This review identifies empirical facts about lobbying that are generally agreed upon in the
literature. It then discusses challenges to empirical research in lobbying and provides …

Corporate political activities, or corporate attempts to shape government policy in ways
favorable to the firm, are commonly employed by firms across countries. We review recent …

The strict procedural rules that characterize modern administrative law are said to be
necessary to sustain the fragile legitimacy of a powerful and constitutionally suspect …

A comprehensive introduction to public policy and the policy cycle, the fully revised second
edition of this popular textbook offers a practical guide to the topic while remaining …

How does the government decide what'sa problem and what isn't? And what are the
consequences of that process? Like individuals, Congress is subject to the “paradox of …

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 …

Corporate political activity (CPA) has increased rapidly in the United States; however,
research findings are spread across several social science fields. The authors use meta …

Do lobbyists provide issue-specific information to members of Congress? Or do they provide
special interests access to politicians? We present evidence to assess the role of issue …

Although'grassroots' conjures up images of independent citizen organizing, much mass
participation today is sponsored by elite consultants working for corporations and powerful …

Considered the gold standard on interest group politics, this widely-used text analyzes
interest groups within the intuitive framework of democratic theory, enabling readers to …