Here we list all the datasets and other sources that can be used for replication purposes. More specifically, you find for each sub-project the following information: the sampling frame, questionnaires, the datasets, and codebooks. All datasets can be consulted and used freely for academic purposes. If you would like to get access to some specific parts of the data that are not in the public archive, please mail the contact person for further information. All material can be used for replication purposes on the condition that project leaders are consulted in advance and that some key references are cited. Please take a careful look at the guidelines and rules on data use before starting to download and analyze INTEREURO-data.
| Short description datasets | Links to the datasets/codebooks | Key references | Contact for further information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Some guidelines and rules on data use | Document | Jan Beyers University of Antwerp jan.beyers@uantwerpen.be | |
| Dataset with the sample of legislative cases | Sample Sampled | Beyers, J., A. Dür, D. Marshall and A. Wonka (2014). Policy-Centred Sampling in Interest Group Research: Lessons from the INTEREURO-project. Interest Groups & Advocacy 3(2): 160-173. | Jan Beyers University of Antwerp jan.beyers@uantwerpen.be |
| Mapping EU-level interest group population | Dataset Codebook | Berkhout, J., C.J.B. Carroll, C. Braun, A.W. Chalmers, T. Destrooper, D. Lowery, S. Otjes, and A. Rasmussen. 2015. Interest organizations across economic sectors: explaining interest group density in the European Union. Journal of European Public Policy 22(4): 462-480. | Joost Berkhout/Marcel Hanegraaff University of Amsterdam d.j.berkhout@uva.nl m.c.hanegraaff@uva.nl |
| Open consultations data | Datasets | Klüver, H., C. Mahoney and M. Opper (2015). Framing in context: how interest groups employ framing to lobby the European Commission. Journal of European Public Policy 22(4): 481-498. | Christine Mahoney University of Virginia cm2cg@virginia.edu |
| Interviews with EC experts | Dataset Codebook Questionnaire | Dür, A., P. Bernhagen and D. Marshall (2015). Interest Group Success in the European Union: When (and Why) Does Business Lose? Comparative Political Studies 48(8): 951-983. | Andreas Dür University of Salzburg andreas.duer@sbg.ac.at |
| Interviews with interest groups | Overview Top-down-mapping Issue files Coalitions Interviews Network files | Beyers, J., C. Braun, D. Marshall and I. De Bruycker (2014). Let’s talk! On the practice and method of interviewing policy experts. Interest Groups & Advocacy 3(2): 174-187. | Jan Beyers University of Antwerp jan.beyers@uantwerpen.be |
| Media content analysis | Dataset Codebook | De Bruycker, I. and J. Beyers (2015). Balanced or Biased? Interest Groups and Legislative Lobbying in the European News Media. Political Communication 32(3): 453-474. | Iskander De Bruycker University of Antwerp iskander.debruycker@uantwerpen.be |
| Frame and document analysis | Data 1 Data 2 Appendix | Rasch, Daniel (2018). Lobbying Success in the European Union: the Role of Information and Frames. London: Routledge. | Daniel Rasch German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer daniel.rasch@rub.de |