UID:
edoccha_9961003702402883
Format:
1 online resource (329 pages)
ISBN:
1-00-332992-6
,
1-000-86133-3
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1-000-86129-5
,
1-003-32992-6
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Political Sociology Series
Content:
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 m©♭tier. 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.
Note:
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
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-03-236020-8
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781003329923
