Ketil Raknes
Biographic Data
| ID | 4096348 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ketil Raknes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ketil |
| FAMILY NAME | Raknes |
| SIGNATURE | RAKNES K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Høyskolen Kristiania |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5805-4130 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Lobbying and the Nordic Model: Strategic Communication in the Political Realm
I want what you want! Negotiating the public interest in lobbying and public affairs
Purpose This paper aims to examine the development of public interest topics by public affairs practitioners and how politicians evaluate these arguments. Design/methodology/approach The study utilizes the rhetorical theory of topos and theories of the public interest. It consists of 30 interviews with lobbyists and politicians in Norway’s energy and environment sector. Findings Lobbyists adapt their arguments to align with politicians’ preferenc…
Made to measure: Interest group message customization in a multi-party system
Research has demonstrated that interest groups frequently align themselves with a specific party and its ideological stance. Still, other studies have underlined that interest groups engage with undecided and opposing factions. In other words, they target friends as well as foes. This raises the question of whether their communication is based on the same type of arguments across the political spectrum of targets or if they customize their messag…
Tales and theories as levers of expert influence: A case study of the Norwegian Oil Fund
The power of economists in policymaking is widely recognized by both scholars and political actors. While the literature on expert influence has primarily focused on the intellectual features of expert arguments, we argue that economists’ strategic use of framing and normative reasoning wields more influence in policymaking than is acknowledged by current scholarship. Through a comprehensive investigation into the institutionalization of the Norw…
Interest group access to decision makers at a democracy festival
Democracy festivals are an emerging phenomenon in Northern European democracies. Currently, such festivals are found in 10 different countries, yet they have received virtually no scholarly attention. This article is a first attempt to subject such festivals to systematic study, by means of a survey of event organizers at one of the largest, most longstanding festivals, Norwegian Arendalsuka. A stated goal of Arendalsuka is to give organizations …
The game of goodwill: An exploratory study of discursive goodwill strategies of interest organizations in a consensus democracy
In consensus democracies, interest organizations are likely to pursue their goals by attempting to create goodwill to strengthen their relationships with politicians. Through an exploratory analysis based on interviews with representatives from 58 organizations, a typology of seven strategies for such goodwill is suggested: Lobbyists will convey an understanding of the politician’s professional needs, while also recognizing constraints for what i…
Political Public Relations: Concepts, Principles, and Applications
Political Public Relations and Strategic Framing
Frames advance coherent interpretations of issues that suggest specific problem definitions, causes, moral evaluations, and courses of action. As such, frames highlight certain aspects of an issue, and downplay or ignore others. While the use of frames is inevitable—i.e., the act of framing—actors do use frames strategically in their attempts to define issues in a way favorable to them and in their efforts to influence the course of action on iss…
Self‐interest in new wrapping: “Appeal to the public interest” as a topos in lobbying
This article explores public affairs and lobbying strategies that make public appeals beyond organizational self‐interest and instead focus on appeals to the public interest . While research has highlighted such appeals as a staple for lobbying campaigns, there is scant research exploring the communicative construction of this notion. Thus, this article uses the rhetorical concept of topos to explore how lobbyists attempt to fuse their private in…
Framing “the Public Interest”: Comparing Public Lobbying Campaigns in Four European States
How do lobbyists get their way and what is the consequence for democracy of their strategies? It is frequently asserted that lobbyists appeal to the public interest to strengthen their proposals. This paper empirically corroborates this claim through four case studies cutting across different European cultural clusters and political systems. The paper unpacks how businesses communicatively construct a link between their private interest and the p…
Et forsvar for negative kampanjer
Self‐interest in new wrapping: “Appeal to the public interest” as a topos in lobbying
This article explores public affairs and lobbying strategies that make public appeals beyond organizational self‐interest and instead focus on appeals to the public interest . While research has highlighted such appeals as a staple for lobbying campaigns, there is scant research exploring the communicative construction of this notion. Thus, this article uses the rhetorical concept of topos to explore how lobbyists attempt to fuse their private in…
The game of goodwill: An exploratory study of discursive goodwill strategies of interest organizations in a consensus democracy
In consensus democracies, interest organizations are likely to pursue their goals by attempting to create goodwill to strengthen their relationships with politicians. Through an exploratory analysis based on interviews with representatives from 58 organizations, a typology of seven strategies for such goodwill is suggested: Lobbyists will convey an understanding of the politician’s professional needs, while also recognizing constraints for what i…
Et forsvar for negative kampanjer
Tales and theories as levers of expert influence: A case study of the Norwegian Oil Fund
The power of economists in policymaking is widely recognized by both scholars and political actors. While the literature on expert influence has primarily focused on the intellectual features of expert arguments, we argue that economists’ strategic use of framing and normative reasoning wields more influence in policymaking than is acknowledged by current scholarship. Through a comprehensive investigation into the institutionalization of the Norw…
Interest group access to decision makers at a democracy festival
Democracy festivals are an emerging phenomenon in Northern European democracies. Currently, such festivals are found in 10 different countries, yet they have received virtually no scholarly attention. This article is a first attempt to subject such festivals to systematic study, by means of a survey of event organizers at one of the largest, most longstanding festivals, Norwegian Arendalsuka. A stated goal of Arendalsuka is to give organizations …
Et forsvar for negative kampanjer
Framing “the Public Interest”: Comparing Public Lobbying Campaigns in Four European States
How do lobbyists get their way and what is the consequence for democracy of their strategies? It is frequently asserted that lobbyists appeal to the public interest to strengthen their proposals. This paper empirically corroborates this claim through four case studies cutting across different European cultural clusters and political systems. The paper unpacks how businesses communicatively construct a link between their private interest and the p…
Political Public Relations: Concepts, Principles, and Applications
Political Public Relations and Strategic Framing
Frames advance coherent interpretations of issues that suggest specific problem definitions, causes, moral evaluations, and courses of action. As such, frames highlight certain aspects of an issue, and downplay or ignore others. While the use of frames is inevitable—i.e., the act of framing—actors do use frames strategically in their attempts to define issues in a way favorable to them and in their efforts to influence the course of action on iss…
Self‐interest in new wrapping: “Appeal to the public interest” as a topos in lobbying
This article explores public affairs and lobbying strategies that make public appeals beyond organizational self‐interest and instead focus on appeals to the public interest . While research has highlighted such appeals as a staple for lobbying campaigns, there is scant research exploring the communicative construction of this notion. Thus, this article uses the rhetorical concept of topos to explore how lobbyists attempt to fuse their private in…
Interest group access to decision makers at a democracy festival
Democracy festivals are an emerging phenomenon in Northern European democracies. Currently, such festivals are found in 10 different countries, yet they have received virtually no scholarly attention. This article is a first attempt to subject such festivals to systematic study, by means of a survey of event organizers at one of the largest, most longstanding festivals, Norwegian Arendalsuka. A stated goal of Arendalsuka is to give organizations …
The game of goodwill: An exploratory study of discursive goodwill strategies of interest organizations in a consensus democracy
In consensus democracies, interest organizations are likely to pursue their goals by attempting to create goodwill to strengthen their relationships with politicians. Through an exploratory analysis based on interviews with representatives from 58 organizations, a typology of seven strategies for such goodwill is suggested: Lobbyists will convey an understanding of the politician’s professional needs, while also recognizing constraints for what i…
Made to measure: Interest group message customization in a multi-party system
Research has demonstrated that interest groups frequently align themselves with a specific party and its ideological stance. Still, other studies have underlined that interest groups engage with undecided and opposing factions. In other words, they target friends as well as foes. This raises the question of whether their communication is based on the same type of arguments across the political spectrum of targets or if they customize their messag…
Tales and theories as levers of expert influence: A case study of the Norwegian Oil Fund
The power of economists in policymaking is widely recognized by both scholars and political actors. While the literature on expert influence has primarily focused on the intellectual features of expert arguments, we argue that economists’ strategic use of framing and normative reasoning wields more influence in policymaking than is acknowledged by current scholarship. Through a comprehensive investigation into the institutionalization of the Norw…
I want what you want! Negotiating the public interest in lobbying and public affairs
Purpose This paper aims to examine the development of public interest topics by public affairs practitioners and how politicians evaluate these arguments. Design/methodology/approach The study utilizes the rhetorical theory of topos and theories of the public interest. It consists of 30 interviews with lobbyists and politicians in Norway’s energy and environment sector. Findings Lobbyists adapt their arguments to align with politicians’ preferenc…
Lobbying and the Nordic Model: Strategic Communication in the Political Realm
Political science (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Politics (9 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Public Relations and Crisis Communication (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Democracy (4 works)