2007
DOI: 10.1017/s0143814x07000633
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Leading the Dance? Power and Political Resources of Business Lobbyists

Abstract: Studies of lobbying try to determine the influence and power of non-governmental actors on public policy. Although influence is very difficult to measure empirically, many continue to push for better research design to solve the problem. Through case studies of business-government relations in the United States and the European Union, this article argues that the difficulties with power and influence concern not only their operationalisation, but they also reflect conceptual confusions. Trying to determine the… Show more

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“…Distinguishing between these two is crucial for revealing the tensions that can exist behind an apparent political agreement. To go beyond superficial agreement helps to study the power relations between different actors, even when they do not play out in open conflict (Woll, 2007).…”
Section: The Political Usages Of Europementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Distinguishing between these two is crucial for revealing the tensions that can exist behind an apparent political agreement. To go beyond superficial agreement helps to study the power relations between different actors, even when they do not play out in open conflict (Woll, 2007).…”
Section: The Political Usages Of Europementioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is especially true with regard to technical and economic issues such as school closures, for which there is a great deal of uncertainty in the political process (cf. Smith, 2000;Woll, 2007). From this perspective, it is difficult to depict the case as a least likely case.…”
Section: Case Selectionmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…The first phase, "agenda-setting," which encompasses several aspects of integrity, concerns both (lack of) access to government and the mechanisms for selecting issues for the agenda. The relationship between politics and public servants with interest groups and lobbyists is one of the topics that seem relevant under this heading (Woll, 2007;Berg, 2012;Braun, 2012). For example, US President Barack Obama has placed major emphasis on agenda-setting for his initiatives on ethics, signing executive orders on his first full day in office (21 January 2009) that put in place ethics guidelines for staff members of his administration.…”
Section: Ethics and Integrity In Policy And The Policy Processmentioning
confidence: 98%