Format:
306 S
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graph. Darst
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21 cm
