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DESCRIPTION:Title: 'Lobbying in a Haystack: How Moneyed Interests Get Their Way' Interest group lobbyists are constant participants in policymaking in the US, the UK, and all advanced democracies. The vast majority of the time, these groups make benign policy requests or act as consultants who provide insights and feedback about proposed and existing policies. Occasionally, however, lobby groups encourage politicians to act on their behalf by making campaign contributions, hosting fundraising events, offering paid employment, and offering cash. Like searching for needles in a haystack, it takes careful, systematic effort by researchers to identify such money-induced persuasion and to separate it from the legitimate work done by public servants in positions of power. Bio Amy McKay is Professor of Political Science in the Department of Social & Political Sciences, Sociology, Philosophy, & Anthropology (SPSPA) at the University of Exeter. Her research focuses on the attempts of lobbying organizations to influence public policymaking in government. Her work has cited by the UK Government, German Bundestag, European Parliament, and US Congress. She is the author of Stealth Lobbying: Interest Group Influence and Health Care Reform (Cambridge, 2022) and coauthor of American Government and Politics (Oxford, 2026). Previously she worked for the White House on environmental issues and the US Senate on health care policy. Our running order for the event is as follows:  16:15 Doors Open 16:30 Welcome/Introductory Speech by DPVC 16:35 Lecture 17:25 Closing (HoD) 17:30 Drinks Reception 18:30 Finish  For any queries on this event or requests for the Eventbrite registration link, please email SPSPA@exeter.ac.uk Registration closes on 18 May at 11:30am.751308
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LOCATION:草榴社区地址 Court, 草榴社区地址 Campus
SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:'Lobbying in a Haystack: How Moneyed Interests Get Their Way'
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