The course will cover the following topics:
Definition Elements and Framework of the Lobbying Process
Interest Representation History
Pressure Groups Theories
Lobbying in the United States: history, institutions involved, legislative process and regulatory framework
Community Law: EU History, decision-making system, Law sources and legislation drafting
Lobbying in the European Union: regulation, spaces for action, instruments and follow-up of the activity
Italian Constitutional System
Lobbying Regulation at the National Level
Regulatory Framework of the Regions
Lobbying in practice: the lobbyist, the reference context and the technique
Tools and Strategies of the Lobbyist
Two Case Studies