Cover Page; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Influence, Power and Success
A Discussion of Key Concepts; EU Institutions as Lobbying Targets; References; Chapter 2: Researching Informational Lobbying and the Effect of Frames; Findings from Interest Mediation Research; Frames and the Framing of Information; What Frames are About: Selecting and Presenting Information?; Developing Categories for a Frame Analysis; Frames in Communication and Media Studies.
Case Study II: Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)Case Study III: Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers; Part Two
The Quantitative Analysis; Quantitative and Cross-Case Analysis; Predicted Effects of Types of Frames on Lobbying Success; Summary of the Quantitative Analysis; Notes; References; Chapter 5: Conclusion; Lobbying Success and the Role of Frames; Limitations, Shortcomings and Potential Further Research; References; Appendix; Codebook; General Remarks; Index.
Frames in Psychological StudiesFrames in Social Science Studies; Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 3: Measuring Lobbying Goals and Lobbying Success; Case Selection; Methodological Approach: The Mixed Methods Design; Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA); Quantification of Qualitative Data; Data Collection; The Representative Sample: Selecting Actors and Documents; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Lobbying Success in the European Union: Three Case Studies; Part One
The Qualitative Analyses; Case Study I: Directive on Patients' Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare.