The Europeanization of Interest Groups in Malta and Ireland : a Small State Perspective /: a Small State Perspective. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mario Thomas Vassallo.
• Authors: Vassallo, Mario Thomas
• Contents: Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Setting the conceptual and empirical platform; 2. Interest representation: From behavioural to institutional models; 3. Interest groups: Their typology, strategies and input towards policy success; 4. Maltese and Irish soil: Configuring small polity terrain; 5. Trade unions and employers' associations: Identifying signs of continuity and change; 6. Social, Human Rights and Environmental Groups: Identifying signs of continuity and change; 7. Putting it all together: Decoding the extent and nature of Europeanization; 8. Conclusion: Going beyond the conceptual and empirical platform; Bibliography; Appendix AQuestionnaire respondents; Appendix BStructured questionnaire guide; Appendix CInterviews' participants
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 322.409417; Pressure groups -- Malta; Pressure groups -- Ireland; Government/International; International Relations/General; EU & European institutions; Political structure & processes; Geopolitics; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); Politics and government; Pressure groups; Malta -- Politics and government; Ireland -- Politics and government; Ireland; Malta; Electronic books; Influence
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137535061; 1137535067
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.