Regulating interest group participation in the European Union: changing paradigms between transparency and representation

Smismans, Stijn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6072-7389 2014. Regulating interest group participation in the European Union: changing paradigms between transparency and representation. European Law Review 39 , pp. 470-492. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

The EU’s approach to interest group regulation in the EU has changed over time. The article argues that three main paradigms of regulation can be identified since the EU started taking a more formal approach to interest group participation. These paradigms are characterised by the use of different concepts, different objectives, and different regulatory instruments. The effectiveness of the regulatory instruments in achieving these objectives is assessed. It is argued that the shift between the three different paradigms can mainly be defined in terms of the changing priority given to two key reasons for regulating interest group participation, namely transparency and representation.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law
Publisher:	Sweet & Maxwell
ISSN:	0307-5400
Funders:	European Research Council
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 April 2016
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2024 14:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/89898

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