Are they listening? Public opinion, interest groups and government responsiveness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6407547 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heinrich Kluver (0000-0003-4838-0754, Department of Social Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany;, corresponding author), Mark Pickup (0000-0001-6328-7473), Mark A Pickup (0000-0003-0539-1138, Simon Fraser University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 91-112 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2018.1483662 |
| OpenAlex | W2898259220 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
| References cited | 56 |
What is the role of interest groups in the transmission of issues between the public and government policy? While government responsiveness to voters has received widespread scholarly attention, little is known about the role of interest groups in the transmission of public opinion to government. It is argued here that interest groups importantly influence government responsiveness to public opinion, but that the effect varies by type of interest group: while cause groups increase the responsiveness of governments to their electorate, sectional groups decrease government responsiveness. Drawing on a new and unique dataset, this article examines the relationship between public opinion, interest groups and government expenditure across 13 policy areas in Germany from 1986 until 2012 and shows that interest groups indeed have a differential effect on the responsiveness of governments. The article's findings have important implications for understanding political representation and the largely overlooked relationship between public opinion, interest groups and government policy
Active listening · Government (linguistics · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Public interest · Public opinion · Public relations · Communication · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Public Administration
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| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |