Projects
The Emperor's Ear: Lobbying and Networking at the Roman Imperial Court during the Principate Ghent University
The phenomenon of lobbyists attempting to influence the decisions of government is nothing new. While official, regulated lobbying is a modern institution, informal lobbying is much older. In Roman Antiquity, many individuals and groups tried to influence imperial decisions to their advantage. I will investigate the lobby work of Greeks from Asia Minor in the first three centuries CE. Texts by famous orators stress the role of their ...
Lobbying for the people: Interest groups and public pressure in EU politics. University of Antwerp
“Basil of Caesarea. Networking, Lobbying and Self-presentation in his Letters and Letter Collection” Ghent University
Lobbying and litigation for policy change - Assessing compliance and congruence of the EU framework on interest representation KU Leuven
Lobbying and litigation for policy change - Assessing compliance and congruence of the EU framework on interest representation KU Leuven
In the EU, litigation has increasingly become an essential part of interest representation and, ever more, the lines characterizing political and legal strategies of interest representation are blurring. The role of lawyers is only one of normative considerations that arise. Legal ethics rules come into play where lobbying ends and legal advice begins. Be that as it may, empirical analysis suggests that the glass wall between lobbying and ...
Lobbying and Carbon Pricing Policies in North America KU Leuven
This PhD will answer the research question: What interest group, lobbying, issue and institutional factors affect an interest group's preference attainment for carbon pricing policies?
Lobbying for forest justice? Transnational dimensions of forest justice advocacy in the European Union’s (EU's) Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) Ghent University
The Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) form the external leg of the Forest Legality Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan, an ambitious plan to bring an end to world-wide trade in illegally logged timber. Through the VPAs, the EU negotiates with timber-producing countries on forest management reforms related to ecological and social sustainability, in return for market access for verified legal timber products. These ...
Lobbying the state or the market? A study of civil society organisations' strategic behaviour KU Leuven
Civil society organisations’ (CSOs’) political advocacy is commonly acknowledged to be an important part of pluralist political systems, as groups representing diverse interests present their perspectives and expertise to policymakers to shape policy. While the literature has often implied that CSOs are resource-poor and thus constrained to protesting in the street or petitioning policymakers from outside, it is increasingly clear that CSOs ...