Lobbying : The art of political persuasion / Lionel Zetter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zetter, Lionel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lobbying.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (477 pages)

Edition:

Thrid, fully revised, updated and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

Petersfield, Hampshire, England : Harriman House Ltd, 2014.

Summary:

Fully revised, updated and expanded third edition Lobbying is a global industry which thrives wherever democracy is established. This third edition of Lobbying by Lionel Zetter straddles the globe, from the USA to Japan. It covers the Westminster and Scottish Parliaments, and the Welsh, Northern Ireland and London Assemblies. It examines the lobbying scenes in the USA and Brussels. Finally, the book also deals with Asia, the Gulf and the Middle East. The acknowledged industry bible, this book explains all aspects of lobbying in an expert yet accessible manner. Areas covered include: - the historical background to lobbying, and the ethical and regulatory frameworks - advice on how to break into lobbying - the mechanics of lobbying, and the techniques employed by lobbyists around the world - the various types of lobbying and public affairs campaigns - how to use the media and third-party advocates in support of a campaign - a step-by-step guide to planning and implementing a lobbying campaign. The author is an acknowledged expert in his field, and this book represents a distillation of his decades of experience. There are also 'top tips' from some of the most senior lobbyists in the world, as well as contributions from elected politicians.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Praise for Lobbying

About the Author

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part 1: Introduction to Lobbying

1.1 Definitions

1.2 History

1.3 Ethics and Regulation

1.4 Funding and Donations

Part 2: The Mechanics of Lobbying

2.1 Rationale for Lobbying

2.1.1 Threat

2.1.2 Opportunity

2.2 Types of Lobbying Campaigns

2.2.1 Profile raising

2.2.2 Contact programme

2.2.3 Policy shaping

2.2.4 Legislation changing

2.3 Starting a Career in Lobbying

2.3.1 Academic qualifications

2.3.2 Internships

2.3.3 Advertisements

2.3.4 Websites

2.3.5 Recruitment consultancies

2.4 Appointing a Lobbying Consultancy

2.4.1 Written proposal

2.4.2 Presentation

2.4.3 Contractual benchmarks

2.4.4 Freelancers

Part 3: The Tools of Lobbying

3.1 Monitoring and Intelligence

3.1.1 In-house monitoring

3.1.2 Monitoring agencies

3.1.3 Public affairs consultancy monitoring

3.2 Reference Titles

3.3 Opinion Polling

3.4 Relationship Management

3.5 Online Campaigning

3.6 Messaging

3.7 The Media

Part 4: Lobbying Whitehall and Westminster

4.1 The Civil Service

4.1.1 Whitehall

4.1.2 Contacting civil servants

4.1.3 Special advisers

4.1.4 Executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies

4.1.5 Regulators

4.2 Political Parties

4.3 House of Commons

4.3.1 Prime Minister

4.3.2 Cabinet

4.3.3 Ministers

4.3.4 Parliamentary private secretaries

4.3.5 Whips

4.3.6 Members of parliament

4.3.7 Prospective parliamentary candidates

4.3.8 Queen's Speech

4.3.9 Select committees

4.3.10 Consultation documents

4.3.11 Early day motions

4.3.12 Business questions

4.3.13 Petitions

4.3.14 Oral questions

4.3.15 Prime Minister's questions

4.3.16 Written questions

4.3.17 Written ministerial statements.

4.3.18 Urgent questions

4.3.19 All-Party Parliamentary Groups

4.3.20 Party committees and groups

4.3.21 Exhibitions

4.3.22 Function rooms

4.3.23 Mass lobbies

4.3.24 Debates

4.3.25 Legislation

4.3.26 Finance

4.3.27 House of Commons reform

4.4 House of Lords

4.4.1 Cabinet

4.4.2 Ministers

4.4.3 Whips

4.4.4 Queen's Speech

4.4.5 Select committees

4.4.6 Oral questions

4.4.7 Written questions

4.4.8 Debates

4.4.9 Legislation

4.4.10 House of Lords reform

Part 5: Planning and implementing a public affairs campaign

5.1 Planning a Public Affairs Campaign

5.1.1 Alignment

5.1.2 Priorities

5.1.3 Objectives

5.1.4 Message

5.1.5 Policy environment

5.1.6 Stakeholder mapping

5.2. Implementing a Public Affairs Campaign

5.2.1 Lobbying tactics

5.2.2 Monitoring and Intelligence

5.2.3 Tasks

5.2.4 Timetable

5.2.5 Coalitions

5.2.6 Media and social media

5.2.7 Campaign phases

5.2.8 Adapt

5.2.9 Evaluate

Part 6: Lobbying Other UK Institutions

6.1 Scottish Parliament

6.1.1 Powers

6.1.2 First minister

6.1.3 Cabinet

6.1.4 Legislation

6.1.5 Committees

6.1.6 Oral questions

6.1.7 Written questions

6.1.8 Motions

6.1.9 Petitions

6.2 Scottish Government

6.3 Scotland Office

6.4 Scottish Affairs Select Committee

6.5 Scottish Grand Committee

6.6 National Assembly for Wales

6.6.1 Powers

6.6.2 First minister

6.6.3 Cabinet

6.6.4 Departments

6.6.5 Finances

6.6.6 Legislation

6.6.7 Debates

6.6.8 Committees

6.6.9 Questions

6.6.10 Petitions

6.6.11 Cross-party groups

6.7 Wales Office

6.8 Welsh Affairs Select Committee

6.9 Welsh Grand Committee

6.10 Northern Ireland Assembly

6.10.1 Powers

6.10.2 First minister and deputy first minister

6.10.3 Executive Committee

6.10.4 Legislation.

6.10.5 Finance

6.10.6 Debates

6.10.7 Committees

6.10.8 Questions

6.10.9 Petitions

6.11 Northern Ireland Executive Departments

6.12 Northern Ireland Office

6.13 Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee

6.14 Northern Ireland Grand Committee

6.15 Greater London Authority

6.15.1 Mayor of London

6.15.2 London Assembly

6.15.3 Finances

6.16 Local Government

6.16.1 Structure

6.16.2 Planning

6.16.3 Licensing

6.16.4 Procurement

6.17 Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (the Ombudsman)

6.18 Judiciary

6.18.1 Pepper v Hart

6.18.2 Judicial Review

6.18.3 Human Rights Act

6.18.4 European Court of Justice

Part 7: Lobbying the European Union

7.1 History and Background

7.2 European Council

7.3 Council of Ministers

7.3.1 Presidency

7.3.2 Comitology

7.3.3 COREPER

7.3.4 UKREP

7.4 European Commission

7.4.1 Powers

7.4.2 President

7.4.3 College of Commissioners

7.4.4 Directorates-General

7.4.5 UK offices

7.5 European Parliament

7.5.1 President

7.5.2 Members of the European Parliament

7.5.3 Powers

7.5.4 Parties and political groups

7.5.5 Committees of the European Parliament

7.5.6 Intergroups

7.5.7 Questions

7.5.8 Resolutions

7.5.9 Petitions

7.5.10 Ombudsman

7.5.11 UK offices

7.6 Policy Formulation

7.6.1 Drivers

7.6.2 Policy areas

7.6.3 Roles of the institutions

7.6.4 Documents

7.7 Legislative Process

7.7.1 European Union law - types

7.7.2 European Union law - procedures

7.8 Finances

7.9 Other European Union Institutions

7.9.1 The European Court of Justice

7.9.2 European Court of Auditors

7.9.3 European Economic and Social Committee

7.9.4 Committee of the Regions

7.9.5 European Central Bank

7.9.6 European Investment Bank

7.9.7 European Union agencies.

7.10 Other European Institutions

7.10.1 Council of Europe

7.10.2 European Court of Human Rights

Part 8: Lobbying in the United States of America

8.1 Constitution

8.2 President

8.3 Senate

8.3.1 Senior positions

8.4 House of Representatives

8.4.1 Senior positions

8.5 Committees

8.5.1 Senate committees

8.5.2 House of Representatives committees

8.5.3 Joint committees

8.6 Legislation

8.7 Finances

8.8 Judiciary

8.8.1 Supreme Court

8.8.2 Other courts

8.9 States

8.10 Ultimate Lobbying

Part 9: Lobbying in Asia

9.1 China

9.1.1 Communist Party of China (CPC)

9.1.2 State and Central People's Government

9.1.3 National People's Congress (NPC)

9.1.4 Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPCC)

9.1.5 State Council

9.1.6 People's Liberation Army (PLA)

9.1.7 The people

9.2 Hong Kong

9.2.1 Chief executive

9.2.2 Executive Council

9.2.3 Hong Kong Government

9.2.4 Legislative Council (LegCo)

9.2.5 The future

9.3 India

9.3.1 Legislative process

9.3.2 Finances

9.4 Japan

9.4.1 Diet

9.4.2 House of Representatives

9.4.3 House of Councillors

9.4.4 Prime Minister and cabinet

9.4.5 Ministries

9.4.6 Policy councils (shingi-kai)

9.4.7 Diet Standing Committees

9.4.8 Party committees

9.4.9 Parliamentary Leagues

9.4.10 Study groups

9.4.11 Media

9.4.12 Business lobbying groups - Japan Inc

9.4.13 Culture and language

9.4.14 The future

9.5 Thailand

9.5.1 National Assembly

9.6 Vietnam

9.7 Taiwan

9.8 South Korea

9.9 Indonesia

9.10 Australia

9.10.1 Federal government

9.10.2 House of Representatives

9.10.3 Senate

9.10.4 States

9.10.5 Judiciary

9.11 Unique Challenges

Part 10: Lobbying in the Middle East and Arabian Gulf

10.1 Bahrain

10.2 Egypt

10.3 Iran

10.4 Iraq.

10.5 Israel

10.6 Jordan

10.7 Kuwait

10.8 Lebanon

10.9 Oman

10.10 Qatar

10.11 Saudi Arabia

10.12 Syria

10.13 United Arab Emirates

Part 11: Public Diplomacy

11.1 Diplomatic Mission To Government

11.2 Government to Government

Bibliography

Websites

Publishing details.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-85719-454-2