Interest organizations have always assumed a prominent place in European politics because they link states with citizens, institutionalize the resolution of soc

Political scientists have always accorded interest organizations a prominent place in European Union (EU) policy-making because they connect the EU institutions

Thousands of lobbyists lobby decision-makers in Brussels every day, but little is known about their impact on policy. Lobbying in the European Union addresses t

It is universally accepted that there has been a huge growth in EU lobbying over the past few decades. There is now a dense EU interest group system. This entir

The investigation of the internal workings of interest groups opens the view on the behavioural dynamics within these organisations. By analysing their intraorg