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Abstract
Governments claim to establish lobbying registers with the intent of giving citizens and the media the opportunity to see who is lobbying whom and for what purpose. This external scrutiny is expected to help prevent undue influence and corruption. Scholars, however, have noted that transparency might also serve internal scrutinizers by providing information to the lobbyists themselves. This study employed a survey of more than 300 interest groups in Ireland to test this alternative to the ‘armchair scrutiniser’ assumption, whereby transparency serves the purpose only of public scrutiny. The analysis found that a small but well-defined group of organizations routinely accesses the website of the Irish lobbying register and ‘consumes’ the information during the advocacy process. Interest-group characteristics, such as group type and material resources, help explain these trends. This study is relevant for scholars interested in the effects of transparency and how the availability of information is linked to lobbying strategies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 347 - 369 |
Journal | European Political Science Review |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 05 Jun 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
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Dive into the research topics of 'To inform, strategise, collaborate, or compete: what use do lobbyists make of lobby registers?'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Impacts
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Review of Lobbying Regulation Act 2020, Republic of Ireland
Crepaz, M. (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact
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Second Statutory Review of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
Crepaz, M. (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact
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"Lobbying for better or for worse?"
Crepaz, M. (Advisor) & Chari, R. (Advisor)
25 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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The Regulation of Lobbying in Ireland
Crepaz, M. (Advisor) & Chari, R. (Advisor)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
Press/Media
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Towards a Global Lobbying Standard? Lessons from the Future
Crepaz, M. & Alemanno, A.
11/08/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Research output
- 10 Citations
- 3 Article
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Lobbying transparency and attitudes towards interest groups: a survey experiment
Crepaz, M., Dec 2024, In: Interest Groups & Advocacy. 13, 4, p. 546-568Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)26 Downloads (Pure) -
Cleaning up UK Politics: What would better lobbying regulation look like?
Crepaz, M. & Worthy, B., 16 Nov 2023, (Early online date) In: Parliamentary Affairs. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)34 Downloads (Pure) -
The effects of transparency regulation on political trust and perceived corruption: evidence from a survey experiment
Crepaz, M. & Arikan, G., 12 Sept 2023, (Early online date) In: Regulation & Governance.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus)80 Downloads (Pure)