Lobbyism in the EU Comitology System

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Nedergaard et al. focus in their contribution on a largely understudied field of lobbyism on European level: the EU comitology system. This concept refers to the process by which the European Commission adopts implementing or administrative acts on authority delegated by Council and European Parliament and which is often done under the control of a comitology committee composed of officials from member states and chaired by the Commission. The complexity of this system makes it—compared to the more transparent ordinary legislative procedure—less obvious when and where interest representatives get active during the process. Given the lack of scholarly literature, the authors base their analysis on two case studies and provide by this approach a specific and also an interesting insight into a little-known aspect of policymaking. They identify which interests are active, which institutions and stakeholders are targets of lobbying and when and where lobbyists gain access. And finally they give an answer to the questions whether lobbying activities by business interests have altered their focus in the post-Lisbon comitology system and why this field of lobbyism would deserve more scientific research.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLobbying in the European Union : Strategies, Dynamics and Trends
EditorsDoris Dialer, Margaret Richter
PublisherSpringer
Publication date1 Dec 2018
Pages149-164
Chapter11
ISBN (Print)9783319987996
ISBN (Electronic)9783319988009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2018

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