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标题：The potential influence of interest groups on the us foreign policy: A case of Kosovo
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作者：Mitrović, Miroslav
期刊名称：Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke
印刷版ISSN：0352-5732
出版年度：2017
期号：163
页码：413-428
DOI：10.2298/ZMSDN1763413M
出版社：Matica srpska
摘要：Current developments in the world geopolitical arena indicate that the US foreign policy has a strong impact on global and regional scene. At same time, interest representation or lobbying is legally based and professionally legitimized activity, which is under regulatory observation of authorities and general public. In this paper, the author discusses organizational forms of political interest representation, as well as the models of lobbying in the US foreign policy. Moreover, the results of the organized influence on the US foreign policy decisions through the participation of Albanian interest groups in support of the implementation of the so-called “Republic of Kosovo” project are presented in the paper. The methodology of content analysis and synthesis of conclusions induced the resultant indicators of the effective implementation of the interest representation strategy. Conclusions point to the potentials of organized and strategically planned lobbying activities toward the US institutions in support of achieving national interest in foreign policy arena.
关键词：interest groups; lobbying; US foreign policy; Kosovo; Albanian diaspora; Republic of Serbia