We are grateful for an opportunity to comment on the Cavanagh et al. response to our article. We ... more We are grateful for an opportunity to comment on the Cavanagh et al. response to our article. We hope that their note will encourage close reading of our article and we believe that some of the apparent differences between us dissolve with a better appreciation of our ...
For many years the agricultural sector has been seen as the best example of a closed quasi-corpor... more For many years the agricultural sector has been seen as the best example of a closed quasi-corporatist arrangement in British policy-making. The relationship between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (h4AFF) and the Na-tional Farmers' Union (NFU) has ...
This paper examines the place of groups in the consultative process in British policymaking. It s... more This paper examines the place of groups in the consultative process in British policymaking. It stresses the importance of consultation even under the Thatcher government and distinguishes between consultation, bargaining and negotiation. The paper identifies the important ...
Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties, 2006
Abstract This article contributes to the discussion of one component of the crisis in political... more Abstract This article contributes to the discussion of one component of the crisis in political participation by looking at (non‐) participation in groups. The starting point is that political science has a heavy gauge tool for accounting for such low inactivityOlson's (1965) free ...
... by their members in Brussels, they have nevertheless assumed an important role in the ... Eur... more ... by their members in Brussels, they have nevertheless assumed an important role in the ... Euro-watchers that the Commission would come to depend on well-organized groups operating ... Thus there is a familiar information deficit which often exists between agencies and interests. ...
This article examines those public interest groups that have grown through heavy advertising expe... more This article examines those public interest groups that have grown through heavy advertising expenditure and sophisticated marketing techniques, most particularly direct mail solicitations. It suggests that an Olson-style rational choice understanding of this 'mail ...
Page 1. Issues in Environmental Politics The protest - Mobilizing campaign groups ■ -. Grant Jo... more Page 1. Issues in Environmental Politics The protest - Mobilizing campaign groups ■ -. Grant Jordan and William Maloney Page 2. Page 3. The protest business? Page 4. Issues in Environmental Politics series editors Tim O ...
ABSTRACT The article begins by comparing the use of terms such as policy community and sub govern... more ABSTRACT The article begins by comparing the use of terms such as policy community and sub government by different authors and in different (JS. and UK) political science traditions. Although accepting the major body of work that points to the erosion of sub governments, the authors argue that too much emphasis on the complexity and volatility of policy making masks underlying tendencies to stability and bargaining The need for the resolution of conflict both leads to perennial attempts to reconstruct islands of stability and to attempts to "solve" unique disputes by adopting some of the features that have been traditionally associated with sub governments. The authors identify the key characteristics of stable arrangements and attempt to explain their evolution by identifying the benefits of these arrangements for policy makers.
We are grateful for an opportunity to comment on the Cavanagh et al. response to our article. We ... more We are grateful for an opportunity to comment on the Cavanagh et al. response to our article. We hope that their note will encourage close reading of our article and we believe that some of the apparent differences between us dissolve with a better appreciation of our ...
For many years the agricultural sector has been seen as the best example of a closed quasi-corpor... more For many years the agricultural sector has been seen as the best example of a closed quasi-corporatist arrangement in British policy-making. The relationship between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (h4AFF) and the Na-tional Farmers' Union (NFU) has ...
This paper examines the place of groups in the consultative process in British policymaking. It s... more This paper examines the place of groups in the consultative process in British policymaking. It stresses the importance of consultation even under the Thatcher government and distinguishes between consultation, bargaining and negotiation. The paper identifies the important ...
Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties, 2006
Abstract This article contributes to the discussion of one component of the crisis in political... more Abstract This article contributes to the discussion of one component of the crisis in political participation by looking at (non‐) participation in groups. The starting point is that political science has a heavy gauge tool for accounting for such low inactivityOlson's (1965) free ...
... by their members in Brussels, they have nevertheless assumed an important role in the ... Eur... more ... by their members in Brussels, they have nevertheless assumed an important role in the ... Euro-watchers that the Commission would come to depend on well-organized groups operating ... Thus there is a familiar information deficit which often exists between agencies and interests. ...
This article examines those public interest groups that have grown through heavy advertising expe... more This article examines those public interest groups that have grown through heavy advertising expenditure and sophisticated marketing techniques, most particularly direct mail solicitations. It suggests that an Olson-style rational choice understanding of this 'mail ...
Page 1. Issues in Environmental Politics The protest - Mobilizing campaign groups ■ -. Grant Jo... more Page 1. Issues in Environmental Politics The protest - Mobilizing campaign groups ■ -. Grant Jordan and William Maloney Page 2. Page 3. The protest business? Page 4. Issues in Environmental Politics series editors Tim O ...
ABSTRACT The article begins by comparing the use of terms such as policy community and sub govern... more ABSTRACT The article begins by comparing the use of terms such as policy community and sub government by different authors and in different (JS. and UK) political science traditions. Although accepting the major body of work that points to the erosion of sub governments, the authors argue that too much emphasis on the complexity and volatility of policy making masks underlying tendencies to stability and bargaining The need for the resolution of conflict both leads to perennial attempts to reconstruct islands of stability and to attempts to "solve" unique disputes by adopting some of the features that have been traditionally associated with sub governments. The authors identify the key characteristics of stable arrangements and attempt to explain their evolution by identifying the benefits of these arrangements for policy makers.
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