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Richard Sherman Leiden University
Lobbying in the EU
What we know,
What we want to know,
And what we might never know
(with some observations from my own research)
EUROPOS SĄJUNGAEuropos socialinis fondas MYKOLO ROMERIO
UNIVERSITETAS
Richard Sherman Leiden University
Plan of talk General discussion
What we know What we want to know What we might never know
My own research Trade barriers regulation Transatlantic business dialogue
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Traditional views Political auctions
Smith, Ricardo Political markets
Schattschneider, Truman Political contests
Tullock, Grossman & Helpman
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An emerging consensus EU lobbying is a mixture
But not a mixture of auctions, markets, and contests
Instead, a mixture of: Policy networks Demand by EU actors Supply by lobbyists/advocates
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Policy network analysis Beyers and Kerremann Mapping connections between interest
groups and EU officials
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The ”demand for influence” Christine Mahoney Analysis of European interest groups Who gets funded; who gets access?
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The exchange of information and access Pieter Bouwen What kind of ”access goods” can
different groups provide? Which groups are most valued by EU
institutions?
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What we want to know What does this mean for politics? Is policy-making improved by lobbying? Do competing lobbies simply cancel
each other’s effects? Is consultation real, or symbolic?
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