Governmental relations, lobby, and advocacy in the context of public affairs

Abstract

This text is not exactly an academic article, but rather something that results from a professional experience in this area developed in the course of twentyfive years in-country and fifteen abroad – particularly in the U.S. market and in the European Union. What one discusses here is if in practice there are significant differences between government relations, advocacy and lobbying. Or does it only concern the activities that result from a historical evolution, in which some individuals “become remiss” in the true quest for defense of their legitimate interests? One concludes by suggesting that a new era for public issues or public affairs begins after the serious economic and fiscal financial crisis of 2008 and the advent of massification of social media like the Facebook and Twitter.