ReCiv expands to CEE! Our new report on Lithuanian CSOs in times of crises shows that 96% were hit by ≥1 crisis; most advocate but feel unheard (40–50% felt neither consulted nor cooperated with); and leaders’ worry about their organisation’s future is strikingly high (8.1/10). Stay tuned for more!

Here is further information about the committee and the blog: www.psai.ie/about-us/com...

The Political Studies Association of Ireland annual conference is coming to Cork in October (16th-18th). The call for papers is open now, papers from across the discipline are welcome. Information is available at www.psai.ie/conferences/... Please do share with interested colleagues.

Who benefits most when public funds suddenly become available during a crisis? The short answer is: those that lobby more to attract them. Please see our new, open-access article in Business and Politics - with @michelecrepaz.bsky.social & @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/bap....

📉 What happens to interest groups when their political world is upended by a crisis? @michelecrepaz.bsky.social and @wmjunk.bsky.social find disruptions to constituency interests trigger mortality fears among interest groups; loss of political access matters much less. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Why do interest organizations network with their opponents? @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social, Andrea Pritoni, @wmjunk.bsky.social & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social examine the logic of brokerage. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/2moFPgZ @sagepub.com @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #polsci

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Exactly one year to the day after the general election, “How Ireland Voted 2024: The New Normal?” is now available in bookshops. ➡️ link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Does lobbying access actually mean lobbying influence? In our new @jeppjournal.bsky.social paper we try to answer this key question in interest group politics and lobbying by exploring models of access = influence translation. Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... is #OA

Tomorrow 😊

Michele Crepaz@michelecrepaz.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Attending the Government Partnership Global Summit next week? Join us for a vibrant discussion on the resilience of civil society in a fragmented world! Together with Rasa Bortkevičiūtē, we will present the first results of the Resilient Civil Society project!

Attending the Government Partnership Global Summit next week? Join us for a vibrant discussion on the resilience of civil society in a fragmented world! Together with Rasa Bortkevičiūtē, we will present the first results of the Resilient Civil Society project!

🚨 New report out now: (to what extent) is the UK NGO sector under pressure? pure.qub.ac.uk/files/655682... We are excited to share the first findings of the Resilient Civil Society project! @wmjunk.bsky.social @thegoodlobby.bsky.social @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social

Attending the Government Partnership Global Summit next week? Join us for a vibrant discussion on the resilience of civil society in a fragmented world! Together with Rasa Bortkevičiūtē, we will present the first results of the Resilient Civil Society project!

🚨 I am looking for a new colleague @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social at HAPP is looking to hire a permanent 🙂 lecturer in International Public Policy. Apply here: www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJob... @ecpr.bsky.social @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social @psaireland.bsky.social

🚨📢 I am hiring a PhD candidate /research assistant in Swiss Politics and/or Comparative Politics (100%)! 🚨📢 Je recrute un·e assistant·e diplômé·e en science politique en politique suisse et comparée! Please join me @unil.bsky.social, Switzerland! Thanks for sharing! polisky @sspunil.bsky.social

🚨 I am looking for a new colleague @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social at HAPP is looking to hire a permanent 🙂 lecturer in International Public Policy. Apply here: www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJob... @ecpr.bsky.social @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social @psaireland.bsky.social

I missed #ecprgc25 this year but my colleague and co-author Rasa Bortkeviciute presented our work with @wmjunk.bsky.social on interest groups' responses to crisis and turbulence.

Thrilled to share my new publication @epsrjournal.bsky.social! When we think of lobbying, we often picture big businesses or NGOs. But regional governments lobby, too! But what makes govts-as-lobbyists successful? I study intergovt lobbying success based on a multi-year data collection effort

Thrilled that our article is published open access @annualreviews.bsky.social! We review recent strides in the study of lobbying & flesh out 1) transaction, 2) persuasion and 3) mobilisation mechanisms with @garlicksauce.bsky.social & @heathbrown.bsky.social www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Why do interest organizations network with their opponents? @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social, Andrea Pritoni, @wmjunk.bsky.social & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social examine the logic of brokerage. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/qWmDNXp @sagepub.com @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #polsci

I've had the privilege of reviewing Maraam Dwidar's excellent new book @uchicagopress.bsky.social It provides answers to several long-standing questions on lobbying. And, most importantly, it can provide HOPE in times where many might need it the most ... link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Excited to have presented our first #ReCiv output at the @psaireland.bsky.social public policy workshop 2025! ReCiv discovers the impact of crisis and turbulence on interest groups/CSOs. Delighted to be working with amazing colleagues @wmjunk.bsky.social and Rasa Bortkeviciute. Very exciting!

Why do interest organizations network with their opponents? @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social, Andrea Pritoni, @wmjunk.bsky.social & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social examine the logic of brokerage. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/qWmDNXp @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsci

Working with "the enemy" is a wide-spread lobbying strategy! In our new article, we study the logic of brokerage & how brokers between opposing policy positions can secure advantages in lobbying. doi.org/10.1177/0032... with @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social Andrea Pritoni & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social

Which groups get what they want without having to lobby? In this new article, we revisit theories about structural power & link them to patterns in preference attainment across 7 European countries & at EU level. With @michelecrepaz.bsky.social & Marcel Hanegraaff #InterCov @psjeditor.bsky.social

Also new @michelecrepaz.bsky.social and De Francesco "Incremental lobbying reform: the patchy case of Italy" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Incremental lobbying reform: the patchy case of Italy - Interest Groups & Advocacy

The regulation of lobbying serves the dual ambition of ensuring a level playing field for participation in policymaking while reducing risks of corruption and undue influence. International organisati...

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www.politico.eu/article/belg... Again?!? what is happening with lobbying and the EP

Huawei bribery scandal rocks EU Parliament

Chinese tech giant’s offices raided and Parliament offices sealed in case that echoes the 2022 Qatargate investigation.

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☀️ Join the @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social Summer School and/or our Research Workshop! Let students and colleagues know 👇 📆 6 – 11 Jul 📍 Maastricht University ⏰ Apply by Tue 8 Apr ecpr.eu/Events/324

Summer School of the Standing Group on Interest Groups, Maastricht University, Netherlands, 6 – 11 July 2025

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Who do interest groups follow in the European Parliament—and why? 🤔 @adrianabuneauib.bsky.social, @ibenskasr.bsky.social, and Florian Weiler @weareceu.bsky.social investigate how MEP power and policy proximity shape these ties on Twitter. 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Power, policy and national background: understanding interest groups-legislators ties on social media in the European Parliament

The rise of social media added an important new arena for interest group activities aimed at information-gathering, accessing decision-makers and influencing policymaking. A key theoretical and emp...

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❗New year, new you? Fancy starting a PhD in under 10 months' time? We have several openings with deadlines from 8th January

Daniel Devine@danjdevine.bsky.social · 2y ago

There are several opportunities to take a (funded) PhD @sotonpolitics.bsky.social, for specific projects AND your own 🧵

We are looking for many new colleagues in political science at University of Oslo. Currently, we have calls for: Up to 4 Associate Professors (with possibility of promotion to full): www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... 1 Postdoc: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... 1 PhD: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science (271034) | University of Oslo

Job title: 2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science (271034), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2025

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