Lobbying in EU Foreign Policy-making

Benedetta Voltolini is Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Political Science, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.

‘Benedetta Voltolini’s book is an insightful and inspiring read, essential for all those with an interest in European integration, European foreign policy, interest groups and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Uncovering the role of non-state actors in EU policy towards the Israeli–Palestinian conflict has been long overdue. Voltolini has done a superb job at opening up this new avenue of research.’– Nathalie Tocci, Deputy Director IAI and Special Advisor to the EU High Representative‘The book plunges into the fascinating and poorly known universe of lobbying on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Private actors from both sides of the conflict do not co-opt policy-makers, but their actions shape how issues are understood and communicated. By analysing commercial and humanitarian policies, the book demonstrates that non-state actors contribute significantly to areas that we associate more commonly with high politics and diplomatic relations. A must-read for anyone who wants to know how the European Union's foreign policy is made.’– Cornelia Woll, Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po, Paris

• Introduction: ‘Embedded’ lobbying in EU foreign policy 1 Exploring lobbying in EU foreign policy-making 2 The EU and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An overview of declarations, policies and actors 3: Who’s who? Mapping non-state actors in EU policies towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 4: Trade relations between the EU and Israel: Lobbying on the territorial scope of the EU–Israel Association Agreement 5 The Goldstone Report: To endorse or not to endorse it? 6 Framing the EU–Israel Agreement on pharmaceutical products: Cheaper medicines, territorial scope or policy coherence? 7 Using the national level to lobby the EU 8 Conclusions