Time: Wedn January 20, 2021: 16h-17h CET

Location: Zoom                     

Link: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/87694049855

Twitter contact info: @ECPR_Int_Groups

Chair: Joost Berkhout, University of Amsterdam

Iskander de Bruycker, Maastricht University: Just published with Aaron McLoughlin: The public affairs plan: Seven steps to success rooted in science and practice. Journal of Public Affairs.

Thomas Holyoke, California State University, Fresno: Just out: Second edition of: Interest Groups and Lobbying: Pursuing Political Interests in America

Bert Fraussen, Leiden University: Teaches Public Affairs with a strong focus on the theme of responsible lobbying (BA) and cross-fertilization between academics, professionals & students (MA)

Hélène Michel, Université de Strasbourg: Jean Monnet Chairholder “Political Sociology of European Transparency”

Themes:

• Assessing professional skills
• Course design
• Bringing practitioners in
• Integrating studies of interest groups in a curriculum
• Diverse disciplinary grounding