In this section you can check some of my research publications, academic and policy related.
For a broader inspection you can also have a look at my google scholar profile [here].
For a broader inspection you can also have a look at my google scholar profile [here].
Published Books
Business Lobbying
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Publications in Peer Reviewed Academic Journals
Introducing the PFxEU tracker dataset: Tracking political financing in the European UnionThis article presents the PFxEU tracker, an open-access dataset that tracks the financial donations received by European Union political parties. It systematically codes (a) each donation received; (b) its amount; (c) the type of donor; and (d) its region of origin. It systematically codes (a) each donation received; (b) its amount; (c) the type of donor; and (d) its region of origin.
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Regulating government affairs: Integrating lobbying research and policy concernsHow can government regulations be brought up to speed to address 21st-century lobbying practices? In this paper with D. Coen and M. Vannoni we argue that there are three critical dimensions to focus on: (i) regulatory consolidation; (ii) system interoperability; and (iii) open-source implementation. These aspects address the need for better coordination within jurisdictions, cooperation across systems, and effective use of public resources.
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On David Coen, Alexander Katsaitis and Matia Vannoni’s Business Lobbying in the European Union, Oxford University Press, 2021In this symposium review we draw from the monograph on Business Lobbying in the EU, review, consider, and discuss the state-of-the-art in the field, and provide some potential future research trajectories.
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Following the Money:
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Accountability Through Mutual Attunement:
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Hedging Bets; British Business Lobbying in the European Union post-Brexit
How & Why will Brexit change UK Business Lobbying in Brussels? In this article with D. Coen we draw from work on corporate political activity, and outline changes that UK business lobbying faces in Brussels post-Brexit, focussing on three key aspects: (i) changes at the institutional-systemic level; (ii) variance across policy fields; (iii) engagement with other organisations. In addition, we discuss some potential strategic responses for UK business and argues that lobbying for UK private interests will become a costlier and more complicated enterprise.
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Between cheap talk and epistocracy: The logic of interest group access in the European Parliament's committee hearingsThe European Parliament's committee hearings remain an understudied area of European governance. In this paper, we build on theoretical work on interest group access and deliberation We construct a set of measures and assess an entire population of participants in hearings (2009–14). Theoretically, we contribute to discussions on interest group access while providing an innovative set of tools for its measurement, and the first dataset of its kind.
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Governance, accountability, and political legitimacy:
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Lobbying Brexit Negotiations:
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Deliberative layering:
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Legislative Efficiency and Political Inclusiveness:
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Chameleon pluralism
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Book Chapters
Accountability beyond control
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EU Democratic Deficit(s) and Legitimacy; System Versus Sub-System Level
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Policy Papers
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Assessing Interest Groups’ Financial Donations to
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