Interest groups are key actors in the policymaking process. They channel citizens' views and
policy positions to decision-makers, provide information, expertise and technical knowledge …

38 The Organization Ecology of Interest Communities cases are classified along other
dimensions of interest. The main distinction in the literature is between, on the one hand …

Interest groups are essential ingredients of a democracy. They are organizations formed of
groups of citizens who voluntarily decide to come together to defend their preferences in the …

A common strategy of today's advisory organisations is to supplement personal, direct
transmission of expertise with the public dissemination of recommendations. By doing so …

Recently, scholars in several European countries have initiated system-wide, population
ecological studies (eg Halpin & Jordan 2011b, Messer, Berkhout & Lowery 2010) or have …

This study examines the strategies of the association representing Greek shipowners
interests towards the media. As key activities of effective business interests' representation …