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Methodology

In: Inside the EU Business Associations

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  • Justin Greenwood

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The data-set upon which this research is based is unique. Interviews were undertaken with 49 EU business associations, and 151 of their members and non-members, making it easily the most comprehensive analysis of EU business associations ever undertaken. Yet ‘interest-group’ type research is notoriously weak and unreflective on methods, despite (and perhaps because of) the complexity of the topics being investigated. This complexity derives from the relational nature of most of the topics under investigation, such as the impact of a particular private interest source upon a public policy outcome, or the factors at play between an association and its members, or between its members. Because the conclusions drawn from an analysis are only as good as the methodology employed, this chapter identifies the approaches used, articulates the rationale informing the choices made, traces the steps undertaken in collecting the data, and discusses the issues that arose as the data were collected. In laying these out, the aim is to ensure that the reader can: understand how, and why, the author has been able to reach the conclusions reported in Chapters 4–6 trace the steps taken by the author in arriving at these; and reach an independent judgement of confidence in the conclusions and analysis presented.

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  • Justin Greenwood, 2002. "Methodology," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Inside the EU Business Associations, chapter 2, pages 29-44, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-50262-8_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230502628_2
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