Wiebke Marie Junk

Flag of University of Gothenburg, hanging from the wall of the Department of Political Science building. Added text: We're Hiring! Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science. Combined position at V-Dem Institute and Governance and Local Development Institute.

📢 We are hiring: Combined Postdoc position at V-Dem Institute and GLD!
Applications are open for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science.

Application: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...

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Lobbying coalitions have been central in my work for a long time - but only recently I’ve begun to reconsider one of my assumptions: that you need interest alignment to work together. Esp in European lobbying, I believe that the logic of brokerage is quite central. Very happy about this publication!

IN NEW ISSUE: 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/0JGFJIm

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky

I’ve been very silent in this platform. First l was on parental leave & upon my return my plate was a bit overfilled 😅 but now I’m back & want to introduce three new members of the LOBBYMETRY project: @ohuwyler.bsky.social @vicentealves.bsky.social & Mateusz Psujek. So happy to be working together!!

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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/2moFPgZ

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Strange Bedfellows, No Thanks! A Survey Experiment on the Choice of Lobbying Coalition Partners in Policy Agenda Setting The literature on lobbying coalitions has explored the choice of interest organizations to cooperate with others in a series of correlational studies. Yet, considerable diversity in cooperation activ...

📢 New Article Out!

Coalition formation as a popularity contest?

In a new study, @wmjunk.bsky.social and I examine which groups are preferred partners in agenda setting. We find NGOs are favoured, and trusted allies trump capable newcomers—shaping how networks form and why NGOs hold an edge.

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

First report in the ReCiv project is out! 👇

Civil Society in the UK has demonstrated a high level of resilience in the face of diverse crises. But a small share of organisations is struggling to implement crisis response strategies.

Insights from other countries (including DK) will follow soon…

🚨 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

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.

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/97MXRrC

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

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

Thank you, Chris! ☺️

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...

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

The deadline is approaching (5 June)! So, I am just reposting this once more... Perhaps it can reach a few more junior scholars interested in lobbying?

Postdoctoral Researcher Position (3 years) in Political Science as part of the ERC-funded Lobbying (A)symmetry Project

🥁The LOBBYMETRY project is hiring:
1 PostDoc & 1 fully-funded PhD 🥳
Come to beautiful Copenhagen to research lobbying, informational quality and public policy formulation!

PostDoc: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

Please spread the word & and do not hesitate to reach out with questions!

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...

Excited to have presented our first #ReCiv output at the
@psaireland.bsky.social public policy workshop 2025! ReCiv discovers the impact of crisis and turbulence on interest groups/CSOs. Delighted to be working with amazing colleagues @wmjunk.bsky.social and Rasa Bortkeviciute. Very exciting!

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

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

Derfor risikerer EU's revisionsret at blive spændt for en højreradikal politisk vogn med ny, kritisk rapport - Altinget EU-finansiering til ngo’er lider stadig under manglende gennemsigtighed, konkluderer rapporten. Men selvom revisionen af natur er apolitisk, kan dens konklusioner meget vel blive taget som gidsel i en...

I can also highly recommend this analysis of conflicts in the European Parliament around funding for green NGOs.

These are extremely important & worrying debates, and it is great to see them covered so thoroughly in the press.

www.altinget.dk/civilsamfund...

Lobbyismeforsker er bekymret over anbefaling om værdier som betingelse for EU-støtte til ngo’er - Altinget EU’s revisionsret anbefaler at styrke kontrollen med, om ngo’er, der modtager EU-støtte, overholder unionens værdier. Men det er en farlig vej at gå, som i sidste ende kan risikere at svække civilsamf...

I've talked to Altinget about threats to civil society in Europe. We discussed the European Court of Auditors' new recommendations about more transparency, but also conditionality connected to EU's values.

Read in this interview why this can be a problem (in Danish)

www.altinget.dk/civilsamfund...

Working with "the enemy" is a wide-spread lobbying strategy!

In our new article, we study the logic of brokerage & how brokers between opposing policy positions can secure advantages in lobbying.
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
with @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social Andrea Pritoni & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social

We're organizing another round of the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology 🎉
summerschoolwpm.org

Our super-cool speakers include msands.bsky.social @allisonwkoh.bsky.social @melinscribe.bsky.social @rebeccakittel.bsky.social @fabiennelind.bsky.social & @indiiigo.bsky.social

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Are lobbyists influential? The public sure thinks so, but applied political science since lobbying registration data emerged (late 90s) struggled to produce evidence that it does. In new review @wmjunk.bsky.social @heathbrown.bsky.social and I chart a wave of research showing that lobbying matters.

If you are looking for an up-to-date review of what we know about the effects of lobbying, look no further!

Thrilled to see this out in ARPS!
Hope it reaches a broad set of audiences to share the strides this subfield has made in the past 15 years… ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Tak, Marc! 😊

PhD scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) as part of the ERC-funded Lobbying (A)symmetry Project

And this is the link to the PhD position: employment.ku.dk/phd?show=163...

Applicants from all social science disciplines are welcome!

I hope this reaches many different fora and would be very grateful for shares!

@ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social @moneypolitics-cbs.bsky.social @apsa-europe-polsky.bsky.social