Comparative interest group politics

Primerjalna politika interesnih skupin

Course credits:

6.00 ECTS / 60 (30 hours of lectures, 0 hours of exercises, 30 hours of seminars, 0 hours other forms of work)

Course holder:

izr. prof. dr. Meta Novak

Type:

Required

Language:

English

Semester:

Second semester

Study degree

2. level

Course execution:

• Postgraduate Programme of European Studies
• Postgraduate Programme of Political Science – Comparative Public Policies and Administration

Short content

Key theories on the development of interest groups as organizations and interest-group systems; research approaches in comparing interest group politics accross time and accross countries;interest group behaviour and strategies in various contexts (national, multi-level, supranational).In frame of the course we will cover the following topics: interest groups definitions, organizational structure of interest groups, national interest groups in EU policy-making, interest group lobbying strategies, interest groups representation in Central and Eastern Europe, interest groups influence, advocacy coalitions, interest groups representation in United States, slovenian interest groups.