Regulating lobbying activities in the European Union
A voluntary club perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7997764 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andreea Năstase (0000-0002-9252-3022, corresponding author), Claire Muurmans |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 238-255 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regulation & Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-5983 • E-ISSN: 1748-5991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/rego.12200 |
| OpenAlex | W2873700157 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 36 |
This article offers a systematic exploration of why interest groups sign up to the European Union Transparency Register, a non‐binding lobby regulation system. We distinguish between instrumental and normative perspectives to explain voluntary compliance, and find that concern for one's reputation represents the most important motivational driver. Based on this, we suggest that the Transparency Register can be understood as a “voluntary club” sponsored by European institutions. This theoretical perspective captures the appeal of the instrument among lobbyists, but also a number of inconsistencies in its current design, which make it unviable in the long term. We outline implications for the ongoing reform of the Transparency Register, and more generally for the regulation of lobbying activities. The analysis draws on semi‐structured interviews with various types of lobbyists active in Brussels, and on data from public consultations organized by the European Commission
Appeal · Business · Club · Commission · Economics · European commission · European union · International trade · Normative · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Public economics · Public relations · Reputation · Transparency (behavior · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Regulation and Compliance Studies · Accounting
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 2,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |