Framing “the Public Interest”: Comparing Public Lobbying Campaigns in Four European States

How do lobbyists get their way and what is the consequence for democracy of their strategies? It is frequently asserted that lobbyists appeal to the public interest to strengthen their proposals. This paper empirically corroborates this claim through four case studies cutting across different Europe...

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Main Authors: Oyvind Ihlen, Ketil Raknes, Ian Somerville, Chiara Valentini, Charlotte Stachel, Irina Lock, Scott Davidson, Peter Seele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Florida, College of Journalism and Communications 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Public Interest Communications
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Online Access:http://journals.fcla.edu/jpic/article/view/105476