LOBBYING IN MODERN DIPLOMACY: TRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND REPRESENTATION
Keywords:
international relations, diplomacy, lobbying activity, lobbying, influence actors, political process, interest representation, political communication
Abstract
Lobbyism in the modern world occupies a prominent place in shaping the agenda and has a significant impact on decision-making of various scales, including those with long- term and strategic consequences. In the scientific discourse of recent years, both among Ukrainian and foreign researchers, the global system of international diplomacy is rarely evaluated through the prism of the influence of lobbying on it. This context needs to be considered in order to be actualized and to create a basis for further researches.The article offers a comprehensive examination of the current state of international lob- bying and its impact on the modern system of global relations. It applies a broad struc- tural-functional analysis to the study of lobbying activities in the context of the trans- formation of diplomatic communication channels and the representation of interests.The first structural section of the article is dedicated to systematizing the tools of inter- national lobbying in two dimensions: identifying the key areas of international relations and diplomacy where lobbying activity is most prominent and effective, and analyzing the instrumental arsenal of contemporary lobbyists, taking into account the current state of global political architecture, digital technologies, and communication strategies.The second structural section presents eight empirical cases grouped into four the- matic blocks, categorized by type of actors, forms of influence, and political con- text. This structure allows for the identification of key trends in the field of inter- national lobbying, outlining its implementation mechanisms, and assessing its impact on foreign policy formation and international decision-making processes.The comprehensive nature of this study provides a foundation for further academic exploration, in-depth analysis of specific aspects of lobbying activity, and the develop- ment of theoretical and practical models for the regulation and legitimization of lobbying at the international level.
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Kolesnychenko, V. S. (2025). LOBBYING IN MODERN DIPLOMACY: TRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND REPRESENTATION. International and Political Studies, (40), 31-47. https://doi.org/10.32782/2707-5206.2025.40.3
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