Lobbying in the European union: From sui generis to a comparative perspective

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 456-469

  Woll, Cornelia ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIETIES   (Germany)

^b SCIENCES PO   (France)

Author keywords

European Union; Institutional constraints; Interests groups; Lobbying; Opportunity structure; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644999341     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760600560623     Document Type: Review

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