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Koszalin Institute
of Comparative European Studies (KICES)
ul.
Zielona 13/1
75664 Koszalin
Poland
info@kices.org
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Representation of Polish interest groups at the EU level
Researchers responsible: Joanna Einbock, Aleksandra Lis
Duration:
since 2005
Research question and analytical framework
With the increasing
economic and social integration of the European Union, Brussel’s share in
business regulation has been rising consistently. The EU system of
multi-level governance allows for the integration of different national and
supranational interest groups into decision-making processes.
In this context it will
be analysed how Poland, as the biggest of the new EU member states, has been
able to adapt to the EU system on the side of non-state organisations. As a
first step, the relevant Polish interest groups will be identified. It will
then be analysed how they try to represent their interests at the EU level
and how they perceive EU policy making-processes. Their characteristics and
attitudes will be compared with non-Polish interest groups in order to
determine to what extent Polish groups conform to European (i.e. EU-15)
patterns. The project will also elaborate on the reasons for Polish
specifics and for the weak representation of Polish interest groups at the
EU-level.
Progress report
The project began in
summer 2005. The major focus so far has been a case study on Polish trade unions and employers' associations at the EU level. From 2007 to 2008 the project was conducted jointly with an international research project organised by the Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen and funded by the Otto Brenner Foundation.
Publications
Joanna Einbock: Polish Trade Unions and the EU, in: KICES Working Papers No. 7 (2006).
Joanna Einbock: Case study. The Activities of Polish Trade Unions at the EU Level, in: H. Pleines (ed.):
Participation of Civil Society in New Modes of Governance.
The Case of the New EU Member States. Part 3: Involvement at the EU Level, Bremen: Forschungsstelle Osteuropa 2006, pp. 79-86.
Joanna Einbock, Aleksandra Lis: Assessment of Polish trade unions and employers’ organizations activities at the EU level, KICES Working Papers No. 11 (2007).
Joanna Einbock: The participation of Polish Trade Unions in EU Governance, in: Daniela Obradovic, Heiko Pleines (eds): The Capacity of Central and East European Interest Groups to Participate in EU Governance, Stuttgart: Ibidem-Publishers, 2007, pp. 231-241.
Aleksandra Lis: Trade Unions Strength in an EU-wide Comparison, in: Julia Kusznir, Heiko Pleines (eds): Trade Unions from Post-Socialist
Member States in EU-Governance, Stuttgart: Ibidem-Publishers, 2008, pp. 42-56.
Joanna Einbock: Polish Trade Unions in EU Governance, in: Julia Kusznir, Heiko Pleines (eds): Trade Unions from Post-Socialist
Member States in EU-Governance, Stuttgart: Ibidem-Publishers, 2008, pp. 129-140.
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