Political parties and interest groups
Disentangling complex relationships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6315751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elin Haugsgjerd Allern (0000-0002-2583-5827, University of Oslo), Tim Bale (0000-0001-5917-1312, University of Sussex) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-25 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068811422639 |
| OpenAlex | W2101895544 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 99 |
| References cited | 75 |
According to a widespread assumption, party–interest group links are significantly weaker than they used to be. Both sets of organizations, it is said, now prefer autonomy over the constraints implied by close relationships, especially in supposedly ‘cartelized’ established party systems but also in new democracies. In this article, we briefly review existing literature on party–group links and argue that the common wisdom – and this particular aspect of Katz and Mair’s cartel thesis – may need to be qualified. First, we have to define more precisely what we mean when we talk about the relationships in question, not least because they may assume myriad forms. Second, the little empirical research that has been done hints at a good deal of variety, both over time and between polities and parties. Third, we must further explore possible explanations for such differences in party–group relations, including the motives of the actors involved. The substantive articles in this special issue throw new light on all three issues
Autonomy · Cartel · Collusion · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Employer Organizations and Labour Immigration Policy in Australia and the United Kingdom
Towards Better Understanding of Party‐Union Relationship
Trade Union Legitimacy and Legitimation Politics in Australia and New Zealand
The relative importance of industrial relations ideas in politics
Going, going, . . . gone? The decline of party membership in contemporary Europe
New partners on the street? Cooperation between radical left parties and progressive social movements in Portugal
Looking for Ariadne’s thread
Political parties' framing of farm animal welfare
Party-group disentanglement in the Italian case
Interest Groups in Multi-Level Contexts
When illiberalism looms-mortality anxiety and the perceived existential threat among Polish and Slovenian interest groups
Balancing gains and hazards
Formal ties between interest groups and members of parliament
Exploring the impact of partisan gatekeeping on interest group representation and bias
Interest groups and political parties in Central and Eastern Europe
Associative linkages of political parties in Latin America
Time is of the Essence
Business versus citizens
Maintaining registration and tax benefits
Campaigns without civil society? The involvement of organized interests in electoral politics
Influence or support? Member perspectives on youth wings in political parties
Using Cognitive Mapping to Longitudinally Examine Political Brand Associations
It Is All About Money! What Drives Interest Groups’ Relations with Political Parties in Central and Eastern Europe
Left parties and trade unions in France
Each one is with their own electorate”
Breaking up is hard to do’
Radical left cooperation in twenty-first century Western Europe
Partisan theory in forest nature conservation policy
In whose interests? Former rebel parties and ex-combatant interest group mobilisation in Aceh and East Timor
Conceptualising party-driven movements
Party–interest group relations in Portugal
Political party–interest group linkages in Greece before and after the onset of the economic crisis
Party-group relations in new southern European democracies in the crisis era
Standing Alone? Towards a More Unified View of Party–Group Relations in Contemporary Democracies
State intervention in low-wage work
The impact of trade unions and government party orientation on income inequality
When Social Partners Unite – Explaining Continuity and Change in A ustrian and D utch Labour Market Governance
Home is where the heart is? A comparative analysis of Flemish and Danish parties' organizational linkages with the EU
Interactions between Interest Groups and Political Parties in the Czech Republic and Slovakia - Three Decades after the Velvet Divorce
Do Politicians Listen to Youth Wings? Evidence from an Elite Experiment
Playing soldiers
Self-maintenance vs. goal attainment
Rediscovering Civil Society? Renewal and Continuity in the Portuguese Radical Left
Zippin’ up My Boots, Goin’ Back to My Roots
Following the Money
Party–group interactions in Southern Europe
Change of government and interest groups' preference attainment on the formulation of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP)
Legislators, organizations and ties
A comparative and dynamic analysis of political party positions on energy technologies
National interest organisations in EU policy-making
Dissensus on the plate
Labour and left-wing parties’ programmatic orientations
Political participation of young people in political parties
Lobbying during government formations
State funding pressure in interest groups, political parties and service-oriented membership organisations
