The course starts with a methodological framing of GR, lobbying and political consulting, main actors of the processes, tactics, and methods that they implement and ethical questions that these methods cause. The course also touches upon the issues of lobbying in an international context. The second part of the course is concentrated on the variety of national GR and lobbying traditions, including the most developed one in the US ending up to the peculiarities of lobbying in the Eastern European states. Finally, the course examines the developments of lobbying in Russia, mapping its main players, legislation base and perspectives.
Learning Objectives
The main objective of the course is to enable students to operate within the methodological and practical framework of GR and Lobbying
To enable students operate within professional fields of GR and Lobbying
Expected Learning Outcomes
Executes comparative analysis of commercial and non-commercial GR
Is aware of main lobbying legislative regulation strategies
Is aware of peculiarities of professional activity in the context of social media development
Knows basic theoretical approaches to GR and lobbying
Knows main technologies of GR and lobbying
Manages the activities in the field of professional competencies of GR manager
Plans and organizes events in the field of PR
Course Contents
Theories of GR&Lobbying: basic concepts, similarities and differences
Ethics of GR&Lobbying
Main GR practices
Modern GR. Media strategies and models. GR in social networks.
Legislative regulation of lobbying
Lobbying practices: cases of Russian Federation, EU, USA.
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Baysinger, B. D., & Woodman, R. W. (1982). Dimensions of the Public Affairs/Government Relations Function in Major American Corporations. Strategic Management Journal (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), 3(1), 27–41. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.4250030103
Grosse, R. E. (2005). International Business and Government Relations in the 21st Century. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=139778
Kambrod, M. R. (2007). Lobbying For Defense : An Insider’s View. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=653366
Lobbying and policymaking : the public pursuit of private interests, Godwin, K., 2013
Pat Libby and Associates. (2011). The Lobbying Strategy Handbook : 10 Steps to Advancing Any Cause Effectively. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1236041
Rebecca H. Gordon, & Thomas M. Sussman. (2017). The Lobbying Manual : A Complete Guide to Federal Lobbying Law and Practice. [N.p.]: American Bar Association. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1840442
Sharafutdinova, G., & Turovsky, R. (2016). The Politics of Federal Transfers in Putin’s Russia:Regional Competition, Lobbying and Federal Priorities. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.3A0C7FD4
Timothy Frye. (2002). Capture or Exchange? Business Lobbying in Russia. Europe-Asia Studies, (7), 1017. https://doi.org/10.1080/0966813022000017113
Total lobbying : what lobbyists want (and how they try to get it), Nownes, A. J., 2006
Instructor
Bodishteanu, Nicole
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Learning Objectives
Expected Learning Outcomes
Course Contents
Assessment Elements
Interim Assessment
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
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