Who Listens to the Grass Roots? A Field Experiment on Informational Lobbying in the UK

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 595-612

  Richardson, Liz ^a   John, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizen interest groups; Elected representatives; Field experiment; Lobbying

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; LOBBYING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84867651580     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2011.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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