A sustainable transition towards a net zero emission economy is a primary goal of climate
change mitigation. Such a transition should involve each socio-technical system, including …

While interest groups are consulted at different stages of policy making to provide expertise
and legitimacy, their influence is often criticized as being undemocratic. Yet, we know little …

This article discusses the methodology and practice behind planning and executing the
Comparative Interest Group-survey project (CIG-survey). The CIG-survey includes surveys …

Interest groups are key intermediary actors between civil society and public officials. The EU
has long emphasized the importance of interacting with representative groups that involve …

This article asks why public officials perceive some interest groups as influential for policy
outcomes. Theoretically, we rely on resource exchange and behavioral approaches …

While many scholars have postulated the decline of membership influence as an important
consequence of the professionalisation of civil society organisations (CSOs), other analysts …

Faith-based actors (FBAs) are increasingly active in climate policy, and a growing literature
focuses on how specific faith characteristics (theological and organizational) might shape …

While interest groups are often seen as transmission belts of public preferences, little is
known as to how they might transmit such preferences. This paper argues that the provision …

Abstract The European Commission's outreach to interest groups implies that they function
as 'transmission belts' that aggregate and articulate interests as policy‐relevant information …

The urgency and threats of climate change have elevated the issue to a prominent–albeit
often contested–position within the policy process. Resultantly, climate politics and climate …