POTENCIJALNI RAZLOZI I MOTIVI ZA DONOŠENJE PROPISA O LOBIRANJU
ADOPTING REGULATIONS ON LOBBYING: POTENTIAL REASONS AND MOTIVES

Summary/Abstract: Lobbying is increasingly gaining significance among public policy makers in contemporary society. Whether triggered by scandals or driven by growing demands from civil society and international organizations for transparency and accountability, the debate on lobbying has been initiated not only in countries with formal rules regulating this widespread political practice, but also in those without such frameworks. The regulatory approach observed within normative legal systems raises the question of why states choose to regulate lobbying and what motivates them. In this regard, the author draws on empirical data and a substantive analysis of theoretical approaches to lobbying regulation—focusing on variables such as political scandals and external promotion by international organizations—to explore the factors that have both captured public attention and prompted governmental responses. Although these variables do not provide conclusive evidence of a definitive regulatory model, it can be argued that, in certain cases, political scandals motivate governments to propose lobbying legislation without necessarily leading to its adoption. Meanwhile, the recommendations of international organizations, disseminated through policy diffusion, may in some instances facilitate the enactment of such laws.

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