Christian Lahusen is Professor of Sociology at the University of Siegen, Germany. He is the author of Political Attitudes of Divided European Citizens and the co-author of Solidarity in the Media and Public Contention over Refugees in Europe and Young People and Long-Term Unemployment.

• List of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgements1 Introduction2 Lobbyists in the crosshairs of research: evidence, assumptions, and data3 The genesis of the field of work: internal views4 The lobbying staff: structures, profiles, self-images5 The occupationalisation of lobbying: the constitution of a specialised labour market6 The professionalisation of lobbying: the constitution of specialised knowledge7 The legitimacy of European lobbying: divisions and conflicts of a political field8 European lobbying: findings and implicationsReferences Index

Christian Lahusen is Professor of Sociology at the University of Siegen, Germany. He is the author of Political Attitudes of Divided European Citizens and the co-author of Solidarity in the Media and Public Contention over Refugees in Europe and Young People and Long-Term Unemployment.

• List of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgements1 Introduction2 Lobbyists in the crosshairs of research: evidence, assumptions, and data3 The genesis of the field of work: internal views4 The lobbying staff: structures, profiles, self-images5 The occupationalisation of lobbying: the constitution of a specialised labour market6 The professionalisation of lobbying: the constitution of specialised knowledge7 The legitimacy of European lobbying: divisions and conflicts of a political field8 European lobbying: findings and implicationsReferences Index

Christian Lahusen is Professor of Sociology at the University of Siegen, Germany. He is the author of Political Attitudes of Divided European Citizens and the co-author of Solidarity in the Media and Public Contention over Refugees in Europe and Young People and Long-Term Unemployment.

• List of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgements1 Introduction2 Lobbyists in the crosshairs of research: evidence, assumptions, and data3 The genesis of the field of work: internal views4 The lobbying staff: structures, profiles, self-images5 The occupationalisation of lobbying: the constitution of a specialised labour market6 The professionalisation of lobbying: the constitution of specialised knowledge7 The legitimacy of European lobbying: divisions and conflicts of a political field8 European lobbying: findings and implicationsReferences Index