Lobbying,

Transcription

1 Lobbies andparliament 03/04/2019 Maria Sousa Galito PHD Ciência Política

2 Lobbying: carried from England. Started from the people s right to petition elected officials, was seen as critical to American liberties and rights. Thus, our forefathers included this right to petition in the First Amendment of our U.S. Constitution. USA Amendment I (US Constitution) Freedom of speech «Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.» URL: 2

3 Lobbying,

4 Howto lobby Lobby: a strategic, planned and informal way of influencing decision- makers Goal: creating win-win situations DEFINE YOUR TARGET GROUP: farmers organizations women s groups teachers unions organizations of people living with HIV/Aids, etc. (Saeed Esmailian, 2016) 4

5 Howto lobby LOBBY OBJECTIVE: What to change? For whom? Who will make the change? By how much? When? (Saeed Esmailian, 2016) 5

6 Howto lobby Do we have consensus at the target group and within our organization? What are the internal procedures for issuing statements? Can we put forward specific proposals? Do we have enough information? What is the added value of the organization? Do we have the right partners? Level of risk (human, financial, loss of credibility) in pursuing the activity? Can we exert a sufficiently timely and pro-active influence? Do we have sufficient financial resources for our lobby and advocacy? (Saeed Esmailian, 2016) 6

7 7

8 Howto lobby DEFINE THE DECISION- MAKERS Who is responsible? Who are the decision-makers? Who may solve the problem? Who do you want to influence? Who needs to change something? When is the most opportune moment to accomplish that? KEEP IN MIND Decision-maker is a person and not an institution or structure Find out the positions, interests and needs / motivations of the decision-makers you are trying to influence (Saeed Esmailian, 2016) 8

9 mi

10 Howto lobby What are the methods and techniques? Meetings with decision-makers Public events Petitions Round tables Newspaper Articles, etc. (Saeed Esmailian, 2016) Suitable messengers: Media Celebrities Patients Experts Peers Donors (national /international). 10

11

12 How to lobby Action Plan: Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-bound (Saeed Esmailian, 2016) 12

13 13

14 Money Talks «It is extremely expensive to continue running in the election, and many people don t have enough money to spend. They accept donations or anything they can take. Occasionally, it could be done illegally to fly under the radar. Time to time, the outcomes of such an action could result in favors to be fulfilled, which can control the person in office. As some say, money talks.» (Khan, URL: 14

15 com/2794/politics/anoverview-on-lobbying/ 15

16 Fim. Muito obrigada pela atenção, Maria Sousa Galito 16