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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.

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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 *

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 *

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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.

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