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The access of business interests to EU institutions: towards élite pluralism?

Pages 384-403 | Published online: 19 Oct 2007

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David Coen & Alexander Katsaitis. (2013) Chameleon pluralism in the EU: an empirical study of the European Commission interest group density and diversity across policy domains. Journal of European Public Policy 20:8, pages 1104-1119.
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Adam William Chalmers. (2013) Trading information for access: informational lobbying strategies and interest group access to the European Union. Journal of European Public Policy 20:1, pages 39-58.
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David Lowery, Caelesta Poppelaars & Joost Berkhout. (2008) The European Union Interest System in Comparative Perspective: A Bridge Too Far?. West European Politics 31:6, pages 1231-1252.
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Frank R. Baumgartner. (2007) EU LOBBYING: A VIEW FROM THE US. Journal of European Public Policy 14:3, pages 482-488.
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