Although scholarship discussing public relations professionals' roles has been abundant,
ethical dilemmas facing public relations professionals remain implicit in such roles …

This study aims to provide insight into public affairs professionals' role conceptions and
perceived influence on political decision making. We conducted a quantitative online survey …

Purpose This article addresses recent calls in the literature for advancing our understanding
of public affairs consultants and their role conceptions. By testing and further exploring self …

Organization–government relationships in sub-Saharan Africa: the emerging public affairs
industry in Kenya | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open …

This chapter reviews the dominant thinking around publics in public relations scholarship
and offers thoughts on ways to move forward with how we conceptualize this fundamental …

The expanding political role of Big Tech (nology) corporations has triggered concerns about
the role of the media in holding corporate power to account. This study provides a …

In this chapter, we trace the development of scholarship on revolving door lobbying, which
we generally define as policy advocacy by those with previous experience working in …

Efforts to influence the policy process are typically labelled as lobbying (Baumgartner et al.,
2009). Lobbying is undertaken by a host of different actors, including businesses, trade …

Public affairs is a rising field of practise; at the same time, it is reputationally complicated. In
view of the widespread concern about the impact of its practise on democracy, this study …

The article investigates internal strategies and struggles in civil society
organizations'(CSOs') policy advocacy work from the vantage point of policy professionals …