The Europeanization of Interest Groups in Malta and Ireland

A Small State Perspective
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-54169-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 5023 g

This comparative work examines the political and social context of interest groups in Malta and Ireland, two small island states at the periphery of an integrated continent. The author explores the impact of the European Union on their civil society's organizations and their gradual transformation at differing speeds and logics of Europeanization.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vassallo, Mario Thomas

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Nichtregierungsorganisation (NGOs)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen

Über Autor(innen)

Mario Thomas Vassallo is Lecturer in the Department of Public Policy, University of Malta. He is the editor of the book series Public Life in Malta, which contains academic papers on governance, politics, and public affairs in the European Union's smallest member state. His main research interest is in governance and civil society, but he also works on other areas of Maltese and European politics, including local government and public sector management. He is also a contributor to radio programs featuring the connection between music, films, and politics.