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European Lobbying: An Occupational Field between Professionalism and Activism book cover

1st Edition

European Lobbying An Occupational Field between Professionalism and Activism

By Christian Lahusen Copyright 2023
328 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Lobbying is an integral part of the political reality of the European Union and a highly competitive and dynamic field of interest groups. This book takes a systematic look at lobbyists in order to broaden our understanding of the staff entrusted with the responsibility of influencing European politics. Who are the European lobbyists? What are their professional backgrounds, career patterns,... Read more

List of figures

List of tables

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction

2 Lobbyists in the crosshairs of research: evidence, assumptions, and data

3 The genesis of the field of work: internal views

4 The lobbying staff: structures, profiles, self-images

5 The occupationalisation of lobbying: the constitution of a specialised labour market

6 The professionalisation of lobbying: the constitution of specialised knowledge

7 The legitimacy of European lobbying: divisions and conflicts of a political field

8 European lobbying: findings and implications

References

Index

Biography

Christian Lahusen is Professor of Sociology at the University of Siegen, Germany. He is the author of Political Attitudes of Divided European Citizens and the co-author of Solidarity in the Media and Public Contention over Refugees in Europe and Young People and Long-Term Unemployment.

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