Lobbying the European Union : Changing Minds, Changing Times (Paperback)

Contents: Introduction, Paul G. Nixon and Paul A. Shotton; Change and continuity in the composition of the lobby community in the European Union: lobby explosion and lobby tourism?, Joost Berkhout; Issue areas, political arenas and interest groups, Anne Skorkjær Binderkrantz and Helene Helboe Pedersen; Evaluating pluralism: interest groups’ policy demands and lobbying success in the European Commission’s open consultations. A case study in environmental policy, Adriana Bunea; Outnumbered, but not outgunned? The participation of citizen groups and business interests in national and EU level consultations on EU policies, Rainer Eising; Regions lobbying the European Union: organizational forms, policy portfolios and venue selection, Bert Fraussen and Tom Donas; Privileged access to the European Commission's stakeholder consultations, Henrik Hermansson; Social media and the politics of interest representation, Paul A. Shotton and Adam W. Chalmers; A practical guide to European Union lobbying campaigns, Natacha Clarac and Stephane Desselas; Advocacy 3.0: adapting to a new public policy paradigm, Tom Parker and Gabriel Gonzalez; Changing nature of public affairs agencies: the role of ‘thought leadership’, David O’Leary; Public affairs case study: The Centre - Brussels’ first think-do tank, Martin Porter; European Union think tanks and public affairs: a fine line between independence and advocacy, Hans Martens; Conclusion, Paul A. Shotton and Paul G. Nixon; Index.