Pressure Groups

In this final report produced as part of a joint project with the IISS, experts from the Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research outline a broad range of foreign-policy …

coalition government, and anti-arms-trade pressure groups have exerted pressure against defence collaboration …

Another core principle of the UK constitution is that the government depends on the confidence of parliament – which in practice means the confidence of the House of Commons. [...] …

do is delay, not overrule them. The media, pressure groups and wider public opinion all hold MPs to account … constituents – for example through working with pressure groups, charities and other bodies. Most MPs also …

Subsequently, it discusses the efficacy of the securitization discourse in terms of the two principal parameters proposed by the Copenhagen School: audience acceptance of the threat narrative contained in the …

leaders, bureaucratic elites, lobbies, and pressure groups” as securitizing agents,48 it theoretically …

However, the Green Budget remains the landmark publication of the IFS year, framing public debate on the state of the public finances ahead of the Chancellor’s Budget and Spending Review. …

independent of political parties, companies and pressure groups, allowing us to hold governments of all stripes …

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with context has been improved campaign and pressure groups • There has been more effective integration … • Evidence of engagement with campaign and pressure groups and other civil organisations (including membership …

Efforts to restore biodiversity require a balance between local needs and societal values and the management of conflicts between stakeholders.

degradation 1 2 3 4 5 Supporting environmental pressure groups to combat environmental degradation through …

In the UK, the aftermath of the Brexit referendum of 2016 has been intense, questions of economic impact and the future of Northern Ireland to the fore amidst tumultuous politics …

afford the normal costs of international trade. Pressure groups want to see the UK match the EU where there …

Third, limited participation in the international division of labor, inadequate external investments, and the absence of trade promotion agencies collectively undermine the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector, leading to declines …

Policies Industrialization Negative Religious pressure groups Political Instability Industrialization Short-sighted …

This report, with a foreword by Oliver Harwich, provides a deep examination of the structure and function of the New Zealand state. It deconstructs the workings of government by reflecting …

and bringing particular sanctions and to pressure groups (the Council of Trade Unions pressures to bear …

A failure to prioritise the rights of ordinary members of the public – both in how the authorities fail to use the full range of the powers available to them …

organisers; regarding the role of staff networks, pressure groups and other ‘advisory groups’ (both official …