Matia Vannoni - Böcker

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.

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This illuminating Advanced Introduction explores the intricate relationship between business and politics. It examines how the political impact of business varies across governance levels, countries, institutions, issues and firms, using multidisciplinary perspectives to dissect these complex dynamics. David Coen and Matia Vannoni discuss key concepts across a range of subject areas, including asset specificity and market concentration, interest intermediation, political lobbying, global governance, transnational business and the strategic deployment of resources. They comparatively analyse the political role of businesses across Western and non-Western countries, with detailed case studies comparing companies such as eBay and Alibaba and identifying key differences between the EU and the USA. Key Features:Highlights future avenues of research in the fieldInvestigates core issues at micro, meso and macro levelsProvides practical insights into effective lobbying strategies and public policy implementation Students and scholars of political economy and economics, political science, public policy and business and management will greatly benefit from this Advanced Introduction. It is also an essential resource for practitioners of public policy and administration.