Representation of interests of Lithuania's subnational actors at European Union level
2012
Lescauskaite, V., Vytautas Magnus Univ., Kaunas (Lithuania) | Mazylis, L., Vytautas Magnus Univ., Kaunas (Lithuania)
Analytical models based on multilevel governance approach are tested as applied for interest representation processes of Lithuanian municipalities at European Union institutions. Lithuania is a specific object of research as a new European Union member state possessing limited resources, being rather centralized, and without any deep institutional expertise and traditions of local interest representation. Research methods such as in-depth interview with experts followed by analysis of documents are used. Different patterns of representation are tested. It has been shown that institutional frameworks and accession channels are to be assumed kinds of explanatory factors taken into consideration when analysing aforementioned processes. Limited resources of the municipalities, lack of initiative, and common positions hardly formulated are main problematic features depicting existing situation. Ways of resource optimization are further discussed.
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