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Informationen zum Autor PAUL ADAMSON Chairman of Weber Shandwick AdamsonBRUNO ALVES Consultant with Ernst and Young Management AssociationBARRIE GILLIATT Executive Director, EU Chlorine, Euro ChlorEDGAR GRANDE Professor of Politics, Technical University of MunichWYN GRANT Professor of Politics, University of WarwickDANIEL GUÉGUEN Managing Director of the Brussels based CLAN Public AffairsIAN LOCKS Chief Executive of the Periodical Publishers Association & Chairman of the UK Trade Association ForumDIRK LONTINGS Member of Brussels Bar and Managing Partner of Lontings and PartnersJIM MURRAY Director of BEUC the European Consumers' AssociationULRICH PAETZOLD Director General of FIEC, the European Construction Industry FederationNIEVES PÉREZ-SOLORZANO BORRAGAN Lecturer in Politics, University of East AngliaIRINI PARI Head of the Brussels Office of the Federation of Greek IndustriesDAVID REA Director of UK SteelALAN REID Lecturer in European Law, Robert Gordon university AberdeenJOHN RUSSELL Chief Executive of Weber Shandwick BrusselsMICHIEL SCHEFFER CEO of Noeton Knowledge Management BVLUC STOLLE Advocate with the Law firm Peeters & CoWERNER TEUFELSBAUER Professor of Economics, Wirtschaftskammer, AustriaZYGMUNT TYSZKIEWICZ President of Swiss-based Lanckoronski Foundation and from 1985-1998 Secretary General of UNICEJEROME VIGNON Head of Governance Team at the Secretariat of the European Commission until 2001, now Director for social protection and inclusion in DGemploymentALFONS WESTGEEST Partner of Ernst and Young Association Management, Brussels Klappentext Key practitioners who work in and with EU business associations come together with leading policy makers from the EU institutions and research academics to analyze change factors for the associations and their role in EU policy making and implementation. Contributors include the Head of the team responsible for the EU White Paper on Governance, the Chair of the UK CBI Trade Association Forum, the Chair of the UK Political Studies Association, and the longest serving Secretary General of UNICE. Zusammenfassung Key practitioners who work in and with EU business associations come together with leading policy makers from the EU institutions and research academics to analyze change factors for the associations and their role in EU policy making and implementation. Contributors include the Head of the team responsible for the EU White Paper on Governance, the Chair of the UK CBI Trade Association Forum, the Chair of the UK Political Studies Association, and the longest serving Secretary General of UNICE. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART 1: OVERVIEWS Introduction; J.Greenwood & A.Westgeest Horizontal Business Associations at EU Level; W.Teufelsbauer PART 2: EU INSTITUTIONS How the Architecture of the EU Political System Influences EU Business Associations; E.Grande The White Paper on Governance: Challenges and Opportunities for EU Business Associations; J.Vignon The Challenge of Managing Relations with the European Parliament; J.Russell & P.Adamson EU Competition Law and Trade Associations; A.Reid PART 3: SECTORAL CHARACTERISTICS Primary, Concentrated and Regulated Services: Steel; D.Rea Textiles; M.Scheffer Construction Industry; U.Paetzold Operating in Contested Environments: The Experience of the Chlorine Industry; B.Gilliatt PART 4: INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT David Against Goliath: Are Big Lobbying Organisations More Efficient Than Smaller Ones?; D.Guéguen Juggling Resources and Autonomy: Issues and Opportunities for 'Specialised Associations'; A.Westgeest & B.Alves The Role of the Secretary General; Z.Tyszkiewicz Establishing an EU Business Association under Belgian Law; D.Lontings PART 5: TRUST In The End The Only Thing That Matters - Is Trust; I.Locks Trust: A Sceptical View; W.Grant PART 6: GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES The Challenge of Geography: Recruiting and Retaining Members from the South in EU Associations; I.Pari The Organizati...
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PART 1: OVERVIEWS Introduction; J.Greenwood & A.Westgeest Horizontal Business Associations at EU Level; W.Teufelsbauer PART 2: EU INSTITUTIONS How the Architecture of the EU Political System Influences EU Business Associations; E.Grande The White Paper on Governance: Challenges and Opportunities for EU Business Associations; J.Vignon The Challenge of Managing Relations with the European Parliament; J.Russell & P.Adamson EU Competition Law and Trade Associations; A.Reid PART 3: SECTORAL CHARACTERISTICS Primary, Concentrated and Regulated Services: Steel; D.Rea Textiles; M.Scheffer Construction Industry; U.Paetzold Operating in Contested Environments: The Experience of the Chlorine Industry; B.Gilliatt PART 4: INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT David Against Goliath: Are Big Lobbying Organisations More Efficient Than Smaller Ones?; D.Guéguen Juggling Resources and Autonomy: Issues and Opportunities for 'Specialised Associations'; A.Westgeest & B.Alves The Role of the Secretary General; Z.Tyszkiewicz Establishing an EU Business Association under Belgian Law; D.Lontings PART 5: TRUST In The End The Only Thing That Matters - Is Trust; I.Locks Trust: A Sceptical View; W.Grant PART 6: GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES The Challenge of Geography: Recruiting and Retaining Members from the South in EU Associations; I.Pari The Organization of Business Interests in Central and East European Countries For EU Interest Representation; N.Borragan PART 7: PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS The Challenge of Managing Relations with the European Parliament; J.Murray PART 8: OUTLOOK Outlook; A.Westgeest & J.Greenwood Appendix: The International Association: New Belgian Legislation of 2 May 2002; L.Stolle & A.Westgeest
