Structure of lobbying relations in contemporary world
https://doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2020-26-2-130-143
Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of lobbying relations structures, including actors of lobbying and their objects of influence, lobbying goals, as well as strategies and methods used to achieve these goals. The main purpose of the article is to demonstrate common synergies in lobbying relations and to show why groups are using particular strategies and methods of influence. The trends described by the author are relatively universal for modern political systems. The structure of lobbying relations depends on the growing number of organized groups that use more diverse methods and strategies for influencing authorities, which leads to the emergence of new channels of communication, as well as to the development of informal ties, which often bypass traditional institutions of political representation. The results allow to better understand what role do interest groups play in contemporary political systems and what mechanisms do they use to influence decision making.
About the Author
P. S. Kanevskiy
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kanevskiy Pavel S., Associate Professor, Candidate of Political Science, Department of Political Science and Sociology of Political Processes, Faculty of Sociology
Leninsky Gory 1-33, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119234
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Kanevskiy P.S. Structure of lobbying relations in contemporary world. Moscow State University Bulletin. Series 18. Sociology and Political Science. 2020;26(2):130-143. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2020-26-2-130-143
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