Publication
Title
Stakeholder mobilization in financial regulation : a comparison of EU regulatory politics over time
Author
Abstract
Current scholarship is inconclusive whether stakeholder involvement in regulatory politics can be legitimizing. This article argues that stakeholder involvement can only be legitimizing if bias in mobilization is limited. As bias is limited if a heterogeneous set of stakeholders participates mobilizes, stakeholder mobilization in public consultations on EU financial regulation is examined. Due to the financial crisis and subsequent institutional reforms, stakeholders' perception on who is affected by regulation and the reach of the agencies' operations has changed. Subsequently, mobilization is expected to be more heterogenous. The analysis is based on a novel dataset of stakeholder responses to public consultations of the European Supervisory Authorities before and after the financial crisis and reforms. The results show shifts in interest mobilization, but these do not follow the research expectations. Therefore, the findings show that public consultations do not necessarily decrease bias. As such, consultations show important limits for legitimizing EU regulatory policies.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of common market studies. - Oxford, 1962, currens
Publication
Hoboken : Wiley , 2020
ISSN
0021-9886 [print]
1468-5965 [online]
DOI
10.1111/JCMS.13046
Volume/pages
p. 1-19
Article Reference
jcms.13046
ISI
000530579000001
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
Faculty/Department
Research group
Project info
The Post-crisis Legitimacy of the European Union European Training Network (PLATO).
Stakeholder involvement as legitimation strategy: an illustration of EU financial agencies.
Publication type
Subject
Law 
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Identifier
Creation 11.05.2020
Last edited 02.10.2024
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