“…From classical studies of corporatism (Molina & Rhodes, ; Schmitter, ; Siaroff, ; Streeck, ) to modern day formal modelling of influence (Dür, , ; Klüver, , ), a common trait of studies or organised interests, however, is their preoccupation with the input role of organised interest: What is their role in democratic terms, representation issues, etc. (Pedersen, )? This is not a critique of this vivid and diverse scholarly tradition nor is it an attempt to belittle the relevance of debates of power structures, representation, capture (Laffont & Tirole, ), and the like.…”