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Author Moessing, Lisa, author

Title Lobbying uncovered? : lobbying registration in the European Union and the United States / Lisa Moessing
Published Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, [2014]
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Series Interdisciplinary series of the Centre for Intercultural and European Studies = Interdisziplinäre Schriftenreihe des Centrums für Interkulturelle und Europäische Studien, 1865-2255 ; 12
Interdisciplinary series of the Centre for Intercultural and European Studies ; 12. 1865-2255
Contents Preamble -- Introduction -- Conceptual background -- Comparison of lobbying registration in the EU and the United States -- Result subsumption, discussion, and perspectives -- References -- Annex -- Databases -- Interview manual -- Interviewee overview
Summary Annotation To the public's eye, lobbying is still a highly obscure trade. Lobbyists are generally perceived to work behind closed doors in order to influence legislation--what really happens is unknown to the public. To make interest representatives more visible, both the European Union and the United States have developed mechanisms to register lobbyists. However, while US legislation now forces lobbyists to register and report their influential work by fixed deadlines, the EU's registration remains voluntary due to the lack of a legal basis. This book takes the reader closer to today's concept of lobbying, especially in regard to the EU's registration mechanism. Lisa Moessing compares both the US and the EU registration systems by their technical composition, accessibility, and handling and contrasts their efficiency and effectiveness. Featuring the perspectives of lobbyists, watchdog members, and political representatives, this text outlines a starting point for improvement and emphasizes the importance of listening to those who deal with registers in everyday practice
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-146)
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Subject Lobbying -- European Union countries
Lobbying -- United States
Lobbying -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries
Lobbying -- Law and legislation -- United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.
Lobbying
Lobbying -- Law and legislation
European Union countries
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
ISBN 3838266765
9783838266763
Other Titles Lobbying registration in the European Union and the United States