The Battle for Influence
The Politics of Business Lobbying in the European Parliament
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7876986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maja Kluger Rasmussen (London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 365-382 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jcms.12156 |
| OpenAlex | W1940016781 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 49 |
| References cited | 25 |
The E uropean P arliament ( EP ) has become an increasingly important lobbying venue for business due to the recent enhancement of its regulatory powers. Existing research, however, disagrees on the extent to which the intensified business lobbying has resulted in increased business influence on EP policy outcomes. Some studies find a ‘business bias’ in the EP , while others still perceive it to be a forceful promoter of diffuse interests (such as consumer and environmental groups). This article examines the conditions under which business groups shape policy outcomes in the EP . The article uses a comparative qualitative case study design of four recent legislative dossiers, and draws on process‐tracing of EU documents and lobbying letters, and 145 interviews. It finds that the ability of business to leave its fingerprints on EP reports depends on a number of factors – most notably business unity, low issue salience and dossiers being dealt with by mainstream committees
Battle · Business · Legislative process · Legislature · Mainstream · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Process tracing · Public relations · Salience (neuroscience · Accounting · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Regulation and Compliance Studies
Bringing Power Back in
Market integration and transformation of business politics
Disputes over intellectual rights in Brazil
Transparency as an empty signifier? Assessing transparency in EU and platform initiatives on online political advertising and actors
Regulating the European Data‐Driven Economy
Assessing the impact of climate policy uncertainty on lobbying
Resisting Equal Pay Policy Through Problem Manipulation
Power at the expense of diffuse interests? The European Parliament as a legitimacy-seeking institution
Beyond the revolving door
Serving one client only? Assessing the openness and inclusiveness of European Parliament's intergroups
Capitalism, democracy, and the European Union
Maintaining gender inequality in wages? The case of employer organisations’ and business advocacy groups’ resistance to pay transparency legislation in Finland
The Rise of Corporate Lobbying in the European Union
Still waiting for the “liberal revolution”? The Italian pro-competition law and the cases of taxi licences and beach concessions
In the Shadow of Public Opinion
When local governments win (and when they lose)
From rhetoric to regulation
Ratcheting Up Carbon Trade
An ‘East-West split’ about the posting of workers? Questioning the representation of socio-economic interests in the European Parliament
Deliberative layering
Democratic accountability regimes, populism, and transparency in the European Parliament
Interest group access to policymaking in Ireland
Politics of expertise in the European Parliament
Do business interests control agenda‐setting? Interest groups, policy agendas and media attention
Government-Business Relations in Policymaking During the New Order Indonesia
Cultural capital and the density of organised interests lobbying the European Parliament
Legislative Efficiency and Political Inclusiveness
Does it pay to lobby? Examining the link between firm lobbying and firm profitability in the European Union
Following the Money
Explaining Participation Bias in the European Commission's Online Consultations
Legislative Transparency in the European Parliament
Relational Power, Brokers and Influence
Interest groups and strategic constructivism
The European Commission’s use of consultation during policy formulation
Influence, affluence and media salience
National interest organisations in EU policy-making
The MNC‐Coalition Paradox
The “Europeanization” of the Basel process
It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
The Decarbonization Bargain
The representative capacity of interest groups
Two of a kind? On the influence of parliamentary and governmental administrations
Noisy business politics
No place like home? Explaining venue selection of regional offices in Brussels
A biased rapporteur or politics as usual? Reassessing the balance of interests in the EU food information labelling case
The two faces of conflict
(Re)coordinating the German Political Economy
Smokescreen Politics? Ratcheting Up EU Emissions Trading in 2017
Business, as usual? The impact of organized economic interests on the stringency of Covid-19 containment policies
The governmental process
Lobbying The European Union
The Political System of the European Union
Quiet Politics and Business Power
American Business and Political Power
The Logic of Collective Action
The brash and the soft-spoken
Is the European Parliament still a policy champion for environmental interests
All Access Points are Not Created Equal
Is Co-Decision Good for the Environment? an Analysis of the European Parliament's Green Credentials
Chameleon pluralism in the EU
Holding the European Parliament responsible
Who to lobby and when
Still saving the earth? The European Parliament's environmental record
A Neopluralist Perspective on Research on Organized Interests
Biased or not? Organized interests and the case of EU food information labeling
Representing diffuse interests in EC policy-making
Foreign Interests Lobbying Brussels
Measuring Interest Group Influence in the EU
A Critique of the Ruling Elite Model
| Unique citing works | 49 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 49 |