Interest Mediation and Policy Formulation in the European Union
Author: Olga Schenk
Publisher: Forschungszentrum Jülich
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 3893368523
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The European Union as International Mediator
Author: Julian Bergmann
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-07-27
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 3030255646
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book explores the EU’s effectiveness as an international mediator and provides a comparative analysis of EU mediation through three case studies: the conflict over Montenegro’s independence, the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, and the Geneva International Discussions on South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The book starts from the observation that the EU has emerged as an important international provider of mediation in various conflicts around the world. Against this background, the author develops an analytical framework to investigate EU mediation effectiveness that is then applied to the three cases. The main finding of the book is that EU mediation has a stabilising effect on conflict dynamics, making renewed escalation less likely and contributing to the settlement of conflict issues. At the same time, the EU’s effectiveness depends primarily on its ability to influence the conflict parties’ willingness to compromise through conditionality and diplomatic pressure.
The Political Economy of State-Business Relations in Europe
Author: Rainer Eising
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-06-02
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 113403895X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The delegation of policy-competencies to the European Union has changed the context in which national actors form their interests and represent them. Shaping European markets and societies, EU regulation has important effects in the member states. This book analyses how business interest organizations respond to this challenge and what strategies they develop to cope with European integration. Starting from the idea that institutional contexts, resource dependencies, and organizational characteristics explain, to a considerable degree, how interest groups adapt to EU policy-making, this study delivers important insights into EU governance. The empirical analysis draws on a comprehensive data set of German, British, French, and EU business associations and large firms. Divided into three parts, it moves from the study of domestic contexts to the analysis of multilevel-governance in the EU before finally scrutinizing in greater detail the factors that shape the access of interest groups to the EU institutions. Making an important contribution to the development of institutional and organizational accounts of interest groups in the EU, this book will be of interest to political scientists, economists, and sociologists working in the areas of European integration, comparative European politics, political economy, interest groups and civil society.
Policy-making in the European Union
Author: Laura Cram
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780415146258
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book takes a fresh view at attempts to conceptualize the process of European integration. It highlights the often neglected but crucial role of European institutions in understanding major constitutional decisions in the European Union.
The European Union as International Mediator
Author: Julian Bergmann
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2019-08-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783030255633
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book explores the EU’s effectiveness as an international mediator and provides a comparative analysis of EU mediation through three case studies: the conflict over Montenegro’s independence, the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, and the Geneva International Discussions on South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The book starts from the observation that the EU has emerged as an important international provider of mediation in various conflicts around the world. Against this background, the author develops an analytical framework to investigate EU mediation effectiveness that is then applied to the three cases. The main finding of the book is that EU mediation has a stabilising effect on conflict dynamics, making renewed escalation less likely and contributing to the settlement of conflict issues. At the same time, the EU’s effectiveness depends primarily on its ability to influence the conflict parties’ willingness to compromise through conditionality and diplomatic pressure.
Lobbying Success in the European Union
Author: Daniel Rasch
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-05-22
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 1351211366
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Having information is key in most political decisions – for both decision-makers and societal actors. This is especially crucial in democratic countries where external stakeholders are invited to participate in decision-making processes. Assuming that every actor who gets involved in decision-making processes has a certain lobbying goal, we face a heterogeneous set of actors competing against each other to provide information to the decision-makers. This competition leads some stakeholders to be more successful in achieving their goals than others. Frames and the framing of information play an important role in such lobbying success. In this book, Daniel Rasch questions if and how information impacts lobbying success and shows how groups perform in three instances of European decision-making. He does so by combining findings from a qualitative content analysis with the results of a cross-case analysis using the quantified qualitative data. The new dataset contains a representative sample of over 200 position papers from EU level and national consultations, press releases and evidence from national stakeholders from Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Lobbying Success in the European Union effectively bridges research from interest mediation and framing studies and offers a new model about how to measure stakeholders’ success. This new and pragmatic approach to study lobbying success with a traceable and easy to use instrument can be used and adapted to any policy analysis and issue.
Lobbying in the European Union
Author: Heike Klüver
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013-02-28
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 0199657440
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Thousands of lobbyists lobby decision-makers in Brussels every day, but little is known about their impact on policy. Lobbying in the European Union addresses this research gap and analyzes the conditions under which interest groups can successfully lobby the European institutions.
EU Lobbying
Author: David Coen
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →EU Lobbying: Empirical and Theoretical Studies offers an analysis of large empirical studies of interest group politics and Lobbying in Europe. It assesses the logic of collective and direct action, the logic of access and influence, the logic of venue-shopping and alliance building.
The Political Economy of State-Business Relations in Europe
Author: Rainer Eising
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-06-02
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 1134038968
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The book analyses how business interest organizations responded to the challenge of European integration and delivers important insights into major characteristics of EU governance and policy-making.
The Formation of Coalitions in the European Union
Author: Maren Kreutler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2015-03-26
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1474224768
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book investigates why European associations form interest coalitions, which strategies these coalitions pursue to influence the EU institutions, and how persistent they are over time. In this context, questions concerning the transparency of European decision-making are approached. The field of European energy policy serves as empirical background, providing a valuable insight into a little researched area of European politics.
