Participants or Observers in European Governance?: Civil Society Lobbyists from Central and Eastern Europe in Brussels

Dr. Kristina Charrad M.A.

doi:10.5771/9783845222363

Summary

2004 hat die EU zehn neue Mitgliedsstaaten aufgenommen. Der Akteurskreis in Brüssel hat sich erweitert. Es gibt aber nur wenige Untersuchungen, wie die neuen Akteure beschaffen sind und was für Strategien sie entwickeln, um ihre Interessen durchzusetzen. Die Lücke versucht dieses Buch zu schließen.

Es wird am Beispiel der Dienstleistungsrichtlinie untersucht, in welchem Maße zivilgesellschaftliche Akteure aus Visegrád Länder in das System der Interessenrepräsentation auf europäischer Ebene integriert sind, welche Strategien sie anwenden und welchen Problemen sie dabei ausgesetzt sind. Die Netzwerkanalyse und die qualitativen Interviews werden als Methoden angewendet. Damit lässt sich die Untersuchung im breiten Spektrum der Europaforschung verorten; sie weist Schnittstellen insbesondere mit der Zivilgesellschaftsforschung, der Demokratietheorie und zur Forschung zum Lobbying in der EU auf.

Studenten, Wissenschaftler sowie alle an Interessenvertretung und Lobbying in Brüssel Interessierte erfahren über die Besonderheiten der neuen Akteure in der EU und ihre Strategien.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-5509-0
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-2236-3
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: International Civil Society
Volume: 4
Language: English
Pages: 200
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Kristina Charrad
1. 1. Civil society: Normative and analytical dimensions No access Kristina Charrad
  2. Lobbying: Communication and information exchange No access Kristina Charrad
2. Research questions and research design No access Kristina Charrad
3. Methods No access Kristina Charrad
1. The normative perspective: Legitimacy and interest groups No access Kristina Charrad
2. 1. Pluralism: Competition among equal interests No access Kristina Charrad
  2. Corporatism: Structured interest intermediation No access Kristina Charrad
  3. Policy networks: Focus on complex relationships No access Kristina Charrad
  4. Applicability to the EU interest intermediation system No access Kristina Charrad
  5. What added value do lobbyists bring into the system? No access Kristina Charrad
3. 1. The vertical dimension: Multi-level governance No access Kristina Charrad
  2. The horizontal dimension: Network governance No access Kristina Charrad
4. Europeanisation as a process challenging governance No access Kristina Charrad
5. Summary: What interest intermediation system exists in the EU and how are interests promoted in this system? No access Kristina Charrad
1. How many lobbyists really work in Brussels? No access Kristina Charrad
2. Accreditation and transparency No access Kristina Charrad
3. 1. European Commission No access Kristina Charrad
  2. European Parliament No access Kristina Charrad
  3. Council of Ministers No access Kristina Charrad
  4. Advisory Bodies No access Kristina Charrad
4. Lobbying strategies and resources No access Kristina Charrad
5. Summary: What is a good lobbyist? No access Kristina Charrad
1. Communist heritage No access Kristina Charrad
2. New beginnings No access Kristina Charrad
3. 1. Czech Republic: Divided and invisible No access Kristina Charrad
  2. Hungary: Strong services, weak advocacy No access Kristina Charrad
  3. Poland: Small, but strategic No access Kristina Charrad
  4. Slovakia: Lessons learned No access Kristina Charrad
4. Interest intermediation systems in the Visegrád countries No access Kristina Charrad
5. Complying with the EU No access Kristina Charrad
6. Summary: What national experience and what expectations do the CEE interest groups bring to Brussels? No access Kristina Charrad
1. 1. Setting the scene: Boundary specification and sampling No access Kristina Charrad
  2. Actors and relations No access Kristina Charrad
2. 1. Data collection techniques No access Kristina Charrad
  2. Pre-test No access Kristina Charrad
  3. Response rate and data set No access Kristina Charrad
3. 1. Cohesion No access Kristina Charrad
  2. Centrality No access Kristina Charrad
  3. Prestige No access Kristina Charrad
4. 1. Stakeholders and their interests No access Kristina Charrad
  2. What did stakeholders do in order to change the proposal of the directive? No access Kristina Charrad
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    1. Cohesion measures: The information flow No access Kristina Charrad
    2. Centrality: Main players, outsiders and brokers No access Kristina Charrad
    3. Mapping the information exchange network No access Kristina Charrad
    4. Centrality: Who is the most expansive in the network? No access Kristina Charrad
    5. Prestige: Who is the most prestigious in the network? No access Kristina Charrad
5. Summary: The location of stakeholders from Visegrád countries in the issue network and their opportunities to make inputs to the formulation of the Services Directive No access Kristina Charrad
1. 1. Selection of interview partners No access Kristina Charrad
  2. Interview guide No access Kristina Charrad
2. 1. Organisational form and history No access Kristina Charrad
  2. Perception of mission and functions No access Kristina Charrad
3. 1. Actors on the national level are not conscious of European politics No access Kristina Charrad
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    1. Co-operation with the Permanent Representation No access Kristina Charrad
    2. Co-operation with other stakeholders on the European level No access Kristina Charrad
4. 1. Affiliation with organised civil society No access Kristina Charrad
  2. Attitude to lobbying in the Visegrád countries No access Kristina Charrad
5. 1. Financial reasons No access Kristina Charrad
  2. Personnel resources No access Kristina Charrad
6. Summary: Why are the Visegrád organisations passive on the European level? No access Kristina Charrad
1. Overview of results No access Kristina Charrad
2. Implications for the democratic legitimacy of European governance No access Kristina Charrad
3. Outlook: Recommendations for the organisations and future perspectives No access Kristina Charrad
4. Conclusion No access Kristina Charrad
Bibliography No access Kristina Charrad
1. Appendix 1: Questionnaire No access Kristina Charrad
2. Appendix 2: List of interview partners No access Kristina Charrad
3. Appendix 3: Interview guide No access Kristina Charrad
4. Appendix 4: Network data set No access Kristina Charrad