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Course Level: Undergraduate/Graduate
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Institute and advanced workshops conducted by public affairs professionals. The institute is a two-week intensive course (4 credit hours) in major aspects of professional lobbying and influencing the policymaking process. Student teams directed by mentors drawn from the lobbying profession present a simulated lobbying plan to a professional panel. One-credit hour advanced workshops are offered regularly in specific public affairs areas such as grass roots lobbying, coalition building, and lobbying on the Internet. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: GOVT-110 or GOVT-620.
Course Level: Undergraduate/Graduate
The Art and Craft of Lobbying (3-4)
Course Level: Undergraduate/Graduate
The Art and Craft of Lobbying (3-4)
Course Level: Undergraduate/Graduate
The Art and Craft of Lobbying (3-4)
European Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute
This unique course introduces students to the art and craft of lobbying in the European Union (EU). Structured like the Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute, but in a European context, students are immersed in the strategies, tactics, methods, techniques, regulations, and ethics of lobbying in Europe. Students hear from faculty, European academics, international professional lobbyists, EU officials, and journalists in Brussels. The speakers bring both applied and theoretical perspectives to the business of public advocacy in Europe. The course focuses on development of a strategic lobbying plan, the principles and practices of lobbying in Europe, communications and Internet strategy in lobbying, grassroots lobbying, cross-national coalition building and lobbying, and rules, regulations and ethics of lobbying in Europe. Students develop a lobbying plan for an issue facing the European Union. Meets with GOVT-023 N02.