Do MPs Make Good Lobbyists? Lessons from a Survey of the French Delegation to the European Parliament
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| Title: | Do MPs Make Good Lobbyists? Lessons from a Survey of the French Delegation to the European Parliament |
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| Authors: | Beauvallet, Willy, Michon, Sébastien, Robert, Cécile |
| Contributors: | Robert, Cécile |
| Source: | Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology ISBN: 9783031813276 |
| Publisher Information: | Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Subject Terms: | MEPs, European Parliament, revolving door, French delegation, lobbying, [SHS.SCIPO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Political science |
| Description: | "The phenomenon of the revolving door, understood in this study as the reconversion of former members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to jobs linked to lobbying, has been the subject of increasing media and political attention over the last 20 years, although it is not yet easy to objectively weigh its significance or characterise its concrete forms or factors. This analysis attempts to shed light on this using two sources of information: statistical data on post-mandate careers (including lobbying) of a population of elected representatives (the French delegation to the European Parliament), combined with interviews conducted with former MEPs and potential recruiters in consulting firms and large companies. The first observation is that full-time employment as a lobbyist after a term of office is a statistically marginal phenomenon. The qualitative study then goes on to identify a set of explanations relating to the professional boundaries between political institutions and private/commercial organisations, even in a European arena that is reputed to be more blurred and malleable. Nonetheless, the analysis shows that such trajectories do exist, as do various forms of collaboration with interest representation organisations, and identifies which MEPs are more inclined towards this and what skills they bring to bear." |
| Document Type: | Part of book or chapter of book |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-031-81328-3_11 |
| Access URL: | https://shs.hal.science/halshs-05014875v1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-81328-3_11 |
| Rights: | Springer Nature TDM |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....9fbe79b1474ac9eeeff8cf48e7a9dde7 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | "The phenomenon of the revolving door, understood in this study as the reconversion of former members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to jobs linked to lobbying, has been the subject of increasing media and political attention over the last 20 years, although it is not yet easy to objectively weigh its significance or characterise its concrete forms or factors. This analysis attempts to shed light on this using two sources of information: statistical data on post-mandate careers (including lobbying) of a population of elected representatives (the French delegation to the European Parliament), combined with interviews conducted with former MEPs and potential recruiters in consulting firms and large companies. The first observation is that full-time employment as a lobbyist after a term of office is a statistically marginal phenomenon. The qualitative study then goes on to identify a set of explanations relating to the professional boundaries between political institutions and private/commercial organisations, even in a European arena that is reputed to be more blurred and malleable. Nonetheless, the analysis shows that such trajectories do exist, as do various forms of collaboration with interest representation organisations, and identifies which MEPs are more inclined towards this and what skills they bring to bear." |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-031-81328-3_11 |