The two faces of conflict: how internal and external conflict affect interest group influence

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Table 1. Set of configurations among internal and external conflict and its impact on organizational chances for influence.

	Internal conflict
	Low conflict	High conflict
External conflict
Low conflict	I. Much influence on policy process by interest groups	II. Limited influence on policy process by interest groups
High conflict	III. Medium influence on policy process by interest groups	IV. Limited influence on policy process by interest groups

Table 2 . Cases per level of internal and external conflict.

	Internal conflict
	Low conflict	High conflict
External conflict
Low conflict	I. Pension funds Directive	II. Child abuse Directive
High conflict	III. Industrial Emissions Directive	IV. Data protection regulation

Table 3 . The influence per case and type of configurations.

	Internal conflict
	Low conflict	High conflict
External conflict
Low conflict	I. Pension funds Directive = much influence	II. Child abuse Directive = limited influence
High conflict	III. Industrial Emissions Directive = medium influence	IV. Data protection regulation = limited influence

Table

Organization	Abbreviation	Name	Position
Non-state actors
The European Chemical Industry Council	Cefic	Ann Dierckx	Policy adviser environment
Institute for European Environmental Policy	IEEP	Patrick ten Brink	Director of Brussels Office
The Union of the Electricity Industry	EURELECTRIC	Hélène LAVRAY	Advisor Renewables & Environment
The European Steel Association	Eurofer	Jean-Pierre Debruxelles	Environment director
The European Steel Association	Eurofer	Danny Croon	Environment director
Confederation of European Paper Industries	CEPI	Jori Ringman	Deputy Director General
European Environmental Bureau	EEB	Christian Schaible	Policy adviser
Public actors
DG ENVIRONMENT		NN	Unit Air & Industrial Emissions
DG ENVIRONMENT		Filip Francois	Former team leader IED
IPPC Bureau		Serge Roudier	BREF writer and director
Environment Agency (UK)	EA	Neil Emmott	Permit writer

Table

Organization	Abbreviation	Name	Position
Non-state actors
Bits of Freedom	BoF	Floris Kreiken	Researcher
European Digital Rights	EDRi	Joe McNamee
AccessNow		Estelle Massé	Policy Analyst (Brussels office)
European Privacy Assocation	EPA	Paolo Balboni	Founder / individual lawyer
Privacy International	PI	Simon Davies	Founder / individual advocate
Bitkom		NN	Policy adviser
European association of European Internet Services Providers Associations	EuroISPA	Andrea D’Incecco	Head of Policy
European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association	ETNO	NN	Public and Regulatory Affairs Officer
The European Consumer Association	BEUC	Agustín Reyna	Senior Policy Officer / Senior Legal Officer
Federation of European Direct and Interactive Marketing	FEDMA	Mathilde Fiquet	EU Legal Affairs Manager
Zentralverband des deutschen Werbewirtschaft	ZAW	Katja Heintschel von Heinegg	Policy adviser European affairs
Science Europe		NN	Head of Policy Affairs
BUSINESSEUROPE		NN	Adviser Internal Market
American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union	AmChamEU	NN	Policy adviser
Public actors
DG Justice and Consumers		Bruno Gencarelli	Head of the Data Protection Unit
Article 29 Working Party		Florence Raynal	Rep. of Chair Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin
Article 29 Working Party		Jacob Kohnstamm	Former Chair
European Data Protection Supervisor	EDPS	Christian D'Cunha	Head of Private Office of Director Giovanni Buttarelli
MEP Greens / Rapporteur		Ralf Bendrath	Assistant to rapporteur Jan Albrecht
MEP ALDE		Sophie in 't Veld
MEP EPP / Shadow Rapporteur		Axel Voss	Shadow rapporteur GDPR
European Commission		Viviane Reding
DG JUSTICE		Paul Nemitz	Principal adviser

Table

Organization	Abbreviation	Name	Position
Non-state actors
European NGO Alliance for Child Safety Online	eNACSO	John Carr	Adviser online safety
European Digital Rights	EDRi	Joe McNamee	Director
European association of European Internet Services Providers Associations	EuroISPA	Andrea D'Incecco	Head of Policy
Internet Service Providers Association Ireland	ISPAI	Paul Durrant	Chief Executive
ICT Coalition		Andrea Parola	Chair
INHOPE		Arda Gerkens	Chair
Internet Watch Foundation	IWF	Sarah Smith	Technical Researcher
Public actors
Europol		Jan Ellermann	Senior specialist
Interpol		Michael Moran	Assistant director Human Trafficking
Eurojust		Diana Alonso Blas	Data Protection Officer
DG HOME		Jakub Boratyński	Head of Unit on Crimes against Children
DG HOME		César Alonso Iriarte	Principal Policy Officer

Table

Organization	Abbreviation	Name	Position
Non-state actors
German Occupational Pension Association	aba	Klaus Stiefermann	Director General
Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association	PLSA	James Walsh	Chairman
Pensioenbeheer	PGGM	Nine de Graaf	Coordinator IORP II
De Pensioenfederatie		Sibylle Reichert	Head of Brussels bureau
European Trade Union Confederation	ETUC	Claudia Menne	Confederal Secretary
PensionsEurope		Pekka Eskola	Policy Adviser
BUSINESSEUROPE		Rebekah Smith	Chair Pension Working Group
Insurance Europe		NN	Policy Advisor, Pensions
		Fieke van der Lecq	Professor of pension markets at VU University
Public actors
DG FISMA		Anna Kadar	Head of Unit Pensions and Insurance
EIOPA		Sandra Hack	Head Pensions Unit
OPSG / CEO PensionsEurope		Matti Leppälä	Chair OPSG (since April 2016)