Michele Crepaz

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Michele Crepaz

Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Junk, W. M., Crepaz, M., Hanegraaff, M. (2026). Public funding of interest organizations during the Covid-19 crisis: rewarding need or rent-seeking? Business and Politics, Open Access.

Crepaz, M., & Junk, W. M. (2026). Staying alive: crisis-induced disruptions and interest group survival. West European Politics, Open Access.

Berkhout, J., Crepaz, M., Hanegraaff, M. & Junk, W. M. (2025). From policy access to lobbying influence: comparing exchange, insider and signalling models. Journal European Public Policy. Open Access.

Crepaz, M., Junk, W. M., Hanegraaff, M., & Pritoni, A. (2025). The logic of brokerage: why interest organizations network with their opponents. Political Studies. Open access.

Crepaz, M., & De Francesco, F. (2025). Incremental lobbying reform: the patchy case of Italy. Interest Groups & Advocacy. Open access.

Hanegraaff, M., Junk, W. M., & Crepaz, M. (2025). Structural lobbying power? An exploration of patterns in preference attainment at varying levels of lobbying activity. Policy Studies Journal. Open access.

Junk, W. M., Crepaz, M., Aizenberg, E., Berkhout, J., & Hanegraaff, M. (2024). Understanding lobbying dynamics through survey research: An introduction to the InterCov dataset. European Union Politics. Open Access.

Duggan, A., Crepaz, M., & Kneafsey, L. (2024). Going negative when spoiled for choice? Destabilizing and boomerang effects of negative political messaging in multiparty systems with multimember districts. Political Research Exchange. Open Access.

Salgado, R. S., Hanegraaff, M., & Crepaz, M. (2024). European Union funding of interest groups: Reassessing the balancing function and the promotion of good organizational practices. Governance. Open Access.

Crepaz, M. (2024) Lobbying transparency and attitudes towards interest groups: a survey experiment. Interest Groups & Advocacy. Open Access.

Crepaz, M., and Worthy, B. (2023) Cleaning Up UK Politics: What Would Better Lobbying Regulation Look Like? Parliamentary Affairs. Open Access.

Berkhout, J., Crepaz, M., Hanegraaff, M. & Junk, W. M. (2023). Online focus groups as a tool to study policy professionals. Research & Politics. Open Access.

Junk, W.M., M., Crepaz, and E., Aizenberg (2023). Fight or flight? How access barriers and interest disruption affect the activities of interest organisations. European Journal of Political Research. Open Access.

Crepaz, M. & Arikan, G. (2023). The Effects of Transparency Regulation on Political Trust and Perceived Corruption: Evidence from a Survey Experiment. Regulation & Governance. Open Access.

Junk, W. M., Berkhout, J., Crepaz, M., & Hanegraaff, M. (2023). Advocacy intelligence and competition: Assessing lobbyists' sharing of tactical knowledge in focus group interviews. Governance. Open Access.

Crepaz, M., M., Hanegraaff & W. M., Junk (2022). Is There a First Mover Advantage in Lobbying? A Comparative Analysis of How the Timing of Mobilization Affects the Influence of Interest Groups in 10 Polities. Comparative Political Studies. Open Access.

Crepaz, M. & R., Chari (2022). Interest group access to policymaking in Ireland. Irish Political Studies. Open Access.

Crepaz, M. & M., Hanegraaff (2022). (Don’t) bite the hand that feeds you: Do critical interest organisations gain less funding in the EU? European Political Science Review. Open Access.

Junk, W. M., M. Crepaz, M. Hanegraaff, J. Berkhout & E. Aizenberg (2021). Changes in Interest Group Access in Times of Crisis: No Pain, No (Lobby) Gain. Journal of European Public Policy, Open Access.

Crepaz, M. & Kneafsey L. (2021). Usability of transparency portals: examination of perceptions of journalists as information seekers. Public Administration, 100(4), 978-998.

Crepaz, M. & Arikan, G. (2021). Information disclosure and political trust during the Covid-19 crisis: experimental evidence from Ireland. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 31(s1): 96-108.

Crepaz, M. (2020). How Parties and Interest Groups Protect Their Ties: The Case of Lobbying Laws. Regulation and Governance, 15(4), 1370-1387.

Crepaz, M. (2020). To inform, strategise, collaborate, or compete: what use do lobbyists make of lobby registers?. European Political Science Review, 12(3), 347-369.

Crepaz, M., M., Hanegraaff, & R., Sanchez-Salgado (2020). A golden key can open any door? Public funding and interest groups’ access. West European Politics, Open Access.

Crepaz, M., & Hanegraaff, M. (2020). The funding of interest groups in the EU: are the rich getting richer?. Journal of European Public Policy, 27(1), 102–121.

Crepaz, M. and R., Chari (2018) Assessing the validity and reliability of measurements when evaluating public policy. Journal of Public Policy, 38(3), 275–304.

