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The role of lobbyist in public policy versus the media image of his activities
Trunečka, Ondřej ; Kotlas, Petr (advisor) ; Novotný, Vilém (referee)
The title of this study is "The role of lobbyist in public policy versus the media image of his activities". The thesis focuses on the supposed conflict between the theory of public policy, that confirms the legitimacy of the lobbyist as a person, who can persuade or influence the decision-makers in favour of an interest group and the reports which Czech society recieves through media about the lobbying, that are mostly negative. The qualitative content analysis was chosen for the research and the source of the news is the magor respectable daily in Czech republic Mladá fronta Dnes. The results of the content analysis are compared with the theory and commented by a policymaker, a political scientist and by a journalist.
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Lobbying: economic and legal aspects
Čech, Dino ; Hraba, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Charvátová, Dagmar (referee)
Lobbying: economic and legal aspects Abstract The aim of this thesis is to determine lobbying as a legitimate part of democratic processes and to propose recommendations for the regulation of lobbying in the Czech Republic. To achieve this aim, an analysis of the regulation of lobbying in the USA, EU and neighbour states, is conducted. Emphasis is also put on the analysis of regulation attempts in the Czech Republic with regard to influence of Non-Governmental Organizations. The first chapter is dedicated to a comparison of various lobbying definitions which are presenting main features and similarities across definitions. Among the main features are definitions of lobbying activity, lobbyist and public officials. The second chapter is dedicated to a comparison of government regulation and self-regulation, and the positives and negatives are assessed. The difference between lobbying and corruption is the main focus of the third chapter. Next three chapters are dedicated to the historical and legal analysis of lobbying in the USA, EU and neighbour states. The regulation of lobbying in the USA has the longest history. The regulation of lobbying in EU is an example of different terminology which is used in communication with the European Parliament and the European Commission. The seventh chapter is dedicated...
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The regulation of lobbying in the CR - recommendations based upon foreign experience
Kraus, Lukáš ; Wintr, Jan (advisor) ; Ondřejek, Pavel (referee)
Lobbying regulation in the Czech Republic - recommendations based on international experience Summary Lobbying is a natural part of contemporary globalized world, where political interests meet intensively with the economic and other private interests. In order to strengthen the principles, especially transparency and responsibility, some countries adopt lobbying regulation. The USA, Canada, Poland, Hungary, Lithuania and the EU institutions approach to lobbying in some aspects in the same way, in many other aspects they approach to it very differently. Different historical and socio-economical experience of these entities has, often substantial, influence on the differences of their regulation approach. The Czech Republic shares with many mentioned countries the experience of post- communist state, which does not have long democratic political culture and which has many problems with corruption in the public decision-making process. Lobbying regulation under Czech conditions is therefore necessary for raising transparency and responsibility of politicians. During the preparation of the future regulation, it is necessary to respect recmmendations of the international organizations and to thoroughly analyze experience of other states. The necessary parts of the future law should be especially: clear...
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Lobbying and it's regulation in Czech Republic
Hujová, Anna ; Bašný, Adam (advisor) ; Vargovčíková, Jana (referee)
The thesis "Lobbying and its regulation in the Czech Republic" deals with the theoretical and practical aspects of lobbying regulation. Its aim is to make a comprehensive and effective regulation of the campaign for the Czech Republic. It first examines basic terms: lobbying, lobbyists and public officials. It provides a theoretical overview of the lobbying regulation tools. The thesis describes two forms of regulation which are self-regulation and regulation by law. A separate chapter is devoted to demark lobbying from corruption. The following chapter provides an overview of lobbying regulation in the selected countries. This analysis shows the various options and approaches to lobbying regulations, which is reflected in adjustments to the individual states. In practice the use of rights and obligations for lobbyists, a lobbying group or both simultaneously. Attention is also given to attempts made to regulate lobbying in the Czech Republic. So far, however, none of them have been applied in practice. Based on findings from previous chapters and assessment of the state regulation of lobbying in the Czech Republic, there are suggested basic principles of regulation for this activity. The final chapter presents the outcome of the thesis and gives us a specific list of measures that are...
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Regulation of lobbying in the Visegrad Four
Kohoutková, Markéta ; Vymětal, Petr (advisor) ; Husák, Jan (referee)
The subject of this thesis is regulation of lobbying in the countries of the Visegrad Group (V4) -- specifically statutory regulation of lobbying. The work gives a comprehensive overview of the development of regulation of lobbying in V4 member states from the very beginning until now. Main aim is to answer questions related to lobbying such as: "is there a lobbying regulation in V4 members", "what is the quality of that regulation" and "is there any common signs shared across the national regulation of lobbying". To achieve the desired objective thesis uses descriptive, comparative and analytical methods. Thesis consists of two main logical units, which are divided into five chapters, an introduction and a conclusion. The first unit contains three introductory chapters. This section is devoted to the history of lobbying, the definition of lobbying and theoretical concepts of regulation of lobbying. The second unit is completely dedicated to the legal regulation of lobbying in the V4 countries. Part of this unit is also the final comparison and analysis of the legal regulation of lobbying in these countries and answers to questions mentioned in the introduction.
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Possibilities of lobbying regulation in the Czech Republic
Klouda, Petr ; Vymětal, Petr (advisor) ; Müller, Karel (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to introduce the system of legislative lobbying regulation namely in United States of America and to apply these findings to the Czech Republic environment and to compare U.S. regulation with Czech proposals of lobbying regulation. Structure of this thesis is divided into theoretical and practical parts. Theoretical part is presenting the lobbying history and the first attempts to regulate the lobbying subsequently the main terms and definitions concerning the lobbying and its regulation are introduced. The practical part includes a closer look to the lobbying regulation in the USA mapping the process from history including the main legal documents to its contemporary form. As follows the information about Czech environment and first attempts to regulate lobbying are presented. Subsequently, at the end of practical part I offer a comparison of the USA system of regulation of lobbying and the proposals according to which the Czech lobbying regulation system should formed.
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