Description
At a time when Europe and business stand at crossroads, this study provides a perspective into how business representation in the EU has evolved and valuable insights into how to organize lobbying strategies and influence policy-making. Uniquely, the authors analyze business lobbying in Brussels by drawing on insights from political science, public management, and business studies. At the macro level, we explore over 30 years of increasing business lobbying and explore the emergence of a distinct European business-government relations style. At the meso level, we assess how the role of EU institution, policy types, and the policy cycle shape the density and diversity of business lobbying activity. Finally, at the micro level we seek to explore how firms organize their political affairs functions and mobilized strategic political responses. The study uses a variety of methods to analysis the business government relations drawing on unique business and policy-maker surveys; in-depth case studies and elite interviews; large statistical analysis of lobbying registers to assess density and diversity across policy areas and EU institutions; and managerial career path and organizational analysis to assess corporate political capabilities. In contributing to discussions on corporate political strategy and interest groups activity, this monograph should be of interest to public policy scholars, policy-makers, and businesses managers seeking to understand EU government affair and political representation.
About the Author
David Coen is Professor of Public Policy at the Department of Political Science, and founding Director of the Global Governance Institute at University College London. His publications include The Handbook on Business and Government (OUP, 2010) and Lobbying in the EU (OUP, 2009) and he has published extensively in leading journals such as American Review of Public Administration, Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of Public Policy & Administration, and European Journal of Political Research. Alexander Katsaitis is Fellow in Public Policy & Administration at London School of Economics. He has published in journals such as Journal of European Public Policy, Public Administration, Journal of Common Market Studies, and the Journal of Legislative Studies. Matia Vannoni is Lecturer in Public Policy in the Department of Political Economy, King's College London. He has published in journals such as Political Analysis, American Review of Public Administration, Political Science Research and Methods, and Journal of Public Administration Research.
Reviews
masterful * Graham K Wilson, Socio-Economic Review *
The book is a remarkable undertaking in its scope, employing macro-, meso-, and microanalytical perspectives to assess more than 30 years of data on business lobbying in Brussels. The result is a broad-ranging look at the evolution of the EU-business relationship that manages to contribute to the academic literature at the intersection of political science and business while also being accessible to policymakers, managers, and students. * Jocelyn Leitzinger, Socio-Economic Review *
a deep and comprehensive account of processes of business lobbying in the EU institutions. * Glenn Morgan, Socio-Economic Review *
the authors make strong empirical and theoretical contributions to the study of EU business-government relations...this book will trigger more interdisciplinary conversations between political scientists and management scholars * Onna Malou van den Broek, Public Administration *
Academics and researchers will appreciate the book for providing an explicitly theorized, policy-contextualized understanding of business's role in EU policymaking. EU policy-makers will come to understand the crucial role they play in demanding business lobbying. Beyond the actual empirical contributions...the book provides a rare attempt to synthesize the wealth of research undertaken at the intersection of interest groups, companies, lobbying and the European Union over the past 10-20 years. * Steven Eichenberger, Swiss Political Science Review *
a rewarding read for students of business and politics as well as academics... [and] policy practitioners aiming to regulate lobbying. * Elise Antoine, International Review of Public Policy *
The authors have written an authoritative account of the structure and strategy of corporate engagement with the institutions and agents of the EU. * Thomas C. Lawton, Journal of International Business Studies *
a useful resource for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners alike...its integration of insights spanning decades of research work, its multiple disciplinary approaches, and its use of the theoretical lenses of resource dependence theory and institutional theory, should certainly inform our understanding, and suggest fruitful avenues for research inquiry. * Dawn Yi Lin Chow, Organization *
a magisterial analysis of business lobbying at the very heart of the European Union-Brussels. * Scott James, Regulation & Governance *
This well-marshalled empirical material could be used to stimulate a much needed normative debate on the role of business in EU decision making. The conceptual framework used in this book aids a better understanding of the complex processes at work. * Wyn Grant, The Political Quarterly *
I cannot recommend this book more highly. * Conor McGrath, University of Ulster, Journal of Public Affairs *
a welcome contribution for scholars studying the European Union, business strategies and political economy in general. The authors' unique expertise in the field makes the book extraordinarily rich, both theoretically and empirically. At the same time, Business Lobbying in the European Union remains accessible and comprehensible for non-experts of the topic, and thus it is a valuable resource for students, researchers and practitioners * Mattia Guidi, International Review of Public Administration *
the authors deliver enormous insight for both scholars and practitioners in a very accessible tone... I cannot recall the last time I read a scholarly book on lobbying with so much enjoyment, or learning so much from it...I cannot recommend this book more highly. Whether you are a scholar or a professional interested in how interest groups interact with EU policymakers in Brussels, you will benefit more from this book than from any other. * Conor McGrath, Journal of Public Affairs *
this work is commendable for its impressive range and its original contribution to the study of business-EU relations. * Claire Godet, Political Studies Review *
a rich and powerful study...outstanding * Graham K. Wilson, Governance *
A landmark book on business-government relations. * Angel Saz-Carranza, Public Administration Review *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199589753
Author David Coen
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 516g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 165mm * 20mm
About the Author
David Coen is Professor of Public Policy at the Department of Political Science, and founding Director of the Global Governance Institute at University College London. His publications include The Handbook on Business and Government (OUP, 2010) and Lobbying in the EU (OUP, 2009) and he has published extensively in leading journals such as American Review of Public Administration, Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of Public Policy & Administration, and European Journal of Political Research. Alexander Katsaitis is Fellow in Public Policy & Administration at London School of Economics. He has published in journals such as Journal of European Public Policy, Public Administration, Journal of Common Market Studies, and the Journal of Legislative Studies. Matia Vannoni is Lecturer in Public Policy in the Department of Political Economy, King's College London. He has published in journals such as Political Analysis, American Review of Public Administration, Political Science Research and Methods, and Journal of Public Administration Research.
