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La definición del concepto del lobbying está desarrollándose en paralelo a la exigencia ciudadana de un aumento de la participación y de la transparencia en la toma de decisiones públicas. En esta voz se realiza un acercamiento a la actividad del lobbying considerando la acepción utilizada principalmente por la Unión Europea y en las escasas legislaciones de los últimos años. A pesar de la falta de regulación específica, el lobbying cuenta con una cobertura legal en las democracias representativas como una forma de participación y de defensa de los intereses de los grupos sociales. Sin embargo, este servicio conlleva también riesgos que pueden evitarse incrementado de forma notable la transparencia. El lobbying es influir desde una simetría en el acceso y desde la transparencia, basado en la capacidad para trasladar los mensajes correctos y convencer. Al contar con la opinión de las partes implicadas, las decisiones públicas mejoran así su calidad, pero también su legitimidad. En España está extendiéndose la elaboración de regulaciones sobre lobbying y es previsible que en esta nueva legislatura, con nuevos partidos y con necesidad de negociación y acuerdos, se cree definitivamente un marco normativo para este cauce de participación. Palabras clave Lobbying, influencia, transparencia, participación, políticas públicas, democracia. Abstract The definition of lobbying is being developed in parallel with the public demand for increased participation and transparency in public decision-making. In this definition it is made an approach to lobbying activity considering the meaning mainly used by the European Union and the few laws adopted in recent years. Despite the lack of specific regulation, lobbying has a legal cover in representative democracies as a form of participation and defense of social groups interests. However, lobbying also carries risks that can be avoided significantly increasing transparency. Lobbying is to influence from a symmetry in access to and from the transparency, based on the ability to convey the right messages and convince. Having the opinion of stakeholders involved, quality of public decisions improve, but also its legitimacy. In Spain the development of regulations on lobbying is spreading and it is expected that during this new legislature, with new political parties in need of negotiation and agreements, a regulatory framework for this mean of participation will be definitely created. Keywords Lobbying, influence, transparency, participation, public policies, democracy.

AbstractThis paper suggests that the nature of activism is changing to take account of the shifts in political and economic conditions. It further goes on to consider that as a result of these emerging trends we have witnessed a generational shift in how governments, businesses, interest groups and citizens will interact. It is possible to place the issues and questions that this new environment raises under a number of broad headings—Democracy and Dissent, Government and Parliament, Media, and Lobbying –each of which the paper deals with in turn. Copyright © 2003 Henry Stewart Publications.

At the end students will be able to:• Compare the differences between influence and lobbying in a democratic and digi-tal context,• Reveal the psychological dimensions of influence and its expansion to digital tools,• Identify the protagonists and their activities,• Elaborate strong arguments relying on data and expert opinions,• Describe the process for elaborating norms and laws,• Discover the public action process, in a parliament as well as in civil society,• Ask ethical and critical questions about lobbying regulations.Course requirements: basic notions on the most important theories of information and communication, and competences in sociology. A good knowledge of actuality is necessary. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/published

Do interest groups strategically select lobbying tactics in response to the legislative context of policies they wish to influence? As rational actors, interest groups should be keen to spend their resources wisely by responding strategically to legislative contexts. This research suggests a theoretical and empirical framework and attempts to explain variations in interest group behavior at the policy level. The empirical design associates direct and indirect interest group lobbying activities with specific policies and tests the hypothesis that interest groups use legislative context as a part of their decision calculus when considering how to lobby Congress. I find that measures of legislative context are important components of models of direct and indirect lobbying. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright 2007.]

Lobbying regulation is a public policy approach capable of enriching participatory democracy while decreasing the dangers of corruption sometimes associated with lobbying. Here we present some insights into the state of lobbying regulations around the world today for scholars, practitioners and for society at large. We discuss the challenges in terms of defining lobbying and its regulation both academically and legislatively. We explore the broad context of lobbying regulation and the range of lobbying registers that have emerged over the years. The motivations for the introduction of lobbying regulations are also considered. The chapter finishes by comparing and classifying the robustness – the level of transparency and accountability – of contemporary lobbying regulations found in various jurisdictions. We will see from this chapter that lobbying regulations constitute part of the broader category of transparency regulations that aim to strengthen confidence in public institutions and enhance democratic accountability.

In this paper we endogenize the number and characteristics of lobbies in a citizen-candidate model of representative democracy where citizens can lobby an elected policy-maker. We find that lobbying always matters. That is, lobbying always affects equilibrium policy outcomes. Moreover, only one policy outcome emerges in equilibrium. An extremist candidate is elected and implements a centrist policy that differs from the one most preferred by the median voter. These results are in contrast with the ones obtained in the context of a citizen-candidate model where lobbies are exogenous.

We analyze the determinants of environmental policy when two industry lobbies can seek a laxer policy that would apply to both industries & loophole lobbying that provides benefits specific to one industry. We determine the properties of the lobbying equilibrium, including the resulting emissions level. In many cases, higher effectiveness of loophole lobbying is detrimental for industries & beneficial for environmental quality, as it exacerbates the free-rider problem in the provision of general lobbying by inducing industries to turn towards loophole lobbying. Figures, References. [Copyright 2005 Elsevier B.V.]