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Interest group lobbying in the European Union : privacy, data protection and the right to be forgotten

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Christou, George and Rashid, Imir (2021) Interest group lobbying in the European Union : privacy, data protection and the right to be forgotten. Comparative European Politics, 19 . pp. 380-400. doi:10.1057/s41295-021-00238-5 ISSN 1472-4790.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41295-021-00238-5

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Abstract

The issue of trust and control of data online has become critical for many European Union (EU) citizens in an era where we are increasingly reliant on digital platforms across a plethora of everyday activities. Indeed, the future of the EU’s Digital Single Market Policy is reliant on developing trust through robust legislation that ensures explicit control of data by EU citizens. This article explores the extent to which interest groups have been able to successfully achieve their goals through actions in the European Union institutional spaces that construct privacy and data protection legislation. Specifically, it investigates the intervention of interest groups utilising the ‘right to be forgotten’ (RTBF) in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a case study. The article shows that issue salience and conflict, as well as institutional politicisation and lobbying by a union of ‘strange bedfellows’ are important factors in determining interest group preference attainment and success and ultimately, who the winners and losers have been in the RTBF decision-making process.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
K Law [Moys] > KW European Union Law
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Right to be forgotten -- European Union countries, Digital media -- Social aspects -- European Union countries, Information technology -- Social aspects -- European Union countries, European Parliament.General Data Protection Regulation, Data protection -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries, European Union, European Union -- Government policy, Lobbying -- European Union countries, Pressure groups -- European Union countries
Journal or Publication Title: Comparative European Politics
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
ISSN: 1472-4790
Official Date: June 2021
Dates:
DateEvent
June 2021Published
11 March 2021Available
29 January 2021Accepted
Volume: 19
Page Range: pp. 380-400
DOI: 10.1057/s41295-021-00238-5
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Comparative European Politics. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41295-021-00238-5
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 2 March 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access: 11 March 2022
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
ES/M00953X/1[ESRC] Economic and Social Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269
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