Professor Raj Chari

Professor Raj Chari

Professor, Political Science

3531896 3480www.rajchari.com

Biography

Prof. Raj Chari was born in Swift Current Saskatchewan Canada. After completing a B.A and M.A at the University of Saskatchewan, he did his PhD in Queen's University (Canada). Most of his Doctoral Thesis research and writing was performed out of the Juan March Institute in Madrid (Spain). Previous appointments include working for Vincent Wright at Nuffield College (Oxford) before joining Trinity in 1999.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Raj Chari, Life After Privatization, 1st, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2015, 1 - 289ppBook, 2015, URL
  • M. Crepaz and R. Chari, The EU's Initiatives to Regulate Lobbyists: Good or Bad Administration?, Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto, 51, (1), 2014, p71 - 97Journal Article, 2014
  • Evolution of Aid in the EU: Classifying Different Types of Countries and the Financial and Economic Crisis in, editor(s)H. Hofmann and C. Micheau , State Aid Law of the EU, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016, pp12 - 17, [R. Chari]Book Chapter, 2016
  • Sylvia Kritzinger, Francesco Cavatorta and Raj S. Chari, Continuity and Change in Party Positions Towards Europe in Italian Parties: An Examination of Parties' Euro-Manifestos, Journal of European Public Policy, 11, (6), 2004, p954 - 974Journal Article, 2004
  • Raj S. Chari, The 2004 Spanish Election: Terrorism as a Catalyst for Change, West European Politics, 27, (5), 2004, p954 - 963Journal Article, 2004
  • Raj S. Chari, Suvi Iltanen, and Sylvia Kritzinger, Examining and Explaining the Northern League's 'U-Turn' From Europe, Government and Opposition, 39, (3), 2004, p423 - 450Journal Article, 2004
  • Raj S. Chari and Francesco Cavatorta, The Iraq War: Killing Dreams of a Unified EU?, European Political Science, 3, (1), 2003, p25 - 29Journal Article, 2003
  • Raj S. Chari and Hilary McMahon, Reconsidering the Patterns of Organised Interests in Irish Policy-Making, Irish Political Studies, 18, (1), 2003, p27 - 50Journal Article, 2003
  • Matthew Kerby and Raj S. Chari, Policy Scandals: A Spanish Case, Government and Opposition, 37, (3), 2002, p409 - 425Journal Article, 2002
  • Raj S. Chari, The EU 'Dimensions' in Economic Policy-Making at the Domestic Level. Some Lessons from Labour Market Reform In Spain, South European Society and Politics, 6, (1), 2001, p51 - 73Journal Article, 2001
  • K. Gilland and Raj S. Chari, European Integration - Enlargement Now and Then: Implications for Ireland, Irish Studies in International Affairs, 12, (1), 2001, p215 - 230Journal Article, 2001
  • Raj S. Chari, The March 2000 Spanish Election: A 'Critical Election'?, West European Politics, 23, (3), 2000, p207 - 214Journal Article, 2000
  • Raj S. Chari and Gustavo A. Arteca, A Leadership Selection Index for Multi-ballot Political Party Conventions in Canada, Electoral Studies, 17, (4), 1998, p505 - 522Journal Article, 1998
  • Raj S. Chari, Spanish Socialists, Privatising the Right Way?, West European Politics, 21, (4), 1998, p163 - 179Journal Article, 1998
  • Raj S. Chari, State Aids in the Airline Sector: A Comparative Analysis of Iberia and Aer Lingus, Dublin, The Policy Institute, 2004, 1 - 45ppBook, 2004, TARA - Full Text
  • Selling Off the State and Supranational Regulation: Informal Governance in the EU in, editor(s)T.Christiansen and S.Piattoni , Informal Governance in the European Union, London, Edward Elgar, 2004, pp114 - 128, [Raj S. Chari and Hilary McMahon]Book Chapter, 2004
  • Raj S. Chari, Review of Democracy's Voices - Social Ties and the Quality of Public Life in Spain, by Robert Fishman , Democratization, 11, (5), 2004, p227-228Review, 2004
  • Raj S. Chari, Review of Iberian Trade Unionism Democratisation Under the Impact of the European Union, by José M. Magone , West European Politics, 27, (1), 2004, p170-171Review, 2004
  • Raj S. Chari, Symposium: The Iraq War and Political Science - Introduction, European Political Science, 3, (1), 2003, p5 - 6Journal Article, 2003
  • Michele Crepaz and Raj Chari, Assessing the validity and reliability of measurements when evaluating public policy, Journal of Public Policy, 38, (3), 2018, p275 - 304Journal Article, 2018, URL
