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oapen-20.500.12657-612182024-03-27T14:14:26Z European Lobbying Lahusen, Christian careers;EU;European Union;interest groups;interviews;lobbying;lobbyists;occupational field;political sociology;politics;professional;professionalisation;representation;sociology;survey data thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government 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, practices, and beliefs? The study uses a sociological framework to explore the professionalisation and professionalism of the field across national proveniences, policy fields and interest groups, and develops a systematic analysis that considers three different dimensions: occupational patterns, shared knowledge and common convictions. Based on original research that combines in- depth interviews with survey data, European Lobbying demonstrates that European lobbying is a firmly established and highly professionalised métier. In an organisational field characterised by growth, pluralisation and increasing competition, the professional staff contributes to the homogenisation of European lobbying and the marginalisation of other, non- professionalised forms of interest representation. It will therefore appeal to scholars and students of sociology and politics with interest in European studies, European Union politics and the sociology of the professions. 2023-02-09T14:49:30Z 2023-02-09T14:49:30Z 2023 book 9781032360201 9781003329923 9781032360263 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61218 eng Routledge Studies in Political Sociology application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000861297.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003329923 10.4324/9781003329923 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781032360201 9781003329923 9781032360263 Routledge 329 open access
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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, practices, and beliefs? The study uses a sociological framework to explore the professionalisation and professionalism of the field across national proveniences, policy fields and interest groups, and develops a systematic analysis that considers three different dimensions: occupational patterns, shared knowledge and common convictions. Based on original research that combines in- depth interviews with survey data, European Lobbying demonstrates that European lobbying is a firmly established and highly professionalised métier. In an organisational field characterised by growth, pluralisation and increasing competition, the professional staff contributes to the homogenisation of European lobbying and the marginalisation of other, non- professionalised forms of interest representation. It will therefore appeal to scholars and students of sociology and politics with interest in European studies, European Union politics and the sociology of the professions.
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