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Defending the status quo across venues and coalitions: evidence from California interest groups

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  • Varone, Frédéric
  • Ingold, Karin
  • Jourdain, Charlotte

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This study investigates the conditions under which pro-status quo groups increase their advocacy success during an entire policymaking process. It scrutinises whether pro-status quo defenders who are involved in multiple institutional venues and who join many coalitions of interest groups are able to achieve their policy preferences. A case study focussing on the regulation of stem cell research in California traces the policymaking process and the related advocacy activities of interest groups in legislative, administrative, judicial and direct democratic venues. The empirical results, which are based on a formal social network analysis, reveal that very few groups are multivenue players and members of several coalitions. In addition, occupying a central network position is insufficient for the pro-status quo groups to improve their advocacy success.

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  • Varone, Frédéric & Ingold, Karin & Jourdain, Charlotte, 2017. "Defending the status quo across venues and coalitions: evidence from California interest groups," Journal of Public Policy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 37(1), pages 1-26, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jnlpup:v:37:y:2017:i:01:p:1-26_00
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    1. Nicole Lemke & Philipp Trein & Frédéric Varone, 2023. "Agenda-setting in nascent policy subsystems: issue and instrument priorities across venues," Policy Sciences, Springer;Society of Policy Sciences, vol. 56(4), pages 633-655, December.
    2. Iskandar Patrick Abadoma Mounpou & Donatien Eze Eze, 2024. "Bargaining power of African countries in the world health organisation: role of economic coalition," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 4(12), pages 1-26, December.

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