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Interest Groups in the Policy-Making Process in Croatia

This chapter seeks to explore the emergence of the modern landscape of Croatian interest groups and the strategies they use to gain access and exert influence in national policy- making venues. It reflects on specific political and social circumstances that affected the development of the scene of organized interests since the early 1990s. In addition, the article explores elements of different forms of organization and articulation of interests that have become entrenched in policy-making processes in Croatia, ranging from pluralism and neo- corporatism to still widespread clientelistic arrangements with some of the most powerful interest groups. The chapter also provides insights into the main factors that determine interest groups’ influence and choice of lobbying strategies. Finally, it analyses the impact of the EU accession on increasing trends of institutionalization of consultation with interest groups in policy-making and gradual adaptation of interest groups’ influence- seeking behaviour to new policy dynamics at both national and EU levels.

organized interes ; clientelism ; distributional coalition ; lobbying ; formal representation ; access points and channels of influence

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