Why do interest organizations network with their opponents? @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social, Andrea Pritoni, @wmjunk.bsky.social & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social examine the logic of brokerage. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/2moFPgZ @sagepub.com @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #polsci

📢 New Article Out! Coalition formation as a popularity contest? In a new study, @wmjunk.bsky.social and I examine which groups are preferred partners in agenda setting. We find NGOs are favoured, and trusted allies trump capable newcomers—shaping how networks form and why NGOs hold an edge.

Does lobbying access actually mean lobbying influence? In our new @jeppjournal.bsky.social paper we try to answer this key question in interest group politics and lobbying by exploring models of access = influence translation. Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... is #OA

First report in the ReCiv project is out! 👇 Civil Society in the UK has demonstrated a high level of resilience in the face of diverse crises. But a small share of organisations is struggling to implement crisis response strategies. Insights from other countries (including DK) will follow soon…

🚨 New report out now: (to what extent) is the UK NGO sector under pressure? pure.qub.ac.uk/files/655682... We are excited to share the first findings of the Resilient Civil Society project! @wmjunk.bsky.social @thegoodlobby.bsky.social @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social

I missed #ecprgc25 this year but my colleague and co-author Rasa Bortkeviciute presented our work with @wmjunk.bsky.social on interest groups' responses to crisis and turbulence.

Why do interest organizations network with their opponents? @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social, Andrea Pritoni, @wmjunk.bsky.social & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social examine the logic of brokerage. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/97MXRrC @sagepub.com @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #polsci

Thrilled to share my new publication @epsrjournal.bsky.social! When we think of lobbying, we often picture big businesses or NGOs. But regional governments lobby, too! But what makes govts-as-lobbyists successful? I study intergovt lobbying success based on a multi-year data collection effort

Thrilled that our article is published open access @annualreviews.bsky.social! We review recent strides in the study of lobbying & flesh out 1) transaction, 2) persuasion and 3) mobilisation mechanisms with @garlicksauce.bsky.social & @heathbrown.bsky.social www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Why do interest organizations network with their opponents? @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social, Andrea Pritoni, @wmjunk.bsky.social & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social examine the logic of brokerage. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/qWmDNXp @sagepub.com @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #polsci

The deadline is approaching (5 June)! So, I am just reposting this once more... Perhaps it can reach a few more junior scholars interested in lobbying?

🥁The LOBBYMETRY project is hiring: 1 PostDoc & 1 fully-funded PhD 🥳 Come to beautiful Copenhagen to research lobbying, informational quality and public policy formulation! PostDoc: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli... Please spread the word & and do not hesitate to reach out with questions!

I've had the privilege of reviewing Maraam Dwidar's excellent new book @uchicagopress.bsky.social It provides answers to several long-standing questions on lobbying. And, most importantly, it can provide HOPE in times where many might need it the most ... link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Excited to have presented our first #ReCiv output at the @psaireland.bsky.social public policy workshop 2025! ReCiv discovers the impact of crisis and turbulence on interest groups/CSOs. Delighted to be working with amazing colleagues @wmjunk.bsky.social and Rasa Bortkeviciute. Very exciting!

Why do interest organizations network with their opponents? @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social, Andrea Pritoni, @wmjunk.bsky.social & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social examine the logic of brokerage. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/qWmDNXp @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsci

I've talked to Altinget about threats to civil society in Europe. We discussed the European Court of Auditors' new recommendations about more transparency, but also conditionality connected to EU's values. Read in this interview why this can be a problem (in Danish) www.altinget.dk/civilsamfund...

Working with "the enemy" is a wide-spread lobbying strategy! In our new article, we study the logic of brokerage & how brokers between opposing policy positions can secure advantages in lobbying. doi.org/10.1177/0032... with @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social Andrea Pritoni & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social

We're organizing another round of the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology 🎉 summerschoolwpm.org Our super-cool speakers include msands.bsky.social @allisonwkoh.bsky.social @melinscribe.bsky.social @rebeccakittel.bsky.social @fabiennelind.bsky.social & @indiiigo.bsky.social 📆01/05

Are lobbyists influential? The public sure thinks so, but applied political science since lobbying registration data emerged (late 90s) struggled to produce evidence that it does. In new review @wmjunk.bsky.social @heathbrown.bsky.social and I chart a wave of research showing that lobbying matters.

If you are looking for an up-to-date review of what we know about the effects of lobbying, look no further! Thrilled to see this out in ARPS! Hope it reaches a broad set of audiences to share the strides this subfield has made in the past 15 years… ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🥁The LOBBYMETRY project is hiring: 1 PostDoc & 1 fully-funded PhD 🥳 Come to beautiful Copenhagen to research lobbying, informational quality and public policy formulation! PostDoc: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli... Please spread the word & and do not hesitate to reach out with questions!

Which groups get what they want without having to lobby? In this new article, we revisit theories about structural power & link them to patterns in preference attainment across 7 European countries & at EU level. With @michelecrepaz.bsky.social & Marcel Hanegraaff #InterCov @psjeditor.bsky.social

The CDU asks in parliamentary inquiry for information about the organizations and background of "protests against the CDU", including "Grannies against the Right". Very disturbing and part of a dangerous authoritarian trend to criminalize protest within "mainstream" parties in Europe.

We're hiring: Fully funded 3-year PhD position in Sociology, here in wonderful Copenhagen, Denmark! Come work with us! employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...