Cleavage theory meets civil society
Special Interest Trade-Offs
Interest Group Support and Electoral Success in the Swiss Elections of 2015. A Candidate Survey Analysis
Federalism, Government Liberalism, and Union Weakness in America
Trade Unions and Political Parties in Italy (1946–2014)
The Radical Left's Turn towards Civil Society in Greece
Impulse and Decadence of Linkage Processes
The Contemporary Relationship of ‘New Left’ and ‘New Right’ Parties with Interest Groups
Are Political Parties More Responsive to Advocacy Groups Mobilising Core Voters or Swing Voters? Political Responsiveness to Citizens' Protest Movements in Swedish Local Governments
Part of the Elite”? Anti-Austerity Populism and Trade Unionism in Italy and Spain
From agents of the people to agents of authority? How illiberal populism impacts interactions between regulatory agencies and external stakeholders
How parties and interest groups protect their ties
Party think tanks as adaptation to the challenge of party linkage
Activist Parties and Hybrid Party Behaviours
Political Parties and Interest Organizations at the Crossroads
Selecting Ministers in Times of Crisis
The decline of membership-based politics
Cartelization versus representation? On a misconception in contemporary party theory
Holding on to voters in volatile times
Power and position
The collaboration between interest groups and political parties in multi-party democracies
Who still likes social democracy? The support base of social democratic parties reconsidered
The contingent character of interest groups–political parties’ interaction
Assessing the prominence of interest groups in parliament
The alignment of parties and interest groups in EU legislative politics. A tale of two different worlds
Images of an Unbiased Interest System
The partisan politics of institutional welfare state reform
Varieties of Inclusionary Populism? Syriza, Podemos and the Five Star Movement
Knowledge Is Power
Balancing constituency and congruence
Cooperation in networks
Public opinion towards interest groups
Origins of party formation and new party success in advanced democracies
Union members at the polls in diverse trade union landscapes
Center-Right Parties and Post-War Secondary Education
Building Parties’ Grassroots
Does the Australian Labor Party care about climate change? A content analysis of ALP attitudes towards the environment from 2007 to 2013
Setting the Party Agenda
Diversity in the News? A Study of Interest Groups in the Media in the UK, Spain and Denmark
Party Institutionalization and Welfare State Development
How to study political parties
Organização de novos partidos políticos
The politics of immigration locally
What's Work Got to Do with It? How Precarity Influences Radical Party Support in France and the Netherlands
Party systems and voter alignments
The Contentious Alliance
Linking Political Parties and Interest Groups
Basic Interests
Confessions of an Interest Group
The Transformation of European Social Democracy
Political Parties and Interest Groups
Democracy Between Consolidation and Crisis
Political Parties and Democracy
Party Organizational Linkage
The Logics of Party Formation
Challenging the political order
Politics, parties, & pressure groups.
Party System Change
Political Parties in Western Democracies
How Parties Organize
New Labour and the Trade Unions in Britain
Political Parties in New Democracies
The Transformation of the Western European Party Systems
The Ascendancy of the Party in Public Office
Social Movements and Networks
When Parties Fail
A History of Social Democracy in Postwar Europe
Interest Groups in Norwegian Politics
Political Parties
Researching Interest Group Politics in Europe and Elsewhere
Converging Perspectives on Interest Group Research in Europe and America
National Labor Movements in the Postwar World
Political parties, popular legitimacy and public privilege
Policy Issues, Organisational Format and the Political Strategies of Interest Organisations
From Catch-all Politics to Cartelisation
Labour Market Organisations’ Participation in Swedish Public Policy–Making
Political Parties in Western Democracies
The Ecology of Party–Organized Interest Relationships
Interest Group Strategies
The Life-Span of Labour Parties
Block Voting in the Labour Party
Cadre, Catch-All or Cartel
After the Divorce
Women's Movements and Political Parties
Political Parties as Public Utilities
Bringing Society Back in
De-Linking Labor
Cadre, Catch-all or Cartel
Parties, promiscuity and politicisation
Old and new politics
Social Democrats and trade unions in Scandinavia
Organizational interlocks between new social movements and traditional elites
Citizens, politicians, and party cartellization
On the theory and practice of party formation and adaptation in new democracies
Trade Unionists, Party Activists, and Politicians
Cooperative Party Factions in American Politics
The Cartel Party Thesis
Changing Models of Party Organization and Party Democracy
Political Parties in Norway
More social movements or fewer? Beyond political opportunity structures to relational fields
| Unique citing works | 99 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,75 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2026 (37) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 99 |