Interest representation in the European Union
In: The European Union series
In: Institutions & actors
Cover -- Contents -- List of Features -- Preface to the Fourth Edition -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Representation, Participation and Deliberation -- The variety of interests in Europe -- Groups -- Non-group actors -- Conclusions -- 2 EU Decision-Making and Channels of Influence -- 'Routes' of influence -- EU interest representation through the 'national route' -- EU interest representation through the 'Brussels route' -- Conclusions -- 3 The Regulation of Lobbying and the European Transparency Register -- Regulating conduct of those working in EU institutions -- The regulation of lobbyists -- 4 Business Interests and the Professions -- Business interest associations -- Cross-sectoral associations -- Sector associations and firms -- Large firms as EU public affairs actors -- Professional interests -- Peak associations claiming representation of professionals -- EU sectoral professional interests -- Conclusions -- 5 Labour Interests -- Labour and the economic agenda -- Social Europe through a participative labour market model -- The European organization of labour interests -- Conclusions -- 6 Citizen Interests -- The landscape of citizen interest groups -- The European Citizens' Initiative -- The funding of NGOs -- Historic landmarks in the development of EU citizen interest representation -- Environmental interests -- Consumer interests -- Social interests -- Social movements -- Conclusions -- 7 Territorial Interests -- Regional governance in Western Europe -- The organization of territorial public interests at the European level -- The Brussels offices of the regions -- Territorially based EU collective action organizations -- Conclusions -- 8 Organized Civil Society and European Integration -- Organized civil society and the democratic legitimacy of the EU -- Organized civil society and the development of EU competencies.