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New Perspectives and Emerging Themes in Interest Group Research

Civil Society
Governance
Interest Groups
Representation
Lobbying
NGOs
S48
Bert Fraussen
Leiden University
Patrycja Rozbicka
Aston University

Endorsed by the ECPR Standing Group on Interest Groups


Abstract

In this Section, we focus on a set of new themes in interest group research, as well as fresh perspectives on classic questions in the literature. In some instances, this concerns different approaches to classic topics (such as considering the relations between interest groups and the bureaucracy by focusing on information processing, or comparative research that also includes Central and Eastern European cases), in other cases this involves work on new topics that aims to connect research on interest groups with other central debates in political science (e.g. questions of legitimacy, and analysis of agenda setting dynamics). This Section provides the opportunity to consolidate and deepen these emerging and innovative research agendas. Furthermore, we aim to realise cross-fertilization between research produced in the context of large European collaborative projects (such as INTEREURO and the Comparative Interest Group Survey Project) and related ongoing projects of (teams of) national scholars. Finally, this Section also aims to involve both early career and more senior scholars who are new to the field of interest groups, as well as researchers who address similar research questions from a different disciplinary background. Papers will look at the proposed themes from a theoretical, empirical and/or normative perspective, and seek to involve an international community of scholars that encompasses leading scholars and early career researchers, as well as researchers from different parts of Europe and other regions.
Code Title Details
P031 Beyond the Usual Suspects: Interest Group Populations in Comparative Perspective View Panel Details
P032 Beyond the Usual Suspects: Interest Group's Interaction with Political Parties and Policymakers View Panel Details
P220 Institutional Venues, Policy Issues and Interest Group Strategies: Patterns and Explanations View Panel Details
P225 Interest Groups And Agenda Setting: How Do Groups Decide on Priorities – And Do They Shape or Follow the Government Agenda? View Panel Details
P226 Interest Groups and Better Consultation: What Happens with Policy Input? View Panel Details
P227 Interest Groups and Legitimacy: Assessing the Contribution of Different Forms of Interest Aggregation to Democratic Governance View Panel Details
P228 Interest Groups and Political Parties: Towards More Complex and Flexible Relationships? View Panel Details
P229 Interest Groups, Public Opinion and Public Policy View Panel Details
P306 Lobbying Regulation and Transparency View Panel Details