Participatory Governance in the EU [electronic resource] : Enhancing or Endangering Democracy and Efficiency? /
Lindgren, K.author.
Persson, T.author.
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 deepen the EU's democratic deficit.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1 Participatory Governance: Promises and Pitfalls; 2 Assessing Participatory Governance - A Survey Approach; 3 The Structure of Political Contestation; 4 Opportunities for Participation and Access to Information: Adequate and Equal?; 5 Chances to Influence Policy: Equal and Effective?; 6 Input and Output Legitimacy: Synergy or Trade-off?; 7 Participatory Governance: The Way Forward?; Data Appendix: Variables Used in this Study; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 deepen the EU's democratic deficit.
European Union.
International organization.
Political science.
Democracy.
Diplomacy.
European Union Politics.
International Organization.
Political Science.
Democracy.
Diplomacy.