REVOLVE: Studying Revolving Doors and Their Regulation in the EU and Its Member States

The “revolving door” phenomenon, which refers to circulations between the private and public sectors, is the object of research of the REVOLVE project. Based on four field studies (France, Finland, Slovenia, and the EU), the project aims to develop a comparative approach to studying revolving doors. After detailing the specificities of each field, this Research Note explains the multidisciplinary approach deployed. Finally, we suggest that the research on revolving doors cannot be carried out without studying the transformation of recruitment methods of the administration as well as the reconfigurations within the private sector.