Andreas Dür is Professor of International Politics at the University of Salzburg. David Marshall is Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of Reading. Patrick Bernhagen is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Stuttgart.

The authors offer a compelling argument about what 'lobbying success' actually is. Organized interests' success should be judged relative to their own original preferences, not simply whether others collectively succeeded in changing or defending the status quo. They support this argument with innovative empirical analyses of interest group activity in Brussels. This will be an essential title for anybody interested in lobbying in the EU and beyond."" - Tim LaPira, James Madison University

Andreas Dür is Professor of International Politics at the University of Salzburg. David Marshall is Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of Reading. Patrick Bernhagen is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Stuttgart.

The authors offer a compelling argument about what 'lobbying success' actually is. Organized interests' success should be judged relative to their own original preferences, not simply whether others collectively succeeded in changing or defending the status quo. They support this argument with innovative empirical analyses of interest group activity in Brussels. This will be an essential title for anybody interested in lobbying in the EU and beyond."" - Tim LaPira, James Madison University

Andreas Dür is Professor of International Politics at the University of Salzburg. David Marshall is Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of Reading. Patrick Bernhagen is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Stuttgart.

The authors offer a compelling argument about what 'lobbying success' actually is. Organized interests' success should be judged relative to their own original preferences, not simply whether others collectively succeeded in changing or defending the status quo. They support this argument with innovative empirical analyses of interest group activity in Brussels. This will be an essential title for anybody interested in lobbying in the EU and beyond."" - Tim LaPira, James Madison University