Essays about: "regional offices in Brussels"
Found 5 essays containing the words regional offices in Brussels.
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1. REGIONAL REPRESENTATION OFFICES AND THEIR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IN THE EU ARENA - A comparative interview study of Swedish regional offices in Brussels
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis aims to study the lobbying activities among regional offices representing administrative regions to explore differences and similarities in relation to three theoretical aspects; mission and principals, resources and lobbying tactics. Moreover, the thesis also aims to analyse how these differences and similarities correspond to theoretical perceptions from previous research on administrative regions’ offices and their lobbying activities. READ MORE
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2. THE ÅLAND OFFICE IN BRUSSELS An analysis of its channels of influence
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis is a case study of the Åland office in Brussels that sets out to analyse its extra-state and intra-state channels of influence in use in order to influence European policy- and decision-making and at the same time try to shed light on how the Åland office circumvent and, on the other hand, work in tandem with the central government of Finland. In this respect, the bypass-theory of the multi-level governance approach will be used to understand and analyse these regional paradiplomatic activities both without the state and in tandem with the state. READ MORE
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3. Swedish Paradiplomacy in Action: The Brussel’s Edition
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This research seeks to contribute to the current gap between diplomatic theory and practice. By exploring how applicable the essential elements of diplomacy are to the Swedish regional representation offices and their policy advocacy in Brussels, the research serves a dual purpose. READ MORE
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4. The Subnational Level's Attempts to Influence EU Policy
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Micro-regions have gained an increasing awareness of their potential in global politics, an illogical development that have yet to be explained. In this study, we hypothesize that there is a trend where regions attempt to lobby EU-policy, and explore the role of regions, and their channels to Brussels: how they look today, and how they have changed over time. READ MORE
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5. Regional Lobbying in Brussels. A Case Study on the Mobilization of the Regional Offices on the ‘EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region'
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Regional offices grow of more and more importance for the interest representation in Brussels. This study involves what determines if a region takes lobbying actions, what mobilization variables are important for the performance and what lobbying strategy is supposed to be the most successful. READ MORE