The chemical industry uses more money on lobbying the EU than the tech or financial industry. I was happy to talk about this to the Danish newspaper Berlingske, and contribute to this article. www.berlingske.dk/internationa...

This article is quite funny because there absolutely have been riots fuelled by social media and billionaires are exerting growing control over the internet. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sehr hohe Nebeneinkünfte könnten für das Parlament zum Glaubwürdigkeitsproblem werden, warnt Politikwissenschaftlerin @wmjunk.bsky.social. Schon der Eindruck, dass es starke finanzielle Interessen geben könnte, sei “problematisch”. www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Thrilled that our article on citizen responsiveness to lobbying has won this prize in @wepsocial.bsky.social with @annerasmussen.bsky.social 🏆 🥳 🙏🏻 We conducted a field experiment in cooperation with a consumer group to test the effect of their upcoming campaign. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Der er behov for en debat om svingdør og lobbyisme. Alligevel afviser Christiansborg igen og igen opfordringer fra forskere og EU. Teknokrat svar er at sammenligne med udtrykket ‘jeg hører hvad du siger’. Det bliver behovet ikke mindre af: www.berlingske.dk/business/paa... @emilborask.bsky.social

(1/7) 📢 New research alert! Even when people are shown clear evidence of #discrimination, it doesn‘t change their support for anti-discrimination policies. Read @kkrakows.bsky.social, @asmusletholsen.bsky.social, and my article in @ajpseditor.bsky.social to find out why: doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

A really nice post with reflections on how we give and receive comments in academia. I thinks it’s something we too rarely make explicit like this - which can make it a difficult code to crack for junior scholars…

There has been a surge in the public's interest in lobbying. This means that I spend an increasing share of my time talking to journalists, giving talks etc. A great side-product is receiving emails like this one by an upcoming high school teacher, showing that this work makes a difference. 😊

⭐I am looking for a Postdoc in Computational Social Science in my ERC project INCONEX at University of Salzburg! More on the project: sites.google.com/view/inconex... Applications due by 8 January 2025. Full ad: sites.google.com/view/inconex... #EUsky #poliscijobs #computationalsocialscience

Nice new starter pack An overview of Danish institutions and organizations that have joined here 🦋 Great variety (unions, public admin, foundations etc), check and follow if relevant. Credit: @overskrift.dk #dkpol #dkmedier go.bsky.app/GUze9hb

Berthold Rittberger @jeppjournal.bsky.social has written a nice and important editorial on... editing, about what @jeppjournal.bsky.social is, and what being a 'good editor' is. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Our own @bcegerod.bsky.social writes about lobbyists in Denmark in Børsen today: borsen.dk/nyheder/opin... #dkpol

Looking forward to give a talk at the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities today. I will cover key approaches in studies of lobbying, the most important findings in the #InterCov project on viral lobbying & the ambitions of my new ERC-funded #LOBBYMETRY on informational quality. 😊

Second, the full data set of the InterCov project is now publicly available containing 2 survey waves across 7 countries + the EU and items on lobbying during the pandemic. See also our forum article in European Union Politics summarising the design choices. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🔥 New study from the #ACCESS4ALL project! I found that lobby teams with a balanced gender composition & shared national backgrounds with MEPs secure more access to the European Parliament🇪🇺But biases remain, especially against lobbyists from newer EU states👇 🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📢Are you looking for a PostDoc opportunity & interested in political representation and civil society? Come work with @michelecrepaz.bsky.social & me! Or else: Please spread the word & point candidates in our direction! 🙏 Job ad will be online soon & all Qs welcome sites.google.com/view/michele...

A recommendation for German-speakers: I was happy to contribute to this documentary - the Lobby-Experiment - which will air tonight in @ZDF. presseportal.zdf.de/trailer/trai... Soon also available in ZDF Mediatek….

📢The Research Handbook on Public Affairs is out! I was happy to contribute - in great company! One of the perks of such volumes is the way they make your heart beat faster 💗... when you see their price ($285). But luckily there is a discount code...🙈 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...

45 attendees at today’s workshop! A golden age for interest group studies cc @annerasmussen.bsky.social @timlapira.bsky.social

Why does research on #lobbying matter & which questions remain unanswered? Join the ECPR Standing Group on Interest Groups webinar on 15 Feb to learn more about insights @garlicksauce.bsky.social, @wmjunk.bsky.social & @heathbrown.bsky.social & exchange thoughts with other scholars #Lobby

*** Assistant Professorship in Political Communication with Tenure Track *** Our department (IKMZ - University of Zurich) is hiring! More info: jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell... Thank you for spreading the word and/or applying!

Happy New Year everyone! 🎈 And why not start by clapping ourselves (meaning all interest group scholars!) on the shoulder? Please join our @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social Webinar, where we want to discuss recent leaps in studies of lobbying influence with you & two excellent speakers!

Do you study policy professionals, such as bureaucrats or civil society leaders? You might like our research note (w. Joost Berkhout Marcel Hanegraaff @michelecrepaz.bsky.social). We argue that online focus groups are a useful method to study elite interactions journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Are you a postdoc working on European social research? Then join us as the MZES as Visiting Fellow! Apply 📅 until 3 Dec 2023 to work at the MZES for 2-4 weeks. Funding for accommodation, travel, daily allowance. Interested? 👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/d7/en/news/i... polisky #sociology #socialpsyc

And you get another one, @profmusgrave.bsky.social… Could you please add me to Polisky? 🙏 thank you for you time!