Lobbying in the EU - readings

This is a list of introductory readings and links which I have put together for the Erasmus IP which Greenwich along with six other universities across Europe is participating in next March in Gent, Louvain and Brussels studying lobbying and government relations in Europe as part of postgraduate public relations study across Europe.   The timing of the intensive two week workshop could not be better with lobbying a topical issue in many countries.  I and my colleagues would be interested to hear about other works which we should be including and any suggestions would be welcome.  I have also included the participating universities below.

Papers and cuttings  

Alter, R. 2010.  Clearer Lobbying for Cleaner Policy Making.  OECD Observer. 

Anon. Lobbying in theEU.  2008.  EU Insight.   

Anon. Coalition Building. Towards a New Agora.  2011.  World Bank. 

Anon.  Expert Group on Conflict of Interest with aspecial session on lobbying: enhancing transparency and accountability, Paris. June 2007.  2007.  OECD.  

Godwin, R. 2011.  Lobbying, a ticking timebomb.  Evening Standard. 14^th Oct. 2011.

Jensen, I. 2002. Public Relations and Emerging Functions ofthe Public Sphere. An Analytical Framework.  Journal of Communication Management.

Mack, R. 2005.  Lobbying effectively in Brusselsand Washington– getting the right result.  Practice Papers.  Journal of Communication Management.

Jaatinen, M.  1998.  Lobbying for conflict accommodation – contingency model.  Corporate Communications.

Svendsen, G.T., 2011. Evaluatingand Regulating the Impacts of lobbying in the EU? The case study of greenindustries.  Environmental Policy and Governance.  Wiley.

Schepers, S. 2010.  Business-government relations: beyondlobbying. Corporate Governance.

de Bussy, N.M., Kelly, L. 2009.  Stakeholders,Politics and Power. Towards and understanding of stakeholder identification andsalience in government.   Journal of Communication Management.

Books

L’Etang, J. 2009.  Public Relations – Concepts, Practice and Critique.  Ch.5. Public Affairs and the Public Sphere.  P.96. Sage.

Von Schendelen, R. 2003.  Machiavelli in Brussels.  The Art of Lobbying the EU.  Amsterdam Press.  http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=DqEoqkJ0WIUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA11&dq=eu+and+lobbying&ots=D8wiCQi6G9&sig=7wapq9gK7ligLcjGmkbzdUjnAYw#v=onepage&q=eu%20and%20lobbying&f=false

Tench, R., Yeoman, L. 2006.  Exploring Public Relations.  Pearson.  Ch.23, Public Affairs. p.447.

Links

Amin., M.  2010.  The “L” Word: Is lobbying actually a sign of progress in developing countries? World Bank blogs.  http://blogs.worldbank.org/psd/node/10439

Alber & Geiger.  2011.  “EU’s leading lobbying law firm.” http://www.albergeiger.com/?gclid=CPPoiaz_9KsCFYMPfAodjSOWJQ

Banks, M. 2011.  UK could “learn from EU” on lobbying rules.  The Parliament.com.  18^th Oct. 2011. http://www.theparliament.com/latest-news/article/newsarticle/uk-could-learn-from-eu-on-lobbying-rules/

Bingle, P. 2011.  Why lobbying is a good thing.  The Dispatch Box, The blog of Bell Pottinger Public Affairs.  http://bp-pa.blogspot.com/2011/10/musing-on-why-lobbying-is-good-thing.html

EU Transparency Register. 2011.  http://europa.eu/transparency-register/index_en.htm

Igan, D., Mishra, P., Tressel, T.  2009.  A Fistful of Dollars : Lobbying and the Financial Crisis.  IMF Working Paper.  Accessed online.

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2009/wp09287.pdf

Lobbying in the European Union.  Current Rules and Practices.  2003.  European Parliament.  http://ec.europa.eu/civil_society/interest_groups/docs/workingdocparl.pdf

OECD.  2008.  Lobbyists, governments and public trust.  Building a legislative framework for enhancing transparency and accountability in lobbying. http://www.oecd.org/document/16/0,3746,en_2649_34135_41074896_1_1_1_1,00.html

Sharif, H.  2011.  I hate lobbyists. And I am one. But they are absolutely necessary.  The Commentator.  18^th Oct. 2011. http://www.thecommentator.com/article/546/i_hate_lobbyists_and_i_am_one_but_they_are_absolutely_necessary_

Worst EU Lobby Awards.   http://www.worstlobby.eu/

European partners in Erasmus IP

Université Catholique de Louvain  http://www.uclouvain.be/

Arteveldehogeschool   www.arteveldehs.be

Nancy-Université

(Université Nancy2)   http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/

Universitatea din Bucureşti   http://www.unibuc.ro/depts/litere/dcrp/index.php

Universidad Cardenal Herrera  www.uch.ceu.es

Instituto Superior de Novas Profissoes  http://www.inp.pt/

University of Greenwich www.gre.ac.uk