This article examines two industry sectors—those making and selling fast food and alcoholic
beverages or associated products. We examine their role in influencing policy and decision …

Recently, researchers have claimed that food and beverage corporations should be
excluded from the development of public health policy because their lobbying activities …

Studies of lobbying try to determine the influence and power of non-governmental actors on
public policy. Although influence is very difficult to measure empirically, many continue to …

When corporations claim the same citizenship rights as human citizens, they exercise an
undue influence on health policy and democratic processes. Surprisingly, the same basic …

Over the past fifteen years, an interconnected set of regulatory reforms, known as Better
Regulation, has been adopted across Europe, marking a significant shift in the way that …

This paper develops a signaling model of corporate lobbying in democratic capitalist
societies to analyze the conditions that lead to a powerful political position of business …

As citizens grow increasingly wary of whose interests are being represented in the public
policy arena, especially in light of recent sensational scandals showing a cozy relationship …

Governance became a catch-all concept for various forms of steering by state and non-state
actors. While it pays tribute to the complexities of steering in poly-centred, globalised …

The E uropean P arliament (EP) has become an increasingly important lobbying venue for
business due to the recent enhancement of its regulatory powers. Existing research …

Lobbying is a familiar if not always welcome reality in politics and many now recognise that
companies have a legitimate role to play in the public policy process. But how firms set …