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Illuminate Fellow at the Centre for Public Policy and Administration at @QUB @HAPP Senior Lecturer (Associate Prof) michelecrepaz.com Vice Pres of PSAI Political Science | Public Policy | Lobbying | Lobbying Regulation | Interest Groups | Transparency

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Copies of “How Ireland Voted 2024: The New Normal?”

Copies of “How Ireland Voted 2024: The New Normal?”

“How Ireland Voted”: 1987–2020

“How Ireland Voted”: 1987–2020

Exactly one year to the day after the general election, “How Ireland Voted 2024: The New Normal?” is now available in bookshops.

➡️ link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

29.11.2025 15:52 — 👍 13    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 1

@wmjunk.bsky.social @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social @joostberkhout.bsky.social

16.10.2025 11:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social

16.10.2025 10:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Does lobbying access actually mean lobbying influence?

In our new @jeppjournal.bsky.social paper we try to answer this key question in interest group politics and lobbying by exploring models of access = influence translation.

Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... is #OA

16.10.2025 10:32 — 👍 17    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

Tomorrow 😊

05.10.2025 13:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Attending the Government Partnership Global Summit next week?

Join us for a vibrant discussion on the resilience of civil society in a fragmented world!

Together with Rasa Bortkevičiūtē, we will present the first results of the Resilient Civil Society project!

29.09.2025 14:04 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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Event: Resilient Voices, Robust Organisations: Redefining the Future of European Civil Society | The Good Lobby European Civil Society: as the world grapples with democratic backsliding the resilience of civil society has never been more critical.

6: We are going to present the results of this research at the OGP general summit in Vitoria Gasteiz at the following side event co-organised with @thegoodlobby.bsky.social

thegoodlobby.eu/event-resili...

03.10.2025 16:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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michelecrepaz.com - ReCiv Project Visit our Frequently Asked Question Site CSOs – e.g., NGOs, charities, citizen groups, unions, associations of professionals and businesses – play a key role in democracies. This essential function c...

5: This report is part of our broader effort to understand how civil society organisations across Europe adapt and stay resilient during times of political turbulence and overlapping crises.

Find out more about the Resilient Civil Society project at: sites.google.com/view/michele...

03.10.2025 16:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

4: Fundraising, for instance, often provides only temporary relief, while digitalisation – if not managed effectively – can become a vulnerability rather than a strength.

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3:💡 While 83% of organisations say the strategies they adopted to tackle these challenges were successful, a majority remain concerned about their long-term sustainability

💡 Measures typically regarded as contributing to organisational resilience may also present challenges.

03.10.2025 16:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

2: 💡 Over 60% of surveyed UK NGOs and charities report being affected by recent crises – from COVID-19 and rising energy prices to climate change and the threat of recession

03.10.2025 16:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

1: Based on a survey of 250 UK NGO professionals who have faced external challenges over the past two years, our report offers a timely “health check” on the UK civil society sector. What are the key takeaways?

03.10.2025 16:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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🚨 New report out now:

(to what extent) is the UK NGO sector under pressure?

pure.qub.ac.uk/files/655682...

We are excited to share the first findings of the Resilient Civil Society project!

@wmjunk.bsky.social @thegoodlobby.bsky.social @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social

03.10.2025 16:36 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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Event: Resilient Voices, Robust Organisations: Redefining the Future of European Civil Society | The Good Lobby European Civil Society: as the world grapples with democratic backsliding the resilience of civil society has never been more critical.

Register and join us: thegoodlobby.eu/event-resili...

29.09.2025 14:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

⭐ We’re equally excited to explore these findings further with our brilliant panelists: Carina Paju and Tonusree Basu from OGP, as well as Prof. Alberto Alemanno from The Good Lobby. More information and registration - in the comments below.

29.09.2025 14:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

We will report on how UK non-governmental organisations respond to crises.

Our colleagues from The Good Lobby will also share insights on how CSOs and foundations have reacted to recent political disruptions and how their advocacy aligns (or doesn’t) with their core values.

