Naslov
Exploring Routes of Influence of Croatian Business Actors in Brussels

Autori
Vidačak, Igor

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
UACES 35th Annual Conference and 10th Research Conference:'The European Union: Past and Future Enlargements'

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 05.09.2005. - 07.09.2005

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
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Sažetak
This paper analyzes how Croatian business actors respond to the challenges of interest representation at the EU level and seeks to explore what are the main routes of influence of Croatian companies in Brussels. The multi-level governance and a very complex architecture of policy-making in the EU require a dramatic shift in patterns of interest intermediation as well as a thorough redefinition of lobbying strategies of Croatian companies. Drawing on the experiences of chosen business interest groups from new EU Member States in regard to lobbying in a new, very competitive environment of the enlarged EU, but also on the interviews with representatives of some of the strongest Croatian companies and business associations, the paper will attempt to answer some of the following questions: what is the EU-effect on the patterns of Croatian business interests representation, which direct or indirect 'lobbying channels' are available for Croatian business actors in Brussels, what are the major obstacles and opportunities of hiring professional lobbyist agencies or opening its own representative office in Brussels and to what extent Croatian companies are ready to adopt a new, multidimensional, multi-level pattern of interest representation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija

POVEZANOST RADA