Damjan Lajh
Biographic Data
| ID | 3596418 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Damjan Lajh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Damjan |
| FAMILY NAME | Lajh |
| SIGNATURE | LAJH D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ljubljana |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-7622-3387 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
How European Do Young Slovenians Feel
The last two decades of European integration have been challenging for European identity for various reasons. First, the 2004 and subsequent enlargement (in 2007 and 2013) of the EU to Central and Eastern Europe have further extended the diversity of the integration. Second, concerns with European identity have become even stronger as the EU has faced a permanent period of crisis. Third, the growing populism and authoritative politics in Europe a…
The 2024 European elections in Slovenia: National topics act to mobilize voters
Les élections européennes de 2024 en Slovénie: Les enjeux nationaux mobilisent les électeurs
Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe – The Perspective of Policymakers and Civil Society Organisations
Political representation and democracy in several European countries have faced considerable challenges in recent decades. Especially worrying are the decline in electoral turnout and party membership, along with the decline in political trust and growing dissatisfaction with the functioning of representative democracy. These are all linked to the quality of democracy. Many scholars believe that a possible solution to such problems is democratic …
New Kids on the Democracy Block: Europeanisation of Interest Groups in Central and Eastern Europe
The 2004 EU enlargement and related Europeanisation processes supported the development of stagnated interest group systems in many ways, including with respect to the professionalisation of mainly voluntary-based organisations in Central and Eastern Europe. In the pre-membership period and initial years after joining the EU, national interest groups from Central and Eastern Europe chiefly relied on EU-level interest groups for important informat…
Challenges Facing Organised Interests Under a Populist Right-Wing Government in Slovenia
The development of organised interests (OIs) during the socialist period in Central and Eastern Europe was considerably limited, if not frozen. This was also somewhat the case in Slovenia, where it was mainly OIs close to the government that could operate. In the early 1990s, the interest group system in the now independent country was already recognised as vibrant with the number of OIs growing each year ever since. Yet, Europeanisation processe…
Relationship with the European Union: Slovenia and Montenegro Compared
As part of former Yugoslavia and non -members of the Eastern Bloc, Slovenia and Montenegro enjoyed a special status and relationships with the European Communities (EC) before most other socialist countries. Economic and social interactions with the EC and its member states thus formed part of Slovenian and Montenegrin life even during socialism, particularly after Yugoslavia signed special agreements on trade relations with the EC in the 1970s a…
Entering the Brussels arena: Slovenian interest groups and the pursuit of a dual strategy
In order to have a bigger impact on European Union public policy processes, national interest groups might choose to pursue a ‘dual strategy’ and promote their interests before national and EU institutions. However, being present at both levels is not necessarily the dominant strategy such groups follow. Relying on a survey of 97 Slovenian interest groups active in 11 different policy fields, this article analyses: (1) which factors determine use…
The Participation of Slovenian Civil Society Organisations in EU Policymaking: Explaining their Different Routes
While discussing the inclusion of civil society organisations (CSOs) in EU policymaking, academic research has chiefly focused on EU-level umbrella CSOs and activities organised at the EU level. In this article, we show that the activities of national CSOs involved in EU politics are also relevant when it comes to EU policymaking. Some scholars note that national CSOs may use different routes to advocate their interests in EU policymaking. In thi…
Collected Essays
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Exploiting the Potential of the Open Method of Coordination in Slovenian Education Policy
The open method of coordination (OMC) holds great potential to improve various (qualitative and quantitative) aspects of education policies in EU member states. Due to its soft/non-obligatory way of infl uencing policy, it is particularly interesting to investigate to what extent its potential is actually put to good use in member states and which factors determine whether member states actually achieve the Lisbon Strategy's goals. Bearing in min…
The European Union: A Joker or Just an Ordinary Playing Card for Slovenian Political Parties
