Should I stay or should I go? Explaining variation in nonstate actor advocacy over time in global governance

Hanegraaff, Marcel; Vergauwen, Jorik; Beyers, Jan

doi:10.1111/gove.12427

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“…It remains critical both internally (for group members) and externally (as exchange good for decision-makers) . However, there are different theoretical expectations regarding various types of expertise and the match between the provided and demanded information (Hanegraaff et al, 2019). According to Bouwen (2004), parliamentarians -who remain under relatively direct electoral control -are likely to favor political support information on voters' preferences, whereas executive decision-makers are more focused on scientific and technical expertise.…”

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Exploring Organized Interests in Post-Communist Policy-Making

Dobbins¹,

Riedel²

2021

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This book examines organized interests in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), providing incisive analyses in three critically important policy areas -healthcare, higher education and energy.The four countries surveyed -Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and the Czech Republic -afford rich diversity offering broad empirical material available for cross-country and cross-policy comparative analyses. Featuring interdisciplinary research, the book draws together recent developments in the evolution of post-communist advocacy organizations, their population ecology dynamics, interest intermediation, the influence of organized interests and their (bottom-up and top-down) Europeanization. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of Central and Eastern European politics, interest groups and lobbying, post-communism, transition and consolidation studies, and more broadly to European studies/politics.

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Section: Hypotheses Research Design and Methodsmentioning

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Exploring Organized Interests in Post-Communist Policy-Making

Dobbins¹,

Riedel²

2021

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“…Another factor important for groups’ mobilization is the availability of resources, including monetary resources and constituency support (Hanegraaff et al 2020 ). Resources are necessary to sustain lobbying activities.…”

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Beyond the usual suspects: interest groups in the Global South

Rozbicka

Mahrenbach

2023

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Understanding interest group systems is crucial to understanding the functioning of advanced democracies, but less is known about its relevance in developing and nascent democracies. While advocacy studies in the Global North have exploded since the late 1990s, exploration of organized interest activities in the Global South remains a niche topic, impeding comparative analysis. In this introductory essay—and in this special issue—we make a case for why investigating lobbying in the Global South can improve theoretical and empirical understandings of advocacy processes and make our work more relevant for contemporary policy questions. We also provide tips for how to best engage with the unique challenges of lobbying in Southern policymaking settings and processes. Drawing on the findings from the special issue, the essay concludes by presenting a contemporary research agenda for interest group scholars which identifies where synergies already exist and where South–South and North–South comparative case studies can be built. In so doing, we promote a mutually beneficial dialogue which tables existing research contributions and gaps in each region as opportunities for communal discussion and learning.

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“…Differentiating NSAs depending on where they are based geopolitically is a common way of acknowledging the differences among NSAs (Doyle, 2018). Many contend that the origin of an organization is a reliable indicator of its resources and experience (Bexell et al, 2010; Gereke & Brühl, 2019; Hanegraaff et al, 2019). Gereke and Brühl find that for the UN climate change conferences, “NGOs from the Global North make up the vast majority of NGOs taking part in international climate change negotiations, while the Global South is still underrepresented in these negotiations” (2019, p. 871).…”

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Granting legitimacy from non‐state actor deliberation: An example of women's groups at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Zhao

2023

Env Pol Gov

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Non‐state actors (NSAs) have been widely recognized as important participants in the global climate regime. Their participation is considered to have the potential to enhance the democratic legitimacy of global governance institutions such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). What is the mechanism through which NSAs grant legitimacy to the institution? This study connects NSA legitimation with their deliberation at multilateral venues. I argue that, while NSAs do not have formal voting or decision‐making power, evaluating their participation in deliberation activities, such as the Side Events at the annual Conference of Parties, can shed light on our understanding of whether there is equality in their participation and who gets to contribute to the institutional legitimacy of the UNFCCC. Drawing on the example of women's groups at the UNFCCC, I demonstrate their increasing participation in deliberation. Quantitative analysis and interviews suggest that their participation is relatively inclusive with a diverse range of actors and viewpoints. Although Global Northern NSAs enjoy some advantages in participation, the effect is balanced by NSAs' social embeddedness, especially for the Southern groups, and the robust collaborations between the North and South. These features are likely to enhance the legitimacy of UNFCCC. Future research should consider how to understand and assess legitimacy in global governance regimes and who may be left out in the legitimation process.

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Should I stay or should I go? Explaining variation in nonstate actor advocacy over time in global governance

Cited by 15 publications

References 61 publications

Exploring Organized Interests in Post-Communist Policy-Making

Exploring Organized Interests in Post-Communist Policy-Making

Beyond the usual suspects: interest groups in the Global South

Granting legitimacy from non‐state actor deliberation: An example of women's groups at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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