Is business lobbying in the European Union context-dependent? Evidence from the policy field of radio spectrum
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2019

This paper investigates contextual factors which impact on how business lobbying is carried out in radio spectrum policy in the European Union (EU). Based on the empirical evidence collected by means of ten expert interviews, the following considerations are drawn: first, the European Commission (hereafter “the Commission”) weighs highly information provided by corporate stakeholders which is in line with the EU objective to promote EU-wide coordinated use of radio spectrum. Second, the way the Council of the EU (hereafter “the Council”) is lobbied at EU level is unclear because of lack of transparency in the Council. Third, radio spectrum policy issues require niche expertise to be addressed because of high degree of complexity. Fourth, radio spectrum policy issues are characterised by low degree of salience as they are too technical for the wider public. Although centred on the EU context, the issues raised in this study, such as lack of transparency and civil society underrepresentation, are not unique to the EU system. In this respect, comparative studies between the EU and other institutional contexts may contribute to a better understanding of variation in business lobbying.

Radio Spectrum

Institutions

Business interest groups

Policy issues

European Union

Författare

Maria Massaro

Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation, Science, Technology and Society

Telecommunications Policy

0308-5961 (ISSN)

Vol. 43 10 101827

Styrkeområden

Informations- och kommunikationsteknik

Ämneskategorier

Studier av offentlig förvaltning

Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier)

Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning

DOI

10.1016/j.telpol.2019.101827

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2019-12-02