Reviews
masterful * Graham K Wilson, Socio-Economic Review *
The book is a remarkable undertaking in its scope, employing macro-, meso-, and microanalytical perspectives to assess more than 30 years of data on business lobbying in Brussels. The result is a broad-ranging look at the evolution of the EU-business relationship that manages to contribute to the academic literature at the intersection of political science and business while also being accessible to policymakers, managers, and students. * Jocelyn Leitzinger, Socio-Economic Review *
a deep and comprehensive account of processes of business lobbying in the EU institutions. * Glenn Morgan, Socio-Economic Review *
the authors make strong empirical and theoretical contributions to the study of EU business-government relations...this book will trigger more interdisciplinary conversations between political scientists and management scholars * Onna Malou van den Broek, Public Administration *
Academics and researchers will appreciate the book for providing an explicitly theorized, policy-contextualized understanding of business's role in EU policymaking. EU policy-makers will come to understand the crucial role they play in demanding business lobbying. Beyond the actual empirical contributions...the book provides a rare attempt to synthesize the wealth of research undertaken at the intersection of interest groups, companies, lobbying and the European Union over the past 10-20 years. * Steven Eichenberger, Swiss Political Science Review *
a rewarding read for students of business and politics as well as academics... [and] policy practitioners aiming to regulate lobbying. * Elise Antoine, International Review of Public Policy *
The authors have written an authoritative account of the structure and strategy of corporate engagement with the institutions and agents of the EU. * Thomas C. Lawton, Journal of International Business Studies *
a useful resource for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners alike...its integration of insights spanning decades of research work, its multiple disciplinary approaches, and its use of the theoretical lenses of resource dependence theory and institutional theory, should certainly inform our understanding, and suggest fruitful avenues for research inquiry. * Dawn Yi Lin Chow, Organization *
a magisterial analysis of business lobbying at the very heart of the European Union-Brussels. * Scott James, Regulation & Governance *
This well-marshalled empirical material could be used to stimulate a much needed normative debate on the role of business in EU decision making. The conceptual framework used in this book aids a better understanding of the complex processes at work. * Wyn Grant, The Political Quarterly *
I cannot recommend this book more highly. * Conor McGrath, University of Ulster, Journal of Public Affairs *
a welcome contribution for scholars studying the European Union, business strategies and political economy in general. The authors' unique expertise in the field makes the book extraordinarily rich, both theoretically and empirically. At the same time, Business Lobbying in the European Union remains accessible and comprehensible for non-experts of the topic, and thus it is a valuable resource for students, researchers and practitioners * Mattia Guidi, International Review of Public Administration *
the authors deliver enormous insight for both scholars and practitioners in a very accessible tone... I cannot recall the last time I read a scholarly book on lobbying with so much enjoyment, or learning so much from it...I cannot recommend this book more highly. Whether you are a scholar or a professional interested in how interest groups interact with EU policymakers in Brussels, you will benefit more from this book than from any other. * Conor McGrath, Journal of Public Affairs *
this work is commendable for its impressive range and its original contribution to the study of business-EU relations. * Claire Godet, Political Studies Review *
a rich and powerful study...outstanding * Graham K. Wilson, Governance *
A landmark book on business-government relations. * Angel Saz-Carranza, Public Administration Review *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199589753
Author David Coen
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 516g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 165mm * 20mm
