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Lobbying Transparency: The Limits of EU Monitory Democracy
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Abstract This article examines the origins and current operation of the EU's lobbying transparency register and offers a critical review of the drivers and politics associated with lobbying reform in Brussels. The analysis considers the dynamics of political communication in EU institutions and draws on conc... mehr
This article examines the origins and current operation of the EU's lobbying transparency register and offers a critical review of the drivers and politics associated with lobbying reform in Brussels. The analysis considers the dynamics of political communication in EU institutions and draws on concepts of the fourth estate, the public sphere and monitory democracy to illustrate the particular challenges around lobbying transparency and opening up governance processes to wider scrutiny, and wider participation, at the EU level. This article draws upon interviews, official data and participant observation of some of the deliberations on lobbying transparency dating back to the 2005 ETI. The analysis is brought up to date by examining the data within the Transparency Register itself, both substantively in terms of the kinds of information disclosed and in relation to trends around disclosures and registration, since the register was launched over a decade ago. The article concludes with a critical appraisal of the evolving issue culture relating to lobbying transparency in Brussels as well as recommendations for the development of the Transparency Register itself.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
EU; Lobby; Transparenz; politische Reform; EU-Politik
Klassifikation
Europapolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
accountability; disclosure; lobbying; monitory democracy; political communications; public sphere; transparency
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 237-247
Zeitschriftentitel
Politics and Governance, 9 (2021) 1
Heftthema
Access or Excess? Redefining the Boundaries of Transparency in the EU's Decision-Making
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)