An empirical assessment of whether participatory governance reforms within the EU enhance or endanger democracy. Many consider allowing civil society to take an active role in EU policy-making to offer the most effective means of enhancing democracy in the EU, whereas others argue that such attempts
Participatory Governance in the EU: Enhancing or Endangering Democracy and Efficiency?
β Scribed by Karl-Oskar Lindgren, Thomas Persson (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 172
- Series
- Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Participatory Governance: Promises and Pitfalls....Pages 1-21
Assessing Participatory Governance β A Survey Approach....Pages 22-39
The Structure of Political Contestation....Pages 40-65
Opportunities for Participation and Access to Information: Adequate and Equal?....Pages 66-83
Chances to Influence Policy: Equal and Effective?....Pages 84-105
Input and Output Legitimacy: Synergy or Trade-off?....Pages 106-122
Participatory Governance: The Way Forward?....Pages 123-135
Back Matter....Pages 136-162
β¦ Subjects
European Union Politics; International Organization; Political Science; Democracy; Diplomacy
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