%0 Journal Article
%T In Search of a Polish Interest Representation Pattern in the European Union ¨C the Case of Sector Interest Organisations
%A Urszula Kurczewska
%J Studies of Transition States and Societies
%D 2010
%I Tallinn University
%X It may be expected that along with Poland¡¯s accession to the EU, domestic sector interest organisations, to a larger extent than hitherto, will also be lobbying at the EU level, by using various ¡®channels of access¡¯. This article has two objectives: first, it is aimed at reconstructing the pattern of interest representation of Polish third sector organisations at the EU level; second, it analyses whether and how the isolated scheme fits into a pluralistic economic interest intermediation system in the EU. The analysis of individual cases reveals the advantage of a non-corporation related model in the representation of Polish interest groups, with the government occupying a dominant role, which may not be in line with the pluralistic and network-dependent character of the system at the EU level.
%K lobbying
%K interest groups
%K European Union
%U http://www.tlu.ee/stss/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Kurczewska.pdf