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The survival of interest groups: evidence from Germany
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Abstract Interest groups are important intermediary organisations that function as a transmission belt between societal interests and political decision-makers. However, while some interest groups survive over decades, others only last a few years. This article argues that the survival of interest groups dep... mehr
Interest groups are important intermediary organisations that function as a transmission belt between societal interests and political decision-makers. However, while some interest groups survive over decades, others only last a few years. This article argues that the survival of interest groups depends on their ability to mobilise resources which is crucially affected by interest group type and the public salience of an interest group’s policy domain. The theoretical expectations are tested based on a novel dataset mapping the survival of 1699 interest groups registered at the German Bundestag between 1974 and 2012. Using event history analysis, it is shown that interest group type and public salience indeed affect whether interest groups survive. Sectional groups last significantly longer than cause groups, and interest group survival increases with the public salience of their policy area. The results have major implications for our understanding of interest groups and political representation in contemporary democracies.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Interessenpolitik; Ressourcen; Interessengruppe; Interessenvertretung; Repräsentation; öffentliche Meinung; Längsschnittuntersuchung; intermediäre Organisation; Lobby; Politikfeld; Entscheidungsfindung; Bundestag
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
Interest groups; cause groups; sectional groups; survival analysis; interest representation; Politbarometer
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2020
Seitenangabe
S. 1436-1454
Zeitschriftentitel
West European Politics, 43 (2020) 7
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2019.1662634
ISSN
1743-9655
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 4.0