Party politics, institutions, and identity: the dynamics of regional venue shopping in the EU

Huwyler, Oliver; Tatham, Michaël; Blatter, Joachim

doi:10.1080/01402382.2017.1404822

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“…These are important findings because the composition of regional government may have a large impact on public policy -see e.g. Kleider et al (2017) on subnational expenditures on education, Huwyler et al (2017) and Tosun and Ulrich-Hartung (2017) on European policy-making -and the extent to which voters will hold regional government accountable -see e.g. León et al (2017).…”

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A world of difference: the sources of regional government composition and alternation

Schakel

Massetti

2017

West European Politics

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A world of difference: the sources of regional government composition and alternation

Schakel

Massetti

2017

West European Politics

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“…This study draws on the concept of venue shopping, which originally relates to advocates who face obstacles in certain decision settings and therefore look out for other ones, which they consider more promising for the promotion of their policy objectives (Baumgartner & Jones, , p. 36). Recently, scientific attention surrounding advocates’ decision to select certain venues has increased; scholars refer to this as venue choice (Huwyler et al, ; Ley, ; Ley & Weber, ; Marshall & Bernhagen, ). This study concentrates on the factors that influenced Cibus’ venue choices when this firm looked out for the most suitable decision settings for promoting NPBT deregulation in the EU multilevel system.…”

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“…This study draws on the concept of venue shopping, which became widespread in the last two decades, especially for analyzing interest group politics (Baumgartner & Jones, ; Beyers, Donas, & Fraussen, ; Beyers & Kerremans, ; Buffardi et al, ; Huwyler, Tatham, & Blatter, ; Pralle, ). Based on various sources, it uses counterfactual reasoning to assess the importance of institutional “closedness” for Cibus’ venue choices as well as a comparative, factor‐based approach to explain the firm’s choices for venues in certain EU member states.…”

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Inside Lobbying on the Regulation of New Plant Breeding Techniques in the European Union: Determinants of Venue Choices

Hartung

2020

Review of Policy Research

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In July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union decided that new plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) fall within the scope of the restrictive provisions on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Previously, various actors had lobbied in order to influence the European Union's (EU's) regulatory decision on NPBTs. This study examines the venue choices taken by Cibus, a biotech company that promoted NPBT deregulation. It shows that the firm bypassed the EU level and that it lobbied competent authorities (CAs) in certain member states to gain support for the deregulation of NPBTs. Cibus chose the CAs because their institutional "closedness" reduced the risk of the debate over the deregulation of NPBTs becoming public. However, the CA's specific competences and their influence on EU decision making were of likewise importance. The firm lobbied CAs based in Finland, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Two factors appear to have influenced Cibus' choices for these countries: high-level political support for agribiotech and the high relevance of biotech sectors. In contrast, public support for GMOs turned out to have hardly any influence, and virtually no association could be observed for the agricultural application of biotechnology in the past nor for the weakness of domestic anti-GMO lobby groups. Finally, the in-depth study on Germany affirms that "closedness" was important for Cibus' choices and reveals that technical information served as a venue-internal factor that influenced the firm's choices. KEY WORDS: agricultural biotechnology, inside lobbying, EU multilevel system, new plant breeding techniques, venue choice 关键词: 农业生物技术, 内部游说, 欧盟多层体系, 新植物育种技术, 场地选择 Cabildeo interno sobre la regulación de nuevas técnicas de fitomejoramiento en la Unión Europea: determinantes de lugares para eventosEn julio de 2018, el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea decidió que las nuevas técnicas de fitomejoramiento (NPBT) están dentro del alcance de las disposiciones restrictivas sobre organismos genéticamente modificados (OGM). Anteriormente, varios actores habían cabildeado para influir en la decisión reguladora de la Unión Europea (UE) sobre NPBT. Este estudio examina las opciones de lugar tomadas por Cibus, una compañía de biotecnología que promovió la desregulación de NPBT. Muestra que la empresa pasó por alto el nivel de la UE y presionó a las autoridades competentes (CA) en ciertos estados miembros para obtener apoyo para la desregulación de las NPBT. Cibus eligió a las AC porque su "cerramiento" institucional redujo el riesgo del debate sobre la desregulación de las Determinants of Venue Choices 93NPBT que se hacen públicas. Sin embargo, las competencias específicas de la AC y su influencia en la toma de decisiones de la UE fueron igualmente importantes. La firma presionó a las AC con sede en Finlandia, Alemania, Irlanda, Suecia, España y el Reino Unido. Dos factores parecen haber influido en las elecciones de Cibus para estos países: el apoyo político de alto nivel para la agrobiotecnología y ...

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“…In fact, the latest research available indicates that extra-state channels are more frequently used than intrastate ones. In a survey of 122 European regions in 22 countries carried out in 2014, Huwyler et al (2018) found that regions, when seeking to influence policy developments in Brussels, do indeed frequently use intra-state channels such as domestic participation rights, informal lobbying, special consultative procedures, or activities through the state's Permanent Representation (PR) in Brussels. However, these same regions tend to use extra-state channels noticeably more frequently.…”

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“…These are represented through beanplots with a density trace. Data are extracted from Huwyler et al (2018). Thick line = mean; dotted = overall average.…”

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The Rise of Regional Influence in the EU – From Soft Policy Lobbying to Hard Vetoing

Tatham

2018

J of Common Market Studies

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Initially unfolding in parallel ways, the Europeanization and the regionalization of politics have increasingly intersected. Regional authorities have organized themselves to affect policy developments at the supranational level. They do so through the internal restructuring of their administrations, by carrying lobbying activities directly in Brussels, but also by institutionalizing and sometimes constitutionalizing their authority over their Member State's EU position. In other words, both their informal and formal influence over EU affairs has grown. The relevance of these trends is illustrated by recent events such as the Wallonia parliament holding up the EU–Canada trade deal. This case highlights how the nature of both subnational and supranational politics has changed over time. International trade deals used to be considered as ‘high politics’, remote from the immediate concerns of regional bodies and well beyond their formal reach. The Wallonia case illustrates this is no longer so.

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Party politics, institutions, and identity: the dynamics of regional venue shopping in the EU

Cited by 40 publications

References 53 publications

A world of difference: the sources of regional government composition and alternation

A world of difference: the sources of regional government composition and alternation

Inside Lobbying on the Regulation of New Plant Breeding Techniques in the European Union: Determinants of Venue Choices

The Rise of Regional Influence in the EU – From Soft Policy Lobbying to Hard Vetoing

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