Standing in a Crowded Room
Exploring the Relation between Interest Group System Density and Access to Policymakers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6340302 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcel Hanegraaff (0000-0003-0971-1864, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Jens Van Der Ploeg (0000-0001-9662-2194, University of Copenhagen), Joost Berkhout (0000-0003-0527-8960, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-64 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1065912919865938 |
| OpenAlex | W2972998451 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 52 |
The numerous presence of interest groups may be a recipe for policy deadlock or, more optimistically, indicate the vibrancy of a political community. Population-ecology theory suggests that the number of interest groups active in a policy domain is relevant for strategies and political outcomes, such as policy access, and interest group density is expected to reduce access for individual organizations. Competitive pressures in dense domains necessitate groups to specialize to gain access to the policy access. We empirically assess this argument and indeed find lower levels of access in denser policy fields, moderated by specialization of organizations in lobbying. Furthermore, we identify important differences between mature (the Netherlands and Belgium) and young (Slovenia and Lithuania) interest group systems. These findings address theoretical concerns about the lack of linkages between micro- and macro-studies on interest representation
Argument (complex analysis · Economics · Interest group · Political science · Politics · Population · Positive economics · Public economics · Public relations · Representation (politics · Sociology · Special Interest Group · Demography · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Revisiting business associations in trade politics
From Fragmentation to Integration
Influence of lobbying in EU policy process phases
New Kids on the Democracy Block
The Representative Potential of Interest Groups
Empirical approaches to the study of access
What makes a lobby successful? Understanding the capacity of Spanish business organizations to influence public decisions
The Comparative Interest Group-survey project
Changing state interest group systems
El lobbying de las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil en España
The Old and the Young
Miller Versus College of Policing
Advocacy in European Civil Societies
Exploring the proportionality of representation in interest group mobilization and political access
Revolving doors in Europe
Exploring the domestic and international drivers of professionalization of Central and Eastern European interest groups
Exploring the catalysts of lobbying coalitions in Central and Eastern Europe
Are post-communist interest organizations learning to lobby? Exploring the “coming-of-age” of Central and Eastern European interest groups
To inform, strategise, collaborate, or compete
It's economic size, stupid! How global advocacy mirrors state power
Looking for ‘Voice’ in Business and Citizen Groups
Dropping off the bandwagon
The Macro-Political Context and Interest Groups' Access to Policymakers
Reaching out to affluent interest groups? Assessing the moderating role of membership influence across old and new democracies
Prioritizing professionals? How the democratic and professionalized nature of interest groups shapes their degree of access to EU officials
Is There a First Mover Advantage in Lobbying? A Comparative Analysis of How the Timing of Mobilization Affects the Influence of Interest Groups in 10 Polities
Gaining access
The hollow core
American business and public policy
The Paradox of Interest Groups in Washington— More Groups, Less Clout
Basic Interests
Organizational Ecology
The Rise and Decline of Nations
Political Organizations
The Logic of Collective Action
The Oxford Handbook of Classics in Public Policy and Administration
Why interest organizations do what they do
On the political origins of bias in the heavenly chorus
Density dependence in corporative systems
What Is Access? A Discussion of the Definition and Measurement of Interest Group Access
Inside Campaign Finance
Generalist Interest Organizations and Interest System Density
Evaluating the Breadth of Policy Engagement by Organized Interests
Exchanging access goods for access
Interpreting Environments
A Niche Theory of Interest Representation
What Happens After the Alarm? Interest Group Subsidies to Legislative Overseers
Organized Interests and Their Issue Niches
Making Inference across Mobilisation and Influence Research
Life in a Niche
A Neopluralist Perspective on Research on Organized Interests
The Role of Legislators in the Determination of Interest Group Influence
Lobbying activity and fora creation in the EU
Explaining breadth of policy engagement
The Captive or the Broker? Explaining Public Agency–Interest Group Interactions
Explaining Policy Bandwagons
Political Design and the Representation of Interests
Studying Organizational Advocacy and Influence
The Dominance of Institutions in Interest Representation
The Population Ecology of Gucci Gulch, or the Natural Regulation of Interest Group Numbers in the American States
The Role of Lobbyists
Modeling Multilevel Data Structures
The Population Ecology of Interest Group Death
The Population Ecology of Interest Group Formation
Outside the Issue Niche
Interest Group and Lobbying Research in a Higher Level Context
Lobbying as Legislative Subsidy
Legislators and Interest Groups
Campaign Contributions and Access
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |