Brussels versus the Beltway : advocacy in the United States and the European Union / Christine Mahoney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahoney, Christine.

Series:

American governance and public policy.

American governance and public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pressure groups--United States.

Pressure groups.

Pressure groups--European Union countries.

Lobbying--United States.

Lobbying.

Lobbying--European Union countries.

Policy networks--United States.

Policy networks.

Policy networks--European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents the first large-scale study of lobbying strategies and outcomes in the United States and the European Union, two of the most powerful political systems in the world. Every day, tens of thousands of lobbyists in Washington and Brussels are working to protect and promote their interests in the policymaking process. Policies emanating from these two spheres have global impactsùthey set global standards, they influence global markets, and they determine global politics. Armed with extensive new data, Christine Mahoney challenges the conventional stereotypes that attribute any di

Contents:

Introduction

The U.S. and EU political systems

Explaining advocacy

Researching advocacy

Lobbying positions

Argumentation

Lobbying targets

Inside lobbying tactics

Outside lobbying tactics

Networking and coalitions

Lobbying success

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589012820

1589012828

9781435649897

1435649893

OCLC:

648711580