Exam for a Grundkurs (Q-Phase), solution (2008-21)

The UK Parliament answers questions to lobbiysm in the UK (2021).

From trying to stop plain packaging on cigarettes to opening the countryside to fracking, big business employs lobbying companies to persuade government to meet their interests. But what are the tricks of their trade? (UK: The Guardian 2015-21)

Lobbying is a huge industry in the U.S.. In 2019, around 12,000 registered professionals helped clients spend over $3.5 billion. The video explains how lobbying works, why it exists and how it became a powerful tool for businesses (15 minutes / USA: CBS 2020-21).

How much lobbying is too much lobbying? (4 minutes / DW-News 2017)

Video on NAACP, US Chamber of Commerce, NRA, AARP, AFL-CIO, AMA (6 minutes / USA: Khan Academy 2021)

In Brüssel sind etwa 2.500 Lobbying-Organisationen ansässig (arte-Themenabend 2013-21).

Der Aufsatz von Hans-Jürgen Bieling gibt einen Überblick über die demokratietheoretischen Kontroversen zum Thema Interessengruppen und Lobbying (2020).

What has the U.S. Congress done to regulate lobbying? (USA: Cliffs Notes 2021)

RepresentUs is a nonprofit organization founded in November 2012 that advocates for state and local laws based on model legislation called the American Anti-Corruption Act. It is a proposal to overhaul lobbying, transparency, and campaign finance laws (USA 2021).