While political parties provide a key channel for political representation, organised interests
can also be an important mechanism. A valid question is whether a system of interest groups …

The article focuses on the discussion of a link between interest representation and its
importance for democracy. After a look at the pluralist, corporatist and neo-pluralist …

This chapter explores the provisions within political systems in the CEE countries and how
they were designed to stimulate interest groups engagement in the policy process. We start …

The chapter analyzes factors informing relations between interest organizations and political
parties in three post-Communist countries: Poland, Slovenia and Lithuania. The base of …

A condition for the existence of democratic society is a mechanism for citizens to have an
effective political voice. While political parties provide a key channel for expressing views …

Wprowadzenie stosunkowo obszernej regulacji prawnej dotyczącej wolności związkowych
już na płaszczyźnie konstytucyjnej dowodzi, że mają one istotne znaczenie dla ustroju …

Poland has been considered for a long time as the enfant prodige of European integration.
Being the biggest country joining the European Union (EU) in the so-called 'big bang …