  • Raj Chari, Ireland - End of Term Report, Independent Reporting Mechanism, Open Government Partnership, Washington, Open Government Partnership, 2017, p1 - 49Report, 2017, URL , TARA - Full Text
  • Raj Chari, Ireland - Mid-Term Progress Report, 2014-15, Independent Research Mechanism, Open Government Partnership, Washington DC, Open Government Partnership, 2016, p1 - 92Report, 2016, URL , TARA - Full Text
  • Privatized Firms and their Management Structures: Links with the State in, editor(s)L. Brennan , Enacting Globalization: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, pp183 - 193, [R. Chari and S. Dahlmann]Book Chapter, 2014, URL
  • Raj Chari, Ireland Mid-Term Report 2016-2018 (Year 1), Washington DC, 2018, p1 - 86Report, 2018, URL
  • Raj Chari, Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM): Ireland End-of-Term Report 2016-2018, Washington DC, 2019, p1 - 61Report, 2019, URL
  • International Dynamics in Lobbying Regulation in, editor(s)D. Dialer and M. Richter , Lobbying in the European Union: Strategies, Dynamics and Trends, Switzerland, Springer, 2019, pp49 - 65, [M. Crepaz, R. Chari, J. Hogan, G. Murphy]Book Chapter, 2019, URL
  • Raj Chari, John Hogan, Gary Murphy and Michele Crepaz, Regulating Lobbying: A Global Comparison 2nd edition, 2nd, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2019, 1 - 256ppBook, 2019, URL
  • Raj Chari, Isabel Rozas, Virus, Antivirals and Vaccines: Why Politics Matter, First, Berlin/Boston, DeGruyter, 2022, 144ppBook, 2022, URL
  • Raj Chari, Isabel Rozas, Virus, Antivirals and Vaccines: Why Politics Matter, First, Berlin/Boston, DeGruyter, 2022, 144ppBook, 2022, URL
  • Michele Crepaz and Raj Chari, Interest group access to policymaking in Ireland, Irish Political Studies, 38, (1), 2023, p60 - 91Journal Article, 2023, URL , TARA - Full Text
  • Lobbying regulation in comparative context and reflections on the future in, editor(s)D Coen and A. Katsaitis , Handbook on Lobbying and Public Policy, Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar, 2024, pp79 - 90, [J. O'Neill and R. Chari]Book Chapter, 2024, URL
  • R Chari, Strategy Guidance Note on Lobbying Registers, 1st, United Nations, November, 2024, p1 - 27Report, 2024, URL , TARA - Full Text
  • Interest Groups and Advocacy, 13, 4, (2024), 381 - 568p, R Chari, [Guest Editor of IG&A Special Issue: New Perspectives on Lobbying Regulation and Reform (Part 1)]Journal, 2024, URL
  • R Chari, New perspectives on lobbying regulation and reform: two generations of research, Interest Groups and Advocacy, 13, (4), 2024, p381 - 395Journal Article, 2024, URL
  • Interest Groups and Advocacy, 14, 3, (2025), 163 - 324p, Raj Chari, [Guest Editor of IG&A Special Issue: New Perspectives on Lobbying Regulation and Reform (Part 2)]Journal, 2025, URL
  • Raj S. Chari, Why did the Spanish Communist Strategy Fail?, Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, 21, (2), 2005, p296 - 301Journal Article, 2005
  • R. Chari and S. Kritzinger, Understanding EU Policy Making, 1st, London/Chicago, Pluto/University of Chicago Press, 2006, 1 - 272ppBook, 2006, URL
  • Preference Formation and European Constitution-Building: The Spanish Perspective in, editor(s)Thomas König and Simon Hug , Preference Formation and European Constitution-building. A Comparative Study in Member States and Accession Countries, London, Routledge, 2006, pp217 - 225, [Raj S. Chari and Alfonso Egea]Book Chapter, 2006
  • Silke Trommer and Raj Chari, The Council of Europe: Interest Groups and Ideological Missions?, West European Politics, 29, (4), 2006, p665 - 686Journal Article, 2006
  • Raj Chari, Gary Murphy, and John Hogan , Regulating Lobbyists: A Comparative Analysis of the US, Canada, Germany and the European Union, Political Quarterly, 78, (3), 2007, p422 - 438Journal Article, 2007
  • Raj Chari, Gary Murphy, John Hogan, Regulating the Influence Game: Some Thoughts on the International Evidence, Public Affairs Ireland, 41, (September), 2007, p15 - 15Journal Article, 2007
  • Francesco Cavatorta, Raj Chari and Sylvia Kritzinger, The European Union and Morocco: Security Through Authoritarianism? Working Paper 110 Institute for Advanced Studies Vienna, 2006Working Paper, 2006
  • Eric Shea and Raj Chari, Policy Formulation, Implementation and Feedback in EU Merger Control, Discussion Paper 147, Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin, 2006Working Paper, 2006
  • Raj Chari, Alfonso Egea, Kenneth Benoit and Michael Laver, Spain and European Union Constitution Building", Working Paper No. 45/2004, Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos, Madrid, Spain, 2004Working Paper, 2004
  • Raj Chari, 2008 Spanish Election: A Balancing Game, West European Politics, 31, (5), 2008, p1068 - 1076Journal Article, 2008
  • Francesco Cavatora, Raj Chari, Sylvia Kritzinger and Arantza Gomez, EU External Policy Making and the Case of Morocco: 'Realistically' Dealing with Authoritarianism, European Foreign Affairs Review, 13, (3), 2008, p357 - 376Journal Article, 2008
  • Raj Chari, Why Did the Irish Reject Lisbon? An Analysis of the Referendum Results, Analysis of the Real Instituto Elcano (ARI) 69/2008 , 2008Working Paper, 2008, URL
  • J. Hogan, G. Murphy and R. Chari, Next door they have regulation, but not here ": Assessing the opinions of actors in the opaque world of unregulated lobbying, Canadian Political Science Review, 2, (3), 2008, p125 - 151Journal Article, 2008
  • R Chari, Irish Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty - Will Irish Eyes be Smiling?', Memorando Opex N. 88/2008, Fundación Alternativas (Madrid), 2008Working Paper, 2008
  • Institutions, European Integration and the Policy Process in Contemporary Spain in, editor(s)Bonnie Field and Kerstin Hamann , Democracy and Institutional Development, London, Palgrave, 2008, pp178 - 202, [Raj Chari and Paul Heywood]Book Chapter, 2008
  • The Politics of Regulating Lobbyists: Assessing the Attitudes of Actors in the World of Regulated Lobbying in, editor(s)Conor McGrath , Interest Groups and Lobbying in the US and Comparative Perspectives, Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, The Edwin Mellon Press, 2009, pp297 - 328, [Gary Murphy, Raj Chari and John Hogan]Book Chapter, 2009
  • Raj Chari and Paul Heywood, Analyzing the Policy Process in Democratic Spain, West European Politics, 32, (1), 2009, p26 - 54Journal Article, 2009
  • Raj Chari, John Hogan and Gary Murphy, Regulating Lobbying: A Global Comparison, Manchester, University of Manchester Press, 2010, 1 - 192ppBook, 2010, URL
  • Raj S.Chari and Francesco Cavatorta, "Economic Actors' Political Activity in 'Overlap Issues': Privatisations and State Aid Control,", West European Politics, Vol 25, (No 4), 2002, p119 - 142Journal Article, 2002
  • Raj Chari, Crisis and Change in Ireland, Analysis of the Real Instituto Elcano (ARI), 79/2011 (Madrid), April, 2011Working Paper, 2011
  • John Hogan, Raj Chari and Gary Murphy, Regulating Australia's Lobbyists: Coming Full Circle to Promote Democracy, Journal of Public Affairs, 11, (1), 2011, p35 - 48Journal Article, 2011
  • Gary Murphy, John Hogan, Raj Chari, Lobbying Regulation in Ireland, Journal of Public Affairs, 11, (2), 2011, p111 - 119Journal Article, 2011
  • Raj Chari and Daniel O'Donovan, Lobbying the European Commission: Open or Secret?, Socialism and Democracy, 25, (2), 2011, p104 - 124Journal Article, 2011
  • Raj Chari and Patrick Bernhagen, Financial and Economic Crisis: Explaining the Sunset over the Celtic Tiger, Irish Political Studies, 26, (4), 2011, p473 - 488Journal Article, 2011
  • Patrick Bernhagen and Raj Chari, Financial and Economic Crisis: Theoretical Explanations of the Global Sunset, Irish Political Studies, 26, (4), 2011, p455 - 472Journal Article, 2011
  • Raj Chari, Introducing Hard Question for Democracy, Irish Political Studies, 26, (4), 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • Irish Political Studies, Special Issue: Hard Questions for Democracy - Ireland and Beyond, 26, 4, (2011), 425 - 606p, Raj Chari, [ed.]Journal, 2011
  • Raj Chari, Hard Questions for Democracy, 1st, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, Routledge, 2013, 1 - 194ppBook, 2013, URL
  • Raj Chari, The Parliamentary Election in Spain, November 2011, Electoral Studies, 32, (2), 2013, p377 - 380Journal Article, 2013
  • Spain, S. Pendergast and T. Pendergast, Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies, 1st, 1-4, Michigan, Gale Group, 2002, pp431 - 446, [Raj S. Chari and Suvi Iltanen]Item in dictionary or encyclopaedia, etc
  • Raj Chari and Daniel Hillebrand O'Donovan, Lobbying the European Commission: Open or secret?, 2011Working Paper, URL , TARA - Full Text

Research Expertise

Public Policy Analysis; Economic Policy-Making; Social Policy-Making; Deregulation; Privatisation; Party Politics in Spain and Italy.

  • Title
    Regulating Lobbying Activity in the EU, USA, Canada and Germany
    Summary
    The aim of this research, as outlined in the tender documentation, is to establish a clear profile of formal systems for regulating lobbyists in public life in place in Germany, USA, Canada and in European Union institutions, thereby facilitating an assessment of their relevance to Irish public life. Thus the crucial question that needs to be answered is to what extent analysing the regulation of formal systems can help the Irish body politic decide whether it wants to put in place a similar system to one that currently exists, a completely new system, or no system at all. This will be achieved by providing comprehensive answers to the following three questions. 1 What are the regulations in place in the specific states and the European Union institutions? 2 How effective have these regulations been? 3 What lessons can we take to the Irish case?
    Funding Agency
    Dept. of the Environment (Govt of Ireland)
    Date From
    Fall 2005
    Date To
    Summer 2006
  • Title
    International Regulation of Newly Privatised Firms
    Summary
    This project analyzed the privatisation of public enterprises in Spain, Ireland, and France. Results have been published in various sources including leading journal such as West European Politics.
    Funding Agency
    IIIS
    Date From
    Fall 2002
    Date To
    Fall 2004
  • Title
    International Trends in Regulating Lobbying
    Summary
    Thus project examines how different political systems in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia have pursued lobbying rules.
    Funding Agency
    IRCHSS
    Date From
    October 2008
    Date To
    October 2010
  • Title
    Life After Privatization
    Summary
    Examining and explaining what happened to firms in the UK, France, Spain, Germany and Italy after their privatization.
    Funding Agency
    IRCHSS
    Date From
    Dec 19, 2011
    Date To
    March 31, 2012
  • Title
    Public Policies and Multi-Level Regulatory Structures in a Global Economy
    Summary
    Comprised of researchers in political science and economics, this team seeks to determine the role of both private parties and administrative networks in the formulation and implementation of different regulatory initiatives. While research will continue on policies studied over the last two years in the IIIS - namely agriculture, trade and merger policy - our research between 2006-7 extends this analysis to other issue areas. This includes analysis of the regulation of financial markets, regulation of anti-terrorist measures in foreign policy, and regulation of interest group lobbying activity by focusing on developments at the international, supranational, and domestic levels of governance. The research theme will undertake innovative research regarding interest representation of private parties within regulatory structures, where rules are formulated and implemented with close cooperation of administrations on the different regulatory levels. It will contribute to the literature on policy coherence between regulatory decisions in different policy domains, and it will also contribute to the literature on modelling the impact of regulatory decisions at the supranational and international levels. The policies studied are chosen for two main reasons. First, they represent regulation of activities of private, economically based actors (regulation of lobbying activity, financial regulation, mergers and agriculture) and government (financial regulation, regulation of anti-terrorist measures, agriculture and trade). This allows us to better compare and contrast developments in issue areas containing a mix both public and private actors. Secondly, the issue areas represent policies wherein regulation across different levels of governance occurs. For example, financial regulation occurs at all three levels of governance; regulation of interest group activity primarily occurs across the supranational and domestic level; agriculture and trade regulation (within the EU) is conducted at the supranational and international levels; while regulation of anti-terrorist measures, if existent, tends to occur within the national level. As a result, having different regulatory initiatives extending across different levels of governance will allow us to better understand the dynamics involved in international and regional integration, in general, and international and regional regulation in particular.
    Funding Agency
    HEA (through the IIIS)
    Date From
    January 2006
    Date To
    July 2007

Recognition

  • Faculty Visiting Research Fellowship (VRF), The Policy Institute 2002-2003