LSE GV314 Group, and Page, Edward C. 
ORCID: 0000-0002-7117-3342
(2011)
Groups and the limited pluralism of the set-piece consultation.
British Journal of Politics and International Relations
(Feb 2011), pp. 175-186.
Blog Entry.
Abstract
Set-piece consultations, through which government invites groups and individuals to comment on proposed legislation, codes of practice, guidance or some other measures, are a common feature of British policy-making, yet we know remarkably little about them. Above all, we do not know why anyone should respond to them when the chances of changing policy appear remote. This research note reports a survey of over 300 individuals in organisations that responded to government consultation requests and explores a range of hypotheses seeking to explain participation in set-piece consultations, including those relating to the role of membership, the ‘outsider’ status of the organisation and the role of the set-piece consultation in wider lobbying campaigns. The evidence suggests that set-piece consultations are more fruitfully viewed as distinctive forms of consultation in which respondents believe they have a chance of shaping some kinds of issues but not the policy itself.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Blog Entry) |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28... |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 Political Studies Association |
| Divisions: | Government |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Nov 2011 13:43 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2024 04:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/39712 |
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