scholarly journals The Pace of Progress at Superfund Sites: Policy Goals and Interest Group Influence

10.3386/w7704 ◽  
2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary Sigman
Keyword(s):  
Interest Group ◽  
Superfund Sites ◽  
Group Influence ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Interest Group Influence

Are All Network Ties Created Equal? Distinguishing Between Strength and Use of Ties in Bureaucrat–Lobbyist Alliances

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 771-793
Author(s):  
Jake Haselswerdt ◽  
Katharine W. V. Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Interest Group ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Policy Networks ◽  
Network Ties ◽  
Group Influence ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Interest Group Influence ◽  
Policy Agreement

Scholars of policy networks consistently find that agreement on policy explains network ties, but inconsistent results on the importance of strategic considerations, such as the influence of potential partners. We use original data on communications between bureaucrats and lobbyists on pending Medicaid legislation to distinguish network ties (contacts) from bureaucrats’ use of those ties to attempt to advance their policy goals (requests for lobbying help). We find that policy agreement explains both the strength of network ties and bureaucrats’ requests for advocacy from their partners, but that interest group influence and unified partisan control of government explain only the latter.

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