Responsible Lobbying
Responsible Lobbying

Author: Theresa Bauer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-09-06

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 3658155396

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This study investigates the awareness and practice of responsible lobbying in the EU and analyzes benefits and antecedents. A multidimensional model of responsible lobbying is developed which provides normative guidelines and allows for determining the degree of responsible lobbying in practice. The empirical part analyzes responsible lobbying in the EU by combining a quantitative analysis based on a survey among 142 lobbyists with a qualitative examination based on interviews. The analysis reveals that criteria of responsible lobbying are fulfilled to a large extent according to the lobbyists. This study comes at a time when researchers and practitioners increasingly recognize the need to establish responsible lobbying by aligning Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and lobbying.

The Ethics of Lobbying
The Ethics of Lobbying

Author: Woodstock Theological Center

Publisher: Georgetown University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9780878409051

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Woodstock launched this project on lobbying in 1998 for three reasons. First, lobbying has grown exponentially during the past twenty years to exercise enormous influence on American politics. It has almost become a new profession in that time, and therefore deserves a new review and evaluation. Second, lobbying has simultaneously fallen under suspicion and engendered critical resentment in some quarters. Its critics would say it supports "special" (i.e. narrow and well-funded) interests and is oblivious to the general well-being of our democratic life and process. Third, reputable lobbyists have called, therefore, for a clarification of standards and principles for use within their own ranks and as an explanation to the general public of the goals, objectives, and methods of lobbying to forestall misunderstanding and misjudgment. This clarification would provide the lobbying profession with a normative statement parallel to the codes of conduct and ethical practice of the American Medical Association and the American Bar Association.

Lobbying in the 21st Century Transparency, Integrity and Access
Lobbying in the 21st Century Transparency, Integrity and Access

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-05-20

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 9264813381

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Lobbying, as a way to influence and inform governments, has been part of democracy for at least two centuries, and remains a legitimate tool for influencing public policies. However, it carries risks of undue influence.

Lobbying the Executive Branch
Lobbying the Executive Branch

Author: Jacob R. Straus

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-04

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 1437926487

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Contents: (1) Statutory Coverage for Exec. Branch (EB) Officials: Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; Lobbying Disclosure Tech. Amend. Act of 1998; Honest Leadership and Open Gov'¿¿t. Act of 2007; (2) Obama Admin. Lobbying Policies: EB Ethics Pledge; Restrictions on Emerg. Econ. Stabilization Act Funds Lobbying, and Recovery Act Funds Lobbying; Recovery Act Guidance for Lobbyist Commun.; Restrictions on Lobbyists Serving on Fed. Advisory Comm.; (3) 3rd-Party Critiques of EB Lobbying Policies: Recovery Act Lobbying Policies; Fed. Advisory Comm. Member; (4) Options for Change: Amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act; Create a Central EB Disclosure Database; Take No Action. Appendix: Cabinet-Level Exec. Dept'¿¿s. Recovery Act Websites.

Lobbying and Advocacy
Lobbying and Advocacy

Author: Deanna Gelak

Publisher: TheCapitol.Net Inc

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 1587331004

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Gelak offers a comprehensive guide for lobbyists and Washington advocates that reveals top strategies for winning as an effective lobbyist or advocate, practical resources and methods for maintaining compliance, and extensive lists of resources.

Lobbying for Good
Lobbying for Good

Author: Paul Monaghan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-08

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 1351274627

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The business case for sustainability or corporate responsibility will never be strong enough to support an isolated business in its competition against the unscrupulous. The progressive vanguard reaches a point where it can advance no further without rendering itself uncompetitive. That is, unless advocacy and public policy intervention change the rules and shift the bar for the allowable lowest common denominator. With the base reset, so is the bar of aspiration. New rules enable new behaviours, with players competing on a fairer, more sustainable footing. This ground-breaking book, Lobbying for Good, describes how far-sighted businesses are rebooting the game, throwing off cultural inhibitions and sticking their head above the parapet to advocate progressive legislative change. The authors describe a strategic opportunity to get on board the next wave of CSR – the most radical and impactful yet – and explain how finely-tuned and well-delivered lobbying for good can be an extremely cost-effective brand-enhancement tool. Against a backdrop of general mistrust in business lobbying, learn how leaders are making it work and lobbying for good.

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

Author: John J. Mearsheimer

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2007-09-04

Total Pages: 651

ISBN-13: 1429932821

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Originally published in 2007, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, by John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen M. Walt of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, provoked both howls of outrage and cheers of gratitude for challenging what had been a taboo issue in America: the impact of the Israel lobby on U.S. foreign policy. A work of major importance, it remains as relevant today as it was in the immediate aftermath of the Israel-Lebanon war of 2006. Mearsheimer and Walt describe in clear and bold terms the remarkable level of material and diplomatic support that the United States provides to Israel and argues that this support cannot be fully explained on either strategic or moral grounds. This exceptional relationship is due largely to the political influence of a loose coalition of individuals and organizations that actively work to shape U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction. They provocatively contend that the lobby has a far-reaching impact on America's posture throughout the Middle East―in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict―and the policies it has encouraged are in neither America's national interest nor Israel's long-term interest. The lobby's influence also affects America's relationship with important allies and increases dangers that all states face from global jihadist terror. The publication of The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy led to a sea change in how the U.S-Israel relationship was discussed, and continues to be one of the most talked-about books in foreign policy.