The chapter analyses the role interest groups play in the policy-making process and
assesses their impact on public policy outputs. It discusses a number of models of the policy …

Much of the British and European literature on the role of interest groups in the policy
process focuses on their participation in policy networks of various types. Possibly reflecting …

This paper examines the place of groups in the consultative process in British policymaking.
It stresses the importance of consultation even under the Thatcher government and …

A key question in interest group studies is why some interest groups put forward candidates
for election rather than simply trying to influence the political process through normal …

This article notes the systemic lack of conceptual clarity in the social sciences and attempts
to illustrate the adverse consequences by closer examination of the particular example of …

An interest group is an association of individuals or organisations that attempts to influence
government decisions and public policy. Interest groups enable individuals to participate …

How do organized interests mobilize around governmental policy initiatives? Do they
attempt to counter the lobbying efforts of their competitors or opponents, or do they seek out …

A central purpose of this paper is to argue that there is still something interesting and
worthwhile to be said under the heading of 'pressure group'or 'interest group'studies. The …

Questions about the political influence of organised interests are at the heart of democratic
theory and political science. Yet comparatively little is known empirically about the …