The past scandals of the CDU in Germany have shown: Lobbyism is a serious problem if it operates under the wrong conditions. Even if the cases of Phillipp Amthor and the recent mask affairs of individual CDU/CSU members of parliament can be attributed to corruption, calls have been raised in Germany for mandatory registration. Lobbying has such a bad image in society that industry and associations in Germany have already independently joined forces in an initiative for a lobby register.
But does a transparency offensive on the part of politicians lead to increased public trust? This paper aims to precisely answer this question. It is based on the hypothesis that the stricter the regulation, the greater the public's trust in politics.
Corporatism is used as the theoretical basis for the investigation necessary to answer this question. Subsequently, the concept of lobbying will be defined and distinguished from corruption. Furthermore, it will be shown how transparency and lobbying are connected and why this can have positive effects on the legislative process. The core of the thesis will be an examination of the Rule of Law Reports of the EU-15. The data on transparency proposals will be compared with survey results of the Eurobarometer to identify possible correlations.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Theoretical basis
Corporatism
Literature and research status lobbyism
Definition: Lobbyism
Distinction lobbyism and corruption
The interconnection of transparency & accountability of democratic decision making
Methodology
Analysis
Overview: Lobby Regulation in EU-15 Member states
Transparency Regulation in the EU-15 member states
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Overview: Transparency Regulation
Special Eurobarometer 502: Corruption
Corruption in the national public institutions
Links between business and politics
Analysis results
Conclusion
Bibliography
Rule of Law Reports
List of tables
List of figures
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