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Zusatztext ...the author vows to explain whether, how, and why EU Member States and their SSEs coordinate their interest representation activities in Brussels...The strategies used to collect the data and then generate evidence are remarkably rigorous and clearly thought through. In fact, such a carefully crafted approach to the questions of the study makes this text a precious resource for young researchers struggling to elaborate sound research designs. The author guides the reader through his choices and leaves nothing out of consideration. Informationen zum Autor Michael Tatham, University of Bergen, Norway, Professor of Comparative Politics Klappentext This volume analyses and identifies the pattern of interaction between state and sub-state EU interest representation in Brussels and reveals the determinants of those patterns.Winner of the 2017 UACES Best Book Prize Zusammenfassung This volume analyses and identifies the pattern of interaction between state and sub-state EU interest representation in Brussels and reveals the determinants of those patterns. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Regions and the Brussels Game 2: Research question, Hypotheses, and Theoretical Framework 3: Paradiplomacy with Adjectives? Revisiting Sub-State Interest representation in Brussels 4: Qualitative Design and Data 5: The UK Laboratory 6: France, Alsace, and Rhône-Alpes 7: Austria and Salzburg 8: State and Sub-State Interest Representation: Results from a Mixed Methods Approach 9: Conclusions