The road to advocacy success: Analyzing the mechanisms shaping issue-specific interactions among interest groups and policymakers. University of Antwerp
Media, Movements and Politics (M2P), Antwerp Centre for Institutions and Multi-Level Politics (ACIM)
Interest groups often play a key role in public policymaking. The lengthy and complex nature of many policy processes, however, means that interest groups typically have to overcome various hurdles to gain influence. Next to agenda-setting success, groups must be effective advocates in several decision-making venues. This project proposes a novel analytical framework connecting interest group literature with social movement studies to (1) ...