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Breaking the “old boys’ club” – How socio-demographics shape lobbying access in the EU

Do the socio-demographic characteristics of lobbyists affect their access to Members of the European Parliament? Drawing on new research, Iskander de Bruycker, Sandra Martinez-Böhme and Susanna Eiselt find that lobbying teams with a balanced gender composition are more likely to secure access to MEPs, and that similarities in gender and national origin facilitate interactions between MEPs and lobbying teams. Read our full post