US lobbyists in the EU: significance of home country regulation for lobbying behaviour in a less regulated environment

• Thesis title in Czech: Americký lobbying v EU: význam regulace lobbyingu země původu pro chování v méně regulovaném prostředí
• Thesis title in English: US lobbyists in the EU: significance of home country regulation for lobbying behaviour in a less regulated environment
• Key words: lobbing, regulace, transparentnost, Evropská unie, Spojené státy americké, byznys, chování
• English key words: lobbying, regulations, transparency, European Union, United States of America, business, behaviour
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2017/2018
• Thesis type: diploma thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Department of International Relations (23-KMV)
• Supervisor: Mgr. Viera Martinková, Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned by the advisor
• Date of registration: 01.07.2018
• Date of assignment: 01.07.2018
• Date and time of defence: 28.01.2020 08:00
• Venue of defence: Jinonice - U Kříže 8, Praha 5, J4019, Jinonice - místn. č. 4019
• Date of electronic submission: 06.01.2020
• Date of proceeded defence: 28.01.2020
• Opponents: doc. PhDr. Běla Plechanovová, CSc.
• Advisors: PhDr. Irah Kučerová, Ph.D.

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Preliminary scope of work

Diplomová práce “Američtí lobbisté v EU: význam regulace v lobbistickém chování v méně regulovaném prostředí” pojednává o tématu lobbingu z hlediska komparace dvou různě regulovaných prostředí a chování lobbistů v těchto prostředích. V úvodu práce analyzuje momentální definice a teoretické ukotvení expertní debaty o lobbingu, pokouší se o vymezení tohoto pojmu a stanovení si základních výzkumných charakteristik. Práce se pokouší popsat, proč by měl být lobbing regulován a jak ovlivňuje politika transparentnosti lobbování. Následně práce popisuje a srovnává nastavení regulace lobbingu ve Spojených státech amerických a v Evropské unii, zároveň zohledňuje i mezinárodní standarty. V empirické části práce vychází z dat poskytnutými americkým výzkumným centrem „Centre for Responsive Politics“. Z tohoto základního datasetu pak následně na základě stanovených kritérií je prováděn výzkum firem a asociací, které lobbují ve Spojených státech amerických i v Evropské unii, především pak jejich základních dokumentů a webových stránek. Cílem práce je analyzovat, zda si firmy a asociace lobbující v regulovanějším prostředí Spojených států amerických přenášejí „naučené“ chování do méně regulovaného prostředí Evropské unie. Výzkum má za cíl naznačit úroveň, jakou společnosti informují veřejnost o svých lobbistických aktivitách.

Preliminary scope of work in English

Diploma thesis "US lobbyists in the EU: significance of home country regulation for lobbying behaviour in a less regulated environment" tackles the topic of lobbying in terms of comparing two differently regulated environments and the behaviour of lobbyists in these environments. In the introduction, the thesis analyses the current definitions and theoretical anchoring of the expert debate on lobbying, attempts to define this concept and to determine the basic research characteristics. The thesis attempts to describe why lobbying should be regulated and how is affected by lobbying transparency enhancement debate. Subsequently, the thesis describes and compares the regulation of lobbying in the United States and the European Union, while also taking into account international standards. The empirical part of the thesis is based on data provided by the American research center "Center for Responsive Politics". From this basic dataset, the companies and associations that lobby in the United States and the European Union, in particular, their basic documents and websites, are then researched based on established criteria. The aim of the thesis is to analyse whether companies and associations lobbying in a more regulated environment of the United States of America are transferring their ‘taught’ behaviour to a less regulated environment of the European Union. The research aims to indicate the level at which companies inform the public of their lobbying activities.