⏱️ @frederikstevens.bsky.social examines when interest groups mobilise to keep “nightmare” issues off the EU agenda. ⏳ Survey data on 485 EU-level groups shows negative agenda-setting is about timing, not just mobilisation 👇 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

💼 We often consider business groups to be the dominant lobbying force in Brussels. 📘 But, based on @ejprjournal.bsky.social research, @frederikstevens.bsky.social shows the opposite: citizen groups are more likely to influence what gets on, or stays off, the #EU’s agenda. 👉 buff.ly/f5AAtfG

📘 64.4 Who shapes the policy agenda more: business or citizen groups? @frederikstevens.bsky.social looks at 📊 analysis of 56 EU policy issues to shows citizen groups often win, especially when they get media attention. Read more:

A new interesting article by Sharon S. Belli and @frederikstevens.bsky.social is now available on our FirstView page. It is entitled “Revolving doors in Europe: does hiring from the public sector facilitate access?”. Enjoy it here: t.ly/IvbBe

Thrilled to share our EPSR paper with @evwillems.bsky.social 📝 It highlights how interest groups employing pressure politics gain a competitive advantage in shaping policy agendas, especially on highly salient issues with broad interest mobilisation.

Excellent way to start the 🎄break 🥰 Happy with our - @frederikstevens.bsky.social - study in @jeppjournal.bsky.social on interest groups’ agenda-setting influence. We examine when groups can push their dreams onto the agenda while blocking their nightmares. ✨ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....