Does the “good” lobbyist exist?

As attention to lobbying activities of firms, NGOs and citizens increases, there is more and [...]

Publication of “Social Media for Change” by Alexander Mäkelä

The Good Lobby announces the release of “Social Media for Change”, an open access tool-kit [...]

Europe’s Shameful Silence – an Open Letter from Jean Monet Chairs

Brussels, 16th January 2019 – On 1 December 2018, after a long running campaign of [...]

Challenging European parties to comply with the EU values

Since the last September, the European Parliament has been asked to verify whether the European [...]

#STOPGLYPHOSATE: Is there Safety in Numbers?

“When a man with 45 meets a man with a rifle, the man with a [...]

How Transparent is the Selection of EU Judges?

Access Info Europe, represented by the EU Public Interest Clinic and The Good Lobby, has [...]

Is Participation a Complement to Representation?

Participatory democracy is a popular idea. But the large diversity of public and private initiatives [...]

Gamification, Crowdsourcing and Civic Tech

Gamification, “crowdsourcing” and “civic technology” share some features. The post discusses these similarities in order [...]

Democracy and the Catalan Crisis

The Crisis in Catalonia represents not simply a crisis of political mismanagement but a realisation [...]