Crepaz M. (2017) Why do we have rules on lobbying? Investigating the introduction of lobbying laws in EU and OECD member states. Interest Group and Advocacy, 6(3), 231– 252.

Crepaz, M. (2016) Investigating the robustness of lobbying laws: Evidence from the Austrian case. Interest Groups and Advocacy, 5(1), 5-24.

Crepaz, M, and R., Chari (2014) The EU's initiatives to regulate lobbyists: Good or bad administration? Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto, 51, 71–97.

Books

Chari, R., Crepaz, M., Junk, W.M. and Korkea-aho, E. (eds.) (Forthcoming) The Oxford Handbook of Lobbying and Its Regulation. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Crepaz, M., Junk, W. M., M. Hanegraaff & J. Berkhout (2022). Viral Lobbying: Strategies, Access and Influence During the COVID-19 Pandemic. De Gruyter: Berlin. Open Access.

Chari, R., J., Hogan, G., Murphy, and M., Crepaz (2019). Regulating lobbying: A global comparison, 2nd edition: Manchester University Press.

Book chapters, Book reviews and Reports

Crepaz, M., Bortkevičiūtė, R., Junk, W. M., Hanegraaff, M., & Berkhout, J. (2026). Under pressure? Results from the Resilient Civil Society project survey of European countries 2026.

Crepaz, M., Bortkevičiūtė, R., & Junk, W. M. (2026). Interest representation in times of crises and turbulence. Resilient Civil Society project report on the survey results in Lithuania 2026.

Crepaz, M., Bortkevičiūtė, R., & Junk, W. M. (2025). The UK NGO sector under pressure? Resilient Civil Society (ReCiv) project report .

Crepaz, M. & Robb, N. (2023). Civil Society Organisations in Northern Ireland: Representation of interests in the absence of a functioning Executive and Assembly. Research Report, QUB Democracy Unit.

Crepaz, M. (2021). Book Review: Chiara Saraceno, David Benassi and Enrica Morlicchio Poverty in Italy: Features and Drivers in a European Perspective. Critical Social Policy. Online first.

Crepaz, M., Chari, R., Hogan, J. and G., Murphy (2019). International dynamics in lobbying regulation. In Dialer D., and M. Richter, eds. Lobbying in Europe: Successful Strategies and Techniques, Springer.

Dissemination of my research

Crepaz, M. & Worthy, B. What to expect from Transparency and Integrity Reform after the General Election: Manifesto Analysis. QPOL: Queen's Policy Engagement, July 2024.

Worthy, B. & Crepaz, M. Can Starmer ‘clean up’ UK lobbying? UK in a changing Europe, February 2024.

Crepaz, M. & Worthy, B. As another lobbying scandal erupts in the Conservative party, are tougher rules finally on the horizon? The Conversation UK, December 2023.

Crepaz, M., & Robb, N. Civil society has a key role to play in restoring power-sharing, says Queen’s Democracy Unit. Belfast Telegraph, August 2023.

Alemanno, A. & M., Crepaz. Towards a Global Lobbying Standard? Lessons from the Future. On The Good Lobby Summer Academy Blog, August 2023.

Crepaz. Recorded Lecture & Event - Coalition Campaign Event on Lobbying and its Regulation in Italy. The Good Lobby, Rome, May 2023.

Crepaz, M., Junk, W. M., M. Hanegraaff & J. Berkhout. Podcast - Viral Lobbying at Maastricht University Brussels Campus, November 2022.

Worthy, B., C., Morgan & M., Crepaz. Standards Committee Evidence: Evidence on the quality and Impact of the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Opendatastudy: Research on Open Data and Transparency.

Crepaz, M., and G., Arikan. COVID-19 dashboards have a polarising effect on public trust. In LSE COVID-19 Blog.

Crepaz, M., F., De Francesco, R., Chari and P. Trein with the Good Lobby Italy. How lobbying is changing: a journey through interest representation, old habits and new opportunities for participation. A blog series in Episodes: Ep. 1, Ep. 2, Ep. 3, Ep. 4.

Junk, W. M., and M. Crepaz. New evidence shows Coronavirus crushed citizen groups across Europe. On 3Streams Blog

The Good Lobby. In the COVID-19 emergency, the strong thrive and the weak die out in the policy space. Blog post.

Anghelé, The Good Lobby Italia. Nell’emergenza i forti prosperano e i deboli soccombono. On The Huffington Post Italy

Crepaz, M., and M., Hanegraaff Why more needs to be done to help weaker organisations bid for EU funding. In: LSE EUROPP Blog

Crepaz, M., and R., Chari. Speakers at the mini-conference about the Regulation of Lobbying in Ireland organised by the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII), April 2019

Crepaz, M., and R., Chari. Key-note speakers at the Symposium "Lobbying for better or for worse?" organised by the GovLis Project at Leiden University, The Hague, April 2019.

Crepaz, M., and R., Chari. Administrators of the Website - Regulate Lobbying. Inviting scholars, practitioners and governments to access and to collect research on lobbying regulations.