"recruiting lobbyists with diverse socio-demographic backgrounds can enhance access & effectiveness in #lobbying efforts. Moreover, cultivating diverse teams is not only an ethical imperative but also essential for achieving political effectiveness." #InterestGroups#EP#Lobby
In the minds of Westerns, we Eastern Europeans only have agency when it manifests as 'corruption' or 'backwardness' (see shock therapy). Otherwise we are mindless pawns in great power politics
🚨Call for papers🚨 The Europe Programme @ResearchUI invites abstracts for a workshop, Contemporary Politics in the Western Balkans (Albania, B&H, Kosovo, Montenegro, N. Macedonia, Serbia), to be held in Stockholm (10-11 Apr 2025). 📅 Deadline: 1 Nov 2024 https://t.co/XQGzbkkgxB
Delighted this project with two fantastic colleagues is out🙏
Using diff-in-diff models, we test whether hiring revolvers pays off for organized interests by gaining access to policymakers, revealing mixed outcomes depending on the types of meetings and advocates
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Forgot to tweet, but last week I presented my paper on progressive challengers of CSOs at the @ISTRorg international conference in Antwerp. Great to meet new and old colleagues doing exciting work on the third sector #ISTR2024
In Europe, revolving doors have sparked considerable societal debate. In our latest OA research, @bellisharon and I examine whether recruiting from the public sector facilitates access for interest groups.
Find out more below 🧵
https://t.co/cfda44UcLA
@byabanci Exactly Bilge. What a disgrace! International norms on freedom of assembly say permits are limiting the right, why is that normalized and used as an excuse for violent behaviour by the police in a consolidated democracy, is really the question.
Shameful treatment of students at @lunduniversity and just as shameful that the university management have refused to discuss their demands. Watch this video.
In a world-exclusive interview, ICC Chief Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC explains why he's seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Hamas and Israel, and breaks down the legal process leading to today's announcement.
We've just wrapped up the final event of the Civil Society Elites Project at @lunduniversity! Over the 2 days we heard inspiring & critical takes on the topic of civil society elites by an interdisciplinary group of international scholars: https://t.co/CUso2QH2JH
🔑 Transparency is key to dismantling the undue influence of corporate lobbying on policymaking.
📖 But do lobbying registers actually work?
🔎 Read more: https://t.co/KoHdCYQu8c
#CorporateInfluence#lobbying#transparency@Int_IDEA
📊 Delve into the new dynamics & trends in researching interest group politics and lobbying at @ECPR_Int_Groups' Summer School ⤵️
📆 24 – 29 Jun @IUCDubrovnik
🫂 Steering Committee @a_rasmussen @djberkhout @shane_martin & Meta Novak
⏰ Apply by Fri 29 Mar https://t.co/ey22rIVtDg