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Book SynopsisThe social conditions of influence'. What can the sociology of interest representatives tell us about lobbying at the EU level?.- Lobbying in the Space of EU Occupations: A Relational Analysis of the Auxiliaries of European Politics.- The Brussels Careers of Pharmaceutical Industry Interest Representatives: Porous Borders and the Making of a Group.- Pressure Group or Social Partner? A Political Sociology of the European Trade Union Confederation.- The EU and Bulgarian trade unions: From survival' to a mark of distinction'?.- What are interest groups doing at the EU level: SMEunited's anti-lobbying' activity?.- Out of sight, but close to the heart of power: Mobilising politically for French overseas territories in Strasbourg and Brussels.- Interest representatives of the port sector, a group in the process of Europeanisation.- Regulators and the regulated in European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).- The Political Sociology of the Lawyer-Lobbyist. Towards a Practice-Centred Approach to Political Influence.- Do MPs make good lobbyists? Lessons from a survey of the French delegation to the European Parliament.
