Francesca Colli
Biographic Data
| ID | 4269117 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francesca Colli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francesca |
| FAMILY NAME | Colli |
| SIGNATURE | COLLI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Maastricht University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0308-7933 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Partners for the climate? How and why EU Delegations engage with civil society organisations in climate diplomacy
European Union (EU) Delegations play an important role in implementing the EU’s climate diplomacy ambitions, representing the EU’s values and interests around the globe, and promoting ambitious climate action in bilateral relations. EU external action documents emphasise civil society organisations (CSOs) as key partners in climate diplomacy. Yet, little is known about how this plays out in practice, with no systematic investigations to date into…
Foundations as policy entrepreneurs in the climate movement
This paper examines the role of private foundations as policy entrepreneurs within transnational social movements, focusing on the case of the KR Foundation and its funding of campaigns to ban fossil fuel advertising. Drawing on document analysis and interviews with KR Foundation and funded organizations, we analyse how the foundation acts as a policy entrepreneur by framing solutions, building coalitions of aligned groups, and capitalising on wi…
From policy to practice
North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO’s) active cooperation with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on the protection of civilians (PoC) challenges the academic assumption that NATO’s decision-making structures are generally closed to civil society participation. What explains the decision of NATO officials to work with NGOs when developing a Policy for the PoC, and how did this cooperation take place? Combining insights from resource dep…
Affluence, congruence, and lobbying success in EU climate policy
Strong climate policy is vital to tackling climate change, but even the best proposals can get watered down when lobbying occurs. This article analyses which interest groups lobby on EU climate policies and under which conditions these groups achieve their policy goals. We expect that both economic and political resources are important. Economic resources give groups the capacity to mobilise expertise, but an interest group’s success also depends…
The Old and the Young
Media reporting and academic research into young climate civil society organisations (CSOs) often focus on organisations using direct, confrontational and often controversial actions, but to what extent is this a true picture of young climate organisations? This paper examines the differences between young and old climate and environmental CSOs in the Netherlands. Drawing on niche theory, it uses set-theoretic typology building to examine the way…
Enemies or allies? How NGOs can push the military towards transparency around the use of force
This article examines the conditions under which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) gain access to defence administrations when campaigning for transparency around the use of military force. We theorise that gaining access in this traditionally secluded domain is a matter of supply and demand. NGOs can gain access through technical and political information, yet not without demand for these resources, dependent on the politicisation of concern…
Moral policy entrepreneurship
Although it is acknowledged that NGOs play an important role in the EU’s policymaking, their role in external action is less studied due to the often closed-off character of foreign policymaking. This study helps to fill this gap by analysing the role of NGOs in the EU’s external human rights policy towards China regarding the Xinjiang crisis. It is based on a content analysis of EU and NGO documents, as well as interviews with EU and NGO represe…
Politics without bureaucrats? Western European NGO campaigns in the state and the market
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play an important role in the representation of citizens' interests towards policymakers. However, they increasingly run their campaigns not only against policymakers, but also against corporations. While the choice among strategies has been examined either in the state (targeting policymakers) or in the market (targeting companies), the choice between the two remains unexamined. Moreover, conventional studie…
Lobbying the state or the market? A framework to study civil society organizations’ strategic behavior
This article lays out a framework for the conditions under which a civil society organization lobbies the state and when it turns to the market. This strategic choice cannot be understood solely from within current frameworks of lobbying strategies; insights from interest group studies must be complemented with the social movement literature's understanding of market‐based strategies. We build an overarching framework by extending the inside and …
Indirect consumer activism and politics in the market
Social movement organizations use consumer activism to mobilize public pressure and cause economic or reputational damage to their target. However, current frameworks fail to explain why organizations would use indirect consumer activism: targeting one firm to elicit change from a third party. This paper aims to explain this choice, drawing upon theories of opportunity structures to explain why groups choose to use indirect strategies. I examine …
Activism and digital culture in Australia
Of the many technological changes of the past years, the Internet has undoubtedly had the largest impact on social movements, affecting how they can act and providing a new forum for mobilisation
Beyond the inside–outside divide
Searching for influence
status: Published
Lobbying the state or the market? A framework to study civil society organizations’ strategic behavior
This article lays out a framework for the conditions under which a civil society organization lobbies the state and when it turns to the market. This strategic choice cannot be understood solely from within current frameworks of lobbying strategies; insights from interest group studies must be complemented with the social movement literature's understanding of market‐based strategies. We build an overarching framework by extending the inside and …
Indirect consumer activism and politics in the market
Social movement organizations use consumer activism to mobilize public pressure and cause economic or reputational damage to their target. However, current frameworks fail to explain why organizations would use indirect consumer activism: targeting one firm to elicit change from a third party. This paper aims to explain this choice, drawing upon theories of opportunity structures to explain why groups choose to use indirect strategies. I examine …
Beyond the inside–outside divide
Enemies or allies? How NGOs can push the military towards transparency around the use of force
