Issues, preferences and ties: determinants of interest groups' preference attainment in the EU environmental policy

被引:63
作者
Bunea, Adriana [1 ]
机构
[1] Trinity Coll Dublin, Dept Polit Sci, Dublin 2, Ireland
关键词
Consultations; European Commission; interest groups; influence; EUROPEAN INTEREST ASSOCIATIONS; INTEREST GROUP COMPETITION; UNION; BUSINESS; ACCESS; INSTITUTIONS; GOVERNANCE; NETWORKS; SUCCESS;
D O I
10.1080/13501763.2012.726467
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
Some interest groups are more successful than others in translating their policy preferences into policy outputs at the EU level. This study investigates why this is the case by testing an explanatory framework emphasizing the impact of the policy environment on interest groups' preference attainment during the policy formulation stage of EU legislation in the environmental policy. The findings show that preferences having a median positioning on the policy space and demands for no regulation are more likely to be translated into policy outcomes. The type of interest a group represents, as well as its organizational form, are also found to be strong predictors of preference attainment.
引用
收藏
页码:552 / 570
页数:19
相关论文
共 48 条
[1]  
[Anonymous], LIVING REV EUROPEAN
[2]  
[Anonymous], CONNEX REPORT SERIES
[3]  
[Anonymous], 2007, LIVING REV EUROPEAN
[4]  
[Anonymous], 2009, LOBBYING POLICY CHAN, DOI DOI 10.7208/CHICAGO/9780226039466.001.0001
[5]  
Anthony Downs., 1957, An economic theory of democracy
[6]   INFORMATION AND INFLUENCE - LOBBYING FOR AGENDAS AND VOTES [J].
AUSTENSMITH, D .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 1993, 37 (03) :799-833
[7]  
Baumgartner FR, 1998, IMPORTANCE GROUPS PO
[8]   Bureaucrats, politicians, and societal interests - How is European policy making politicized? [J].
Beyers, J ;
Kerremans, B .
COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES, 2004, 37 (10) :1119-1150
[9]   Voice and access - Political practices of European interest associations [J].
Beyers, J .
EUROPEAN UNION POLITICS, 2004, 5 (02) :211-240
[10]   Policy Issues, Organisational Format and the Political Strategies of Interest Organisations [J].
Beyers, Jan .
WEST EUROPEAN POLITICS, 2008, 31 (06) :1188-1211