Lobbying Success in the European Union

Daniel Rasch is a postdoctoral fellow at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer, Germany. He studied history, political and social science at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany and Stockholm University, Sweden. His research focuses on interest mediation, public policy, public administration as well as mixed methods.

'Daniel Rasch has written an important book on how framing affects political advocacy in the European Union. Building on some impressive datasets, he demonstrates that organized interests significantly affect a substantial number of – but not all – policy outcomes. The breath of this study, an innovative combination of qualitative and quantitate data, leads him to develop fine-grained conclusions on how policymakers differ in their receptiveness towards varying types of policy frames.' - Jan Beyers, Francqui Research Professor, University of Antwerp'This book is a must-read for anyone interested in lobbying and the health of democratic processes. In both the U.S. and Europe, we know that the arguments interest groups make and the information they supply to policy makers matter, but rigorously studying this phenomenon has been very difficult. Rasch brings together an impressive amount of qualitative and quantitative data to study one of the most fundamental questions of democracy: to what extent do the voices of the people shape the laws of the land?' - Christine Mahoney, Professor of Public Policy and Politics, University of Virginia

• Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Researching Informational Lobbying and The Effect of Frames 3. Measuring Lobbying Goals and Lobbying Success 4. Lobbying Success in The European Union: Three Case Studies 5. Conclusion