Member States are permanently excluded. However, there remains a risk that France and Germany will use the idea of a core Europe to cajole others into accepting their demands. Such a strategy would be deeply divisive for the Union. Franco-German cooperation is welcome if u0096 and only if u0096...

Interest groups differ in the choice of strategy that they use to influence public policy. Some mainly try to gain access, that is, have direct contacts with decision-makers, whereas others tend to “go public”, that is, launch campaigns that aim to mobilize the broader public. We argue that...

Das vorliegende Gutachten stellt den verbreiteten Stereotypen eine vergleichende Bestandsaufnahme zur Bürokratisierung Deutschlands gegenüber. Ziel ist es, zu einer realistischen Einschätzung über die Kernprobleme der Bürokratisierung in Deutschland zu kommen, um damit der Debatte über...