Governments are increasingly establishing innovation labs to enhance public problem
solving. Despite the speed at which these new units are being established, they have only …

Abstract Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are considered important intermediaries
between citizens and policymakers. They are assumed to function as transmission belts that …

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

Collaborative governance arrangements have been touted as a useful tool in a world of
multiple actors and dynamic public policy. However, they are also cumbersome, costly, and …

Why do some groups and parties maintain contact whereas others do not? Recent studies
explain party–interest group contact on the basis of power and ideological proximity. This …

This study offers a comprehensive overview of the literature on policy advisory systems
(PAS), motivated by its significance, growing interest in the field among policy scholars, and …

The FIFA Men's World Cup Qatar 2022 has been analyzed through the frameworks of nation
branding and soft power. As the world's most popular sport event, the World Cup has the …

Interest groups are key intermediary actors that communicate societal interests and
preferences to public officials. Given public officials' reliance on interest groups' input in …

Studies explaining interest organizations' influence typically focus on the role of groups'
structural characteristics, such as group type. However, we ask whether the boards of …

Think tanks are expected to cut through the prevailing short-term government agenda of the
day, and to inject long-term perspectives and research-based expertise into policy debates …