This article examines the conditions under which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) gain access to defence administrations when campaigning for transparency around the use of military force. We theorise that gaining access in this traditionally secluded domain is a matter of supply and demand. NGOs can gain access through technical and political information, yet not without demand for these resources, dependent on the politicisation of concern…
Moral policy entrepreneurship
Although it is acknowledged that NGOs play an important role in the EU’s policymaking, their role in external action is less studied due to the often closed-off character of foreign policymaking. This study helps to fill this gap by analysing the role of NGOs in the EU’s external human rights policy towards China regarding the Xinjiang crisis. It is based on a content analysis of EU and NGO documents, as well as interviews with EU and NGO represe…
Politics without bureaucrats? Western European NGO campaigns in the state and the market
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play an important role in the representation of citizens' interests towards policymakers. However, they increasingly run their campaigns not only against policymakers, but also against corporations. While the choice among strategies has been examined either in the state (targeting policymakers) or in the market (targeting companies), the choice between the two remains unexamined. Moreover, conventional studie…
Searching for influence
status: Published
Searching for influence
status: Published
Beyond the inside–outside divide
Lobbying the state or the market? A framework to study civil society organizations’ strategic behavior
This article lays out a framework for the conditions under which a civil society organization lobbies the state and when it turns to the market. This strategic choice cannot be understood solely from within current frameworks of lobbying strategies; insights from interest group studies must be complemented with the social movement literature's understanding of market‐based strategies. We build an overarching framework by extending the inside and …
Indirect consumer activism and politics in the market
Social movement organizations use consumer activism to mobilize public pressure and cause economic or reputational damage to their target. However, current frameworks fail to explain why organizations would use indirect consumer activism: targeting one firm to elicit change from a third party. This paper aims to explain this choice, drawing upon theories of opportunity structures to explain why groups choose to use indirect strategies. I examine …
Activism and digital culture in Australia
Of the many technological changes of the past years, the Internet has undoubtedly had the largest impact on social movements, affecting how they can act and providing a new forum for mobilisation
Moral policy entrepreneurship
Although it is acknowledged that NGOs play an important role in the EU’s policymaking, their role in external action is less studied due to the often closed-off character of foreign policymaking. This study helps to fill this gap by analysing the role of NGOs in the EU’s external human rights policy towards China regarding the Xinjiang crisis. It is based on a content analysis of EU and NGO documents, as well as interviews with EU and NGO represe…
Politics without bureaucrats? Western European NGO campaigns in the state and the market
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play an important role in the representation of citizens' interests towards policymakers. However, they increasingly run their campaigns not only against policymakers, but also against corporations. While the choice among strategies has been examined either in the state (targeting policymakers) or in the market (targeting companies), the choice between the two remains unexamined. Moreover, conventional studie…
Enemies or allies? How NGOs can push the military towards transparency around the use of force
This article examines the conditions under which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) gain access to defence administrations when campaigning for transparency around the use of military force. We theorise that gaining access in this traditionally secluded domain is a matter of supply and demand. NGOs can gain access through technical and political information, yet not without demand for these resources, dependent on the politicisation of concern…
Affluence, congruence, and lobbying success in EU climate policy
Strong climate policy is vital to tackling climate change, but even the best proposals can get watered down when lobbying occurs. This article analyses which interest groups lobby on EU climate policies and under which conditions these groups achieve their policy goals. We expect that both economic and political resources are important. Economic resources give groups the capacity to mobilise expertise, but an interest group’s success also depends…
The Old and the Young
Media reporting and academic research into young climate civil society organisations (CSOs) often focus on organisations using direct, confrontational and often controversial actions, but to what extent is this a true picture of young climate organisations? This paper examines the differences between young and old climate and environmental CSOs in the Netherlands. Drawing on niche theory, it uses set-theoretic typology building to examine the way…
From policy to practice
North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO’s) active cooperation with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on the protection of civilians (PoC) challenges the academic assumption that NATO’s decision-making structures are generally closed to civil society participation. What explains the decision of NATO officials to work with NGOs when developing a Policy for the PoC, and how did this cooperation take place? Combining insights from resource dep…
Partners for the climate? How and why EU Delegations engage with civil society organisations in climate diplomacy
European Union (EU) Delegations play an important role in implementing the EU’s climate diplomacy ambitions, representing the EU’s values and interests around the globe, and promoting ambitious climate action in bilateral relations. EU external action documents emphasise civil society organisations (CSOs) as key partners in climate diplomacy. Yet, little is known about how this plays out in practice, with no systematic investigations to date into…
Foundations as policy entrepreneurs in the climate movement
This paper examines the role of private foundations as policy entrepreneurs within transnational social movements, focusing on the case of the KR Foundation and its funding of campaigns to ban fossil fuel advertising. Drawing on document analysis and interviews with KR Foundation and funded organizations, we analyse how the foundation acts as a policy entrepreneur by framing solutions, building coalitions of aligned groups, and capitalising on wi…
Political science (13 works) · Law (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Politics (11 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Political economy (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Public Administration (6 works) · Public relations (6 works)