Suchergebnisse

EU Lobbying: Empirical and Theoretical studies offers an analysis of large empirical studies of interest group politics and Lobbying in Europe. Recognising the continued European economic integration, globalisation and the changing role of the state, it observs significant adaptations in interest mobilisation and strategic behavour. This book assesses the logic of collective and direct action, the logic of access and influence, the logic of venue-shopping and alliance building. It addresses specific issues such as:the emergence of elite pluralism in EU institutions, the pump priming of politic

This volume reviews current debates on the role of business in politics and it assesses emerging methodological approaches to its study. The book brings together leading scholars to assess various qualitative and quantitative methods, network analysis, historical context and positive rational choice modeling, and detailed research case studies in the study of Business- Government relations.

Although regulation is on the rise in the European Union, the liberalization of the telecommunication & energy markets has not created a uniform European Regulatory model. The principle focus of this article is to examine the interaction & regulatory learning between national regulatory authorities & business in the U.K. & German utility markets to assess the degree of convergence & demonstrate how the regulatory relationship has evolved beyond that envisaged in the initial delegation of powers to the regulator. The article shows that independent regulatory authorities have moved from distant & often confrontational relationships with business to strategic working relationships driven by exchanges of information & reputation building & that regulatory learning & trust have evolved at distinct speeds in sectors & countries depending on the number of regulatory authorities in a market place, the degree to which there are concurrent powers between authorities, their discretion in the consultation process, & the length of time that regulatory authorities had existed. Consequently, significant variance is continuously seen in the business -- regulator relationships in comparing the young legalist German regulatory authorities with the established independent & discretion-based regulators in the U.K. 2 Tables, 1 Figure, 40 References. Adapted from the source document.

Examines how firms have restructured their political organization to maximize political options in the constantly evolving European public policy system, & assesses the impact of these changes on member states' industrial relations, drawing on survey data collected 1993-1997 on Europe's top 200 firms, including interviews with 50 European affairs directors & other officials. Analysis reveals the degree to which the creation of the single market & the strengthening of European institutions have harmonized firms' political activity across borders, sectors, & issues. It is concluded that multinationals have established a sophisticated political capacity that allows them to develop new multilevel & ad hoc political alliances; this new political coordination has standardized political responses across issues & altered national public policy systems. 2 Figures, 49 References. Adapted from the source document.