Since independence in 1991 and until full membership in 2004, the EU played only a side role in party politics in Slovenia. However, the situation has remained very similar in the first four years of full EU membership as EU issues do not directly influence inter-party competition. Such issues have in fact held particular salience for national politics, but little salience for party politics. In addition, the EU arena has not exerted a significan…
Have democratization processes been a catalyst for the Europeanization of party politics in Slovenia
Slovenian political parties' development at the end of the 1980s followed nearly the same patterns seen in other Central and Eastern European countries. It was connected very closely with two main
The Slovenian EU Accession Referendum: A Cat-and-Mouse Game
This account reviews the background to, the campaign and the result of the Slovenian EU accession referendum. The authors ascertain that the 'yes' campaign was outstandingly well organised and synchronised, in stark contrast to the 'no' campaign, which was poorly organised and came across as representative of a narrow set of interests. Irrespective of this contrast, the large victory (almost 90 per cent) of the 'yes' camp was unexpected (as well …
The Participation of Slovenian Civil Society Organisations in EU Policymaking: Explaining their Different Routes
While discussing the inclusion of civil society organisations (CSOs) in EU policymaking, academic research has chiefly focused on EU-level umbrella CSOs and activities organised at the EU level. In this article, we show that the activities of national CSOs involved in EU politics are also relevant when it comes to EU policymaking. Some scholars note that national CSOs may use different routes to advocate their interests in EU policymaking. In thi…
The Slovenian EU Accession Referendum: A Cat-and-Mouse Game
This account reviews the background to, the campaign and the result of the Slovenian EU accession referendum. The authors ascertain that the 'yes' campaign was outstandingly well organised and synchronised, in stark contrast to the 'no' campaign, which was poorly organised and came across as representative of a narrow set of interests. Irrespective of this contrast, the large victory (almost 90 per cent) of the 'yes' camp was unexpected (as well …
Challenges Facing Organised Interests Under a Populist Right-Wing Government in Slovenia
The development of organised interests (OIs) during the socialist period in Central and Eastern Europe was considerably limited, if not frozen. This was also somewhat the case in Slovenia, where it was mainly OIs close to the government that could operate. In the early 1990s, the interest group system in the now independent country was already recognised as vibrant with the number of OIs growing each year ever since. Yet, Europeanisation processe…
The European Union: A Joker or Just an Ordinary Playing Card for Slovenian Political Parties
Since independence in 1991 and until full membership in 2004, the EU played only a side role in party politics in Slovenia. However, the situation has remained very similar in the first four years of full EU membership as EU issues do not directly influence inter-party competition. Such issues have in fact held particular salience for national politics, but little salience for party politics. In addition, the EU arena has not exerted a significan…
Have democratization processes been a catalyst for the Europeanization of party politics in Slovenia
Slovenian political parties' development at the end of the 1980s followed nearly the same patterns seen in other Central and Eastern European countries. It was connected very closely with two main
Relationship with the European Union: Slovenia and Montenegro Compared
As part of former Yugoslavia and non -members of the Eastern Bloc, Slovenia and Montenegro enjoyed a special status and relationships with the European Communities (EC) before most other socialist countries. Economic and social interactions with the EC and its member states thus formed part of Slovenian and Montenegrin life even during socialism, particularly after Yugoslavia signed special agreements on trade relations with the EC in the 1970s a…
The Slovenian EU Accession Referendum: A Cat-and-Mouse Game
This account reviews the background to, the campaign and the result of the Slovenian EU accession referendum. The authors ascertain that the 'yes' campaign was outstandingly well organised and synchronised, in stark contrast to the 'no' campaign, which was poorly organised and came across as representative of a narrow set of interests. Irrespective of this contrast, the large victory (almost 90 per cent) of the 'yes' camp was unexpected (as well …
Have democratization processes been a catalyst for the Europeanization of party politics in Slovenia
Slovenian political parties' development at the end of the 1980s followed nearly the same patterns seen in other Central and Eastern European countries. It was connected very closely with two main
The European Union: A Joker or Just an Ordinary Playing Card for Slovenian Political Parties
