@alexanderfitz.bsky.social
Postdoc (and soon to be lecturer) at Cardiff University Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy | Bentham Scholar and PhD in political science from UCL | Researching lobbying, interest groups, public policy, the EU, and U.K. trade.
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💡 Takeaway for Future Research:
Lobbying registers aren’t just symbolic transparency policies; They’re tools that are used differently depending on the political setting, signalling a greater need for comparative lobbying research.
📖 Read it here: rdcu.be/euoOD
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🔎Key findings:
✅ Many policymakers actively and strategically engage with lobbying register data.
✅ Views on transparency’s impact differ by state context.
✅ State context shapes policymakers' 'informal enforcement' of the rules.
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We surveyed 450+ elected & unelected #policymakers in Ireland and France to understand how the demand side of #lobbying engages with #transparency registers. Ours is among the first studies to understand how those that are lobbied, rather than those that lobby, use this data.
🧵 New publication 📢
I'm very excited to share my latest #OpenAccess article with David Coen, just out in Interest Groups & Advocacy!
📄 “How do policy-makers engage with lobbying registers? Evidence from Ireland & France”
🔗 rdcu.be/euoOD
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