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William A. Maloney
Researcher at Newcastle University
Publications - 81
Citations - 2722
William A. Maloney is an academic researcher from Newcastle University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Democracy & Social capital. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 81 publications receiving 2527 citations. Previous affiliations of William A. Maloney include University of Aberdeen & University of Newcastle.
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Researching Interest Group Politics in Europe and Elsewhere: Much We Study, Little We Know?
TL;DR: In this paper, the main objective is to take stock, consider the main empirical and theoretical/conceptual achievements, but most importantly, to reflect upon potential fertile future research avenues.
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Interest Groups and Public Policy: The Insider/Outsider Model Revisited
TL;DR: The authors examines the place of groups in the consultative process in British policymaking, and identifies the important divide between the relatively few groups with privileged status and the greater number of groups who find themselves consigned to less influential positions.
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Social Capital and Urban Governance: Adding a More Contextualized ‘Top-down’ Perspective:
TL;DR: The authors argue that the Putnam-school approach is lacking in two main respects: the role played by public authorities in the creation of social capital is neglected and the implications for governance cannot simply be read off from associational activity and "stocks" of Social capital.
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The protest business? : mobilizing campaign groups
A. G. Jordan,William A. Maloney +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the role of marketing in explaining public interest participation in the evolution of environmental movements. But they focus on the dynamics of group membership, and do the route into the organization make a difference? post materialism lapsing levels of activism.
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Defining Interests: Disambiguation and the Need for New Distinctions?
TL;DR: For instance, this paper pointed out that the lack of conceptual clarity in the social sciences has a negative effect on the ability to distinguish between interest groups and other policy relevant bodies, such as corporations or institutions.