CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Visic, Andrija |
|---|---|
| Title | From Problem to Policy: a Case Study on Adopting a Lobbying Law in Austria |
| Summary | European countries started adopting lobbying regulation policies in the last 10 years, which resulted in an evolving discussion about ways of possible regulation of this young profession. Using a case study approach, this thesis tracks the process from the creation to the adoption of the Austrian Lobbying and Advocacy Transparency Law in 2012, drawing on information from interviews with stakeholders in different roles during that process and analyzing documents relevant for understanding the changes in draft versions of the law. It applies Kingdon’s three streams theory of how an item comes to the governments’ agenda, by explaining that: (1) the Austrian government reacted on the corruption scandal and perceived lobbying as a problem; (2) the social partners had crucial influence in changing the first draft of the law and thus excluded themselves from transparency requirements; (3) the Austrian people and the media pressured the government to react after the corruption scandal occurred. The thesis also identifies political opportunists of this law inside the Austrian government and at the same time shows how the law is a mirror image of the neo-corporatist culture in Austria. |
| Supervisor | Svensson, Sara |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/visic_andrija.pdf |
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