LEADER 03410oam 22005053 450 001 9910774614903321 005 20231205222023.0 010 $a1-00-332992-6 010 $a1-000-86133-3 010 $a1-000-86129-5 010 $a1-003-32992-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9781003329923 035 $a(CKB)5720000000176257 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7244891 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7244891 035 $a(NjHacI)995720000000176257 035 $a(EXLCZ)995720000000176257 100 $a20230515d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEuropean lobbying $ean occupational field between professionalism and activism /$fChristian Lahusen 210 1$aMilton :$cTaylor & Francis Group,$d2023. 210 4$dİ2023. 215 $a1 online resource (329 pages) 225 1 $aRoutledge Studies in Political Sociology Series 311 0 $a1-03-236020-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aList of figures List of tables Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2 Lobbyists in the crosshairs of research: evidence, assumptions, and data 3 The genesis of the field of work: internal views 4 The lobbying staff: structures, profiles, self-images 5 The occupationalisation of lobbying: the constitution of a specialised labour market 6 The professionalisation of lobbying: the constitution of specialised knowledge 7 The legitimacy of European lobbying: divisions and conflicts of a political field 8 European lobbying: findings and implications References Index 330 $aLobbying is an integral part of the political reality of the European Union and a highly competitive and dynamic field of interest groups. This book takes a systematic look at lobbyists in order to broaden our understanding of the staff entrusted with the responsibility of influencing European politics. Who are the European lobbyists? What are their professional backgrounds, career patterns, practices, and beliefs? The study uses a sociological framework to explore the professionalisation and professionalism of the field across national proveniences, policy fields and interest groups, and develops a systematic analysis that considers three different dimensions: occupational patterns, shared knowledge and common convictions. Based on original research that combines in- depth interviews with survey data, European Lobbying demonstrates that European lobbying is a firmly established and highly professionalised mİ?tier. In an organisational field characterised by growth, pluralisation and increasing competition, the professional staff contributes to the homogenisation of European lobbying and the marginalisation of other, non- professionalised forms of interest representation. It will therefore appeal to scholars and students of sociology and politics with interest in European studies, European Union politics and the sociology of the professions. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in political sociology 517 $aEuropean Lobbying 606 $aLobbying$zEuropean Union countries 615 0$aLobbying 676 $a324.4094 700 $aLahusen$b Christian$0850154 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910774614903321 996 $aEuropean Lobbying$93361938 997 $aUNINA