29.09.2025 14:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Attending the Government Partnership Global Summit next week?

Join us for a vibrant discussion on the resilience of civil society in a fragmented world!

Together with Rasa Bortkevičiūtē, we will present the first results of the Resilient Civil Society project!

29.09.2025 14:04 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
Academic Opportunities | Career Opportunities at Queen's | Queen's University Belfast

🚨 I am looking for a new colleague @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social at HAPP is looking to hire a permanent 🙂 lecturer in International Public Policy.

Apply here: www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJob...

@ecpr.bsky.social @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social @psaireland.bsky.social

18.09.2025 21:16 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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🚨📢 I am hiring a PhD candidate /research assistant in Swiss Politics and/or Comparative Politics (100%)!

🚨📢 Je recrute un·e assistant·e diplômé·e en science politique en politique suisse et comparée!

Please join me @unil.bsky.social, Switzerland!

Thanks for sharing! polisky @sspunil.bsky.social

19.09.2025 08:07 — 👍 47    🔁 42    💬 2    📌 1
Centre for Public Policy and Administration | Queen's University Belfast

Deadline is Oct 13th

You will contribute to research and teaching in our newly formed Centre for Public Policy and Administration! www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...

18.09.2025 21:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Academic Opportunities | Career Opportunities at Queen's | Queen's University Belfast

🚨 I am looking for a new colleague @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social at HAPP is looking to hire a permanent 🙂 lecturer in International Public Policy.

Apply here: www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJob...

@ecpr.bsky.social @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social @psaireland.bsky.social

18.09.2025 21:16 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks to @eliseantoine.bsky.social and @steveneichenberg.bsky.social for hosting the @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social section this year. Looking forward to next year! where is it going to be btw?

02.09.2025 08:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

IGs are key to crisis management but we often neglect that they may face different challenges as a result of shocks and uncertainty. This is what we study in the #ReCiv project funded by the UKRI.

02.09.2025 08:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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I missed #ecprgc25 this year but my colleague and co-author Rasa Bortkeviciute presented our work with @wmjunk.bsky.social on interest groups' responses to crisis and turbulence.

02.09.2025 08:33 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Thrilled to share my new publication @epsrjournal.bsky.social!

When we think of lobbying, we often picture big businesses or NGOs. But regional governments lobby, too!

But what makes govts-as-lobbyists successful?

I study intergovt lobbying success based on a multi-year data collection effort

19.06.2025 07:55 — 👍 76    🔁 12    💬 2    📌 5
How Lobbying Matters | Annual Reviews For decades, political scientists have struggled to provide empirical evidence that lobbying influences policymaking. A considerable gap arose between widespread public suspicions of lobbying and the ...

Thrilled that our article is published open access @annualreviews.bsky.social!

We review recent strides in the study of lobbying & flesh out 1) transaction, 2) persuasion and 3) mobilisation mechanisms with @garlicksauce.bsky.social & @heathbrown.bsky.social

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

18.06.2025 06:39 — 👍 29    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0

Why do interest organizations network with their opponents? @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social, Andrea Pritoni, @wmjunk.bsky.social & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social examine the logic of brokerage. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/qWmDNXp

@sagepub.com @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #polsci

24.05.2025 06:01 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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I've had the privilege of reviewing Maraam Dwidar's excellent new book
@uchicagopress.bsky.social

It provides answers to several long-standing questions on lobbying. And, most importantly, it can provide HOPE in times where many might need it the most ...

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

12.05.2025 07:33 — 👍 18    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 3
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And the public policy community is growing in @psaireland.bsky.social

... Look at this nice bunch!

Great @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and Centre for Public Policy and Administration representation as well!!!

07.05.2025 14:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Big thank you to Anastasia Ershova, Raj Chari, Iain McMenamin and @psaireland.bsky.social
for organising the workshop and to the ESRC
for funding our research.

07.05.2025 14:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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