Andreas Schieder Livres

Progressive proposals for the turbulent times: How to boost the political, organizational and electoral potential‘ is the 13th volume of the Next Left book series. Its content was developed within the Focus Group, established in 2009 by FEPS and Karl-Renner-Institut. The group now carries on the work under the leadership of MEP Andreas Schieder and continues to be a unique forum for profound deliberations on the future of social democracy.In the years 2020 – 2022, respective members conducted research that allowed us to correlate difficult lessons from the pandemic and translate them into proposals to empower Progressives to build back better internally. There are ways in which the movement can consolidate its narrative, regain its confidence, revive in-house processes, and reconnect with citizens – all to become a viable alternative in times of anxiety and discontent. Altogether, the book can serve as an inspiration, a manual and a reading that may reassure Progressives. Indeed, it is now, more than ever, a time for the Progressive agenda of respect, solidarity and progress.Contributors:Andreas Schieder, László Andor, Maria Maltschnig, Ania Skrzypek, Andrius Bielskis, Maria Skóra, Gerassimos Moschonas, Cornel Ban, Felix Butzlaff, David J. Bailey and Bradley Ward, Konstantin Vössing, Eric Sundström and Mafalda Dâmaso, André Krouwel, Attila Antall and Bartosz Rydliński

Der Autor untersucht das Kräftefeld, das Selbstverständnis und die Handlungspraxis von Agenturen, Beratungsunternehmen, Einzelberatern, Rechtsanwaltskanzleien und „anderen Dienstleistern“, die in der „Berliner Republik“ Lobbying und Public Affairs-Management als käufliche Services anbieten. Dabei werden 45 Untersuchungskategorien quantitativ und qualitativ ausgewertet, um die Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten innerhalb der boomenden Dienstleisterbranche zu analysieren. Es wird ersichtlich, welche Entwicklungen mit dem Strukturwandel in der Interessenvertretung verbunden sind und welche Rolle kommerziell ausgerichtete externe Kontrakt-Dienstleister dabei spielen.