Public opinion towards Interest groups : the differential impact of ties to cause and business groups
Rasmussen, Anne and Reher, Stefanie (2024) Public opinion towards Interest groups : the differential impact of ties to cause and business groups. European Journal of Political Research. ISSN 0304-4130 (https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12716)
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Abstract
Interest groups are often included as key actors in consultation processes, with the aim of making policy more effective, fair and representative. At the same time, their influence is frequently viewed with suspicion. This research note uses survey experiments in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States (N = 9,357) to explore how the ties citizens hold to different types of interest groups affect their perceived legitimacy of involving them in parliamentary hearings. We find that affective, behavioural and attitudinal ties shape how citizens evaluate the representation of groups, but that there are important differences between ties to different group types: ties to cause groups representing societal interests are more consequential than ties to business interests. These findings underline important heterogeneity in how different interest groups relate to their constituencies and have implications for accountability relationships between citizens and policymakers. The heightened sensitivity of citizens with ties to cause groups regarding their representation underscores the need to actively nurture and involve these groups in policy making.
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Item type: Article ID code: 90222 Dates: DateEvent30 August 2024Published30 August 2024Published Online24 July 2024AcceptedSubjects: Political Science Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > Politics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 13 Aug 2024 14:03 Last modified: 25 Sep 2024 15:15 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/90222