on page 24. Authors argue that elite capture is not likely because the perceptions of influence that actors have of others, does not necessarily favor governments and organized users with resources. The fact that the forums under study offer opportunities for newcomers to become influential, or that actors who have spent the most time in the committee are not the most influential, does not necessarily discard elite capture. Elites can still filter who enters the committee, elites could even assign roles, and weaker actors could develop positive perceptions of their influence, but are policy outcomes showing changes in the status quo the comittess were created to change?