Since independence in 1991 and until full membership in 2004, the EU played only a side role in party politics in Slovenia. However, the situation has remained very similar in the first four years of full EU membership as EU issues do not directly influence inter-party competition. Such issues have in fact held particular salience for national politics, but little salience for party politics. In addition, the EU arena has not exerted a significan…
Exploiting the Potential of the Open Method of Coordination in Slovenian Education Policy
The open method of coordination (OMC) holds great potential to improve various (qualitative and quantitative) aspects of education policies in EU member states. Due to its soft/non-obligatory way of infl uencing policy, it is particularly interesting to investigate to what extent its potential is actually put to good use in member states and which factors determine whether member states actually achieve the Lisbon Strategy's goals. Bearing in min…
Collected Essays
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The Participation of Slovenian Civil Society Organisations in EU Policymaking: Explaining their Different Routes
While discussing the inclusion of civil society organisations (CSOs) in EU policymaking, academic research has chiefly focused on EU-level umbrella CSOs and activities organised at the EU level. In this article, we show that the activities of national CSOs involved in EU politics are also relevant when it comes to EU policymaking. Some scholars note that national CSOs may use different routes to advocate their interests in EU policymaking. In thi…
Entering the Brussels arena: Slovenian interest groups and the pursuit of a dual strategy
In order to have a bigger impact on European Union public policy processes, national interest groups might choose to pursue a ‘dual strategy’ and promote their interests before national and EU institutions. However, being present at both levels is not necessarily the dominant strategy such groups follow. Relying on a survey of 97 Slovenian interest groups active in 11 different policy fields, this article analyses: (1) which factors determine use…
Relationship with the European Union: Slovenia and Montenegro Compared
As part of former Yugoslavia and non -members of the Eastern Bloc, Slovenia and Montenegro enjoyed a special status and relationships with the European Communities (EC) before most other socialist countries. Economic and social interactions with the EC and its member states thus formed part of Slovenian and Montenegrin life even during socialism, particularly after Yugoslavia signed special agreements on trade relations with the EC in the 1970s a…
Challenges Facing Organised Interests Under a Populist Right-Wing Government in Slovenia
The development of organised interests (OIs) during the socialist period in Central and Eastern Europe was considerably limited, if not frozen. This was also somewhat the case in Slovenia, where it was mainly OIs close to the government that could operate. In the early 1990s, the interest group system in the now independent country was already recognised as vibrant with the number of OIs growing each year ever since. Yet, Europeanisation processe…
New Kids on the Democracy Block: Europeanisation of Interest Groups in Central and Eastern Europe
The 2004 EU enlargement and related Europeanisation processes supported the development of stagnated interest group systems in many ways, including with respect to the professionalisation of mainly voluntary-based organisations in Central and Eastern Europe. In the pre-membership period and initial years after joining the EU, national interest groups from Central and Eastern Europe chiefly relied on EU-level interest groups for important informat…
How European Do Young Slovenians Feel
The last two decades of European integration have been challenging for European identity for various reasons. First, the 2004 and subsequent enlargement (in 2007 and 2013) of the EU to Central and Eastern Europe have further extended the diversity of the integration. Second, concerns with European identity have become even stronger as the EU has faced a permanent period of crisis. Third, the growing populism and authoritative politics in Europe a…
The 2024 European elections in Slovenia: National topics act to mobilize voters
Les élections européennes de 2024 en Slovénie: Les enjeux nationaux mobilisent les électeurs
Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe – The Perspective of Policymakers and Civil Society Organisations
Political representation and democracy in several European countries have faced considerable challenges in recent decades. Especially worrying are the decline in electoral turnout and party membership, along with the decline in political trust and growing dissatisfaction with the functioning of representative democracy. These are all linked to the quality of democracy. Many scholars believe that a possible solution to such problems is democratic …
Political science (12 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (9 works) · Law (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · European union (6 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Democracy (4 works)