printLobbying as a Form of Public Dialogue
Vasiliev A.A.
Dr. Sci. (Law), Assoc. Prof., Head of the Department of Theory and History of State and Law, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia anton_vasiliev@mail.ru
Anichkin E.S.
Dr. Sci. (Law), Assoc. Prof., Head of the Department of Constitutional and International Law, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia. rrd231@rambler.ru
Pechatnova Yu.V.
Assistant of the Department of Theory and History of State and Law, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia. jp_0707@mail.ru
Rubric: Reflecting on a book
For citation:
Vasiliev A.A., Anichkin E.S., Pechatnova Yu.V. Lobbying as a Form of Public Dialogue. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies]. 2022. No 7. P. 157-163
Abstract
The peer-reviewed monograph “Lobbying: a search for institutionality” by S.L. Dimans and V.F. Levicheva is a comprehensive analysis of one of the most controversial phenomena of social life – lobbying. S.L. Dimans and V.F. Levicheva indicate problematic field of research, differentiating interest groups according to the level of influence on the authorities, explore institutional practices of lobbying, problems and methods of legal regulation of lobbying for private, corporate and public interests. The book pays special attention to international experience in the legal regulation of lobbying, to Russian lobbying market and prospects for its regulation. In general, the monograph under review reveals new facets of recent political and legal life setting up sociologists, economists, lawyers and legislators to ponder about how the modern state works.
Keywords
lobbying; lobbying practices; interest groups; anti-corruption legislation; legal regulation
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