Achieving Democracy Through Interest Representation

Interest Groups in Central and Eastern Europe

AvPatrycja Rozbicka,Paweł Kamiński

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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This book assesses the quality of democracy through the study of organized interests in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) since the collapse of communism in 1989 up to 2017. It offers a much-needed comprehensive look into formal interest representation in CEE countries and compares this with the model in Western democracies. Drawing on democratic theory and comparative analysis, the authors explore the effects of a legal framework, political as well as social contexts. The volume contributes to debates on the performance of young democracies in CEE, where scholars argue that there is a ‘democratic crisis’ and democratic fatigue while the interest group system is often labelled as weak and, in some cases, underdeveloped. Although great efforts have been made to deepen our understanding of interest organization and lobbying tools, the current literature fails to provide a comprehensive answer on the influence of unsupportive environments on population ecology. The case of CEE countries shows significant effects of political and social contexts on interest representation, stimulating a debate about the quality of democratic institutions following the collapse of communism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-10-26
Mått:148 x 210 x 14 mm
Vikt:326 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Interest Groups, Advocacy and Democracy Series
Antal sidor:225
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030555238

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Patrycja Rozbicka is Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at Aston University, UK. Her main research interests include participation of interest groups in the EU’s political system; coalitions and network studies; and the regulation of the music industry.Paweł Kamiński is Adjunct Professor in the Institute of Political Studies at the Polish Academy of Sciences. His main research interests include political parties and civil society in Central Eastern Europe; and the relationships between political parties and interest groups.Meta Novak is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and a researcher at the Centre for Political Science Research in the same faculty. Her research interests include interest groups; lobbying; civil society; political knowledge and opinion gaps.Vaida Jankauskaitė is a researcher in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. Her main research interests include interest groups; lobbying; party-interest group relationship; and political financing.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Interest organizations in Central and Eastern Europe – evaluating population ecology.- Chapter 3: Organized interest in the policy-making process.- Chapter 4: Drivers behind relations between interest organizations and political parties in the CEE countries.- Chapter 5: The organizational development of non-governmental organizations in CEE.- Chapter 6: Significance of trade unions in the CEE counties - beyond corporatism and pluralism?.- Chapter 7: Seeking access to policy stakeholders: business ‘lobbying’ vs others.- Chapter 8: Interest organizations in CEE and European policy process.- Chapter 9: Conclusions. The future of ‘lobbying’ in the CEE countries.