising the policy engagement of interest groups: Involvement, access and prominence
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DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12194
Abstract: While much progress has been made in empirically mapping and analysing a variety of interest group activities in the last decade, less attention has been devoted to conceptual work that clearly defines and distinguishes different… read more here.
Keywords: involvement access; access prominence; policy engagement; interest ... See more keywords
How Do Interest Groups Seek Access to Committees
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DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12323
Abstract: Concerns that interest groups use their financial resources to distort the democratic process are longstanding. Empirical research shows that interest groups seek access to legislators through their campaign contributions, but the literature is limited in… read more here.
Keywords: groups seek; interest groups; indirect access; seek access ... See more keywords
Cue‐Taking in Congress: Interest Group Signals from Dear Colleague Letters
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DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12399
Abstract: Why do some pieces of legislation move forward while others languish? We address this fundamental question by examining the role of interest groups in Congress, specifically the effect of their legislative endorsements in Dear Colleague… read more here.
Keywords: policy; legislation; science; political science ... See more keywords