Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Bunea, Adriana"
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Interest group networks in the European Union
Bunea, Adriana; Ibenskas, Raimondas; Weiler, Florian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Interest group networks are crucial for understanding European Union (EU) integration, policymaking and interest representation. Yet, comparative analysis of interest organisation networks across EU policy areas is limited. ... -
Legislators, organizations and ties: understanding interest group recognition in the European Parliament
Ibenskas, Raimondas; Bunea, Adriana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)What explains Members of European Parliament's (MEPs’) decisions to recognize some interest groups as relevant policy actors? Addressing this question is fundamental for understanding the role of political elites in shaping ... -
Preserving the old or building the new? Reputation-building through strategic talk and engagement with stakeholder inputs by the European Commission
Bunea, Adriana; Nørbech, Idunn Johanne Bjøve (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)How bureaucracies respond publicly to policy inputs received in the context of stakeholder participation in policymaking provides important insights into their reputation-building strategies. We examine the European ... -
Reconciling participatory and evidence-based policymaking in the EU Better Regulation policy: mission (im)possible?
Bunea, Adriana; Chrisp, Joe Marek (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Modern systems of governance are increasingly adopting measures aimed at fostering public participation in policymaking, while embedding decisions in scientific evidence under the label of Better Regulation policy. Existing ... -
Regulating Lobbying Through Voluntary Transparency Clubs: the Connoisseurs’ Assessment. Evidence from the European Union
Bunea, Adriana; Gross, Vlad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Regulating private actors’ participation in policy‐making is key to democratic governance. Across political systems, targeted transparency is used to regulate lobbying activities. We examine the extent to which primary ... -
Understanding patterns of stakeholder participation in public commenting on bureaucratic policymaking: Evidence from the European Union
Bunea, Adriana; Lipcean, Sergiu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)What explains the levels and diversity of stakeholder participation in public commenting on bureaucratic policymaking? We examine a novel dataset on a stakeholder engagement mechanism recently introduced by the European ...