This paper presents a literature review of all quantitative (statistical) studies of compliance
with EU law. The paper introduces and makes use of a new online database http://www. eif …

Why can some interest groups influence policy-making while others cannot? Even though
this question is central to the study of politics, we know little about the factors explaining …

This essay takes stock of the literature on how European Union policies are being put into
practice by the member states. It first provides an overview of the historical evolution of the …

Why are some interest groups able to lobby political decisions successfully whereas others
are not? This article suggests that the issue context is an important source of variation …

SINCE THE EARLY 2000S THE EU HAS EMERGED AS THE PRIMARY ACTOR in state
building in the Western Balkans. Based on a dual strategy of state building and European …

European policymakers have recently become increasingly committed to using Impact
Assessment (IA) to inform policy decisions. Welcoming this development, the public health …

Why Noncompliance traces the history of noncompliance within the European Union (EU),
focusing on which states continuously do or do not follow EU Law, why, and how that affects …

Why would a supranational law enforcer suddenly refrain from wielding its powers? The
authors theorize the supranational politics of forbearance—the deliberate underenforcement …

Information supply is an important instrument through which interest groups can exert
influence on political decisions. However, information supply to decision-makers varies …

EC directives must be transposed into the national legal order of the member states within a
specified deadline. Although member states are obliged to notify their transposition …