The ever-increasing pressure on marine environments is leading to a growing demand for
evidence-informed decision-making, which is supported via interactive knowledge …

As the participation of children and young people in policy decision‐making has spread in
the UK, participation work is facing hard questions on its translation from principle to …

This opinion article results from a collective analysis by the Editorial Board of Food Security.
It is motivated by the ongoing covid-19 global epidemic, but expands to a broader view on …

What explains differences in the lobbying behaviour of interest groups? And what
consequences do these differences have for the access that interest groups can gain to …

Since 2013, protests opposing police violence against Black people have occurred across a
number of American cities under the banner of “Black Lives Matter.” We develop a new …

Background Tobacco industry interference has been identified as the greatest obstacle to
the implementation of evidence-based measures to reduce tobacco use. Understanding and …

The Public Policy Process is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process
by which public policy is made. Explaining clearly the importance of the relationship …

Interest groups differ in the strategies they use to influence public policy. Some mainly try to
gain access (ie, have direct contact with decision makers), whereas others tend to 'go …

The idea of community involvement and empowerment has become central to politics in
recent years. Governments, keen to reduce public spending and increase civic involvement …

This book takes a unique approach to policy, looking not at particular fields or at what
governments are doing, but looking more generally at the concept of policy. This approach …