As a response to the so-called legitimacy crisis, European institutions strive to increase the legitimacy of the EU by including civil society in the decision-making process. For years, institutions have informed, consulted and worked with European interest groups (EIGs), which gather together and represent national interest groups (NIGs). However, we observe disconnections between NIGs and EIGs. National groups are not always involved in EIGs’ internal structures and some are totally ignorant about their European representatives’ activities. This puzzling disconnection between national interest groups and European interest groups lies at the core of the dissertation. The research aims to investigate the relations between NIGs and EIGs thro...
Interest representation plays a systemic role in EU policy making and integration, recognised as suc...
Why is the EU so reliant upon exchanges with interest organisations? What safeguards have been devel...
L’objet de cette th.se est de montrer le rôle qu’ont les groupes d’intérêt dans le processus décisio...
The aim of this paper is to identify how national interest groups (NIGs) legitimise European interes...
The aim of this article is to identify how national interest groups legitimize European interest gro...
The present dissertation analyses the role of interest groups in the European Union. In a context of...
The aim of the paper is to understand why Belgian Civil Society Organisations (BCSOs) do perceive Eu...
Title, Acknowledgments, Contents, List of Tables, Figures and Appendices, List of Abbreviations In...
There is a plethora of studies on interest groups in the EuropeanUnion. While these studies have gen...
Comparative and EU interest group studies are marked by a progression towards theory-driven, large-N...
Although EU institutions and policies create additional opportunities for national interest groups t...
Political institutions in democratically orientated political systems interact with interest organis...
This paper deals with the issue of interest groups and lobbying as an institutionalised democratic p...
In the EU multilevel polity, domestic interest groups seek to shape EU legislation by accessing both...
Defence date: 27 June 2011Examining Board:; Prof. Friedrich Kratochwil, European University Institut...
Interest representation plays a systemic role in EU policy making and integration, recognised as suc...
Why is the EU so reliant upon exchanges with interest organisations? What safeguards have been devel...
L’objet de cette th.se est de montrer le rôle qu’ont les groupes d’intérêt dans le processus décisio...
The aim of this paper is to identify how national interest groups (NIGs) legitimise European interes...
The aim of this article is to identify how national interest groups legitimize European interest gro...
The present dissertation analyses the role of interest groups in the European Union. In a context of...
The aim of the paper is to understand why Belgian Civil Society Organisations (BCSOs) do perceive Eu...
Title, Acknowledgments, Contents, List of Tables, Figures and Appendices, List of Abbreviations In...
There is a plethora of studies on interest groups in the EuropeanUnion. While these studies have gen...
Comparative and EU interest group studies are marked by a progression towards theory-driven, large-N...
Although EU institutions and policies create additional opportunities for national interest groups t...
Political institutions in democratically orientated political systems interact with interest organis...
This paper deals with the issue of interest groups and lobbying as an institutionalised democratic p...
In the EU multilevel polity, domestic interest groups seek to shape EU legislation by accessing both...
Defence date: 27 June 2011Examining Board:; Prof. Friedrich Kratochwil, European University Institut...
Interest representation plays a systemic role in EU policy making and integration, recognised as suc...
Why is the EU so reliant upon exchanges with interest organisations? What safeguards have been devel...
L’objet de cette th.se est de montrer le rôle qu’ont les groupes d’intérêt dans le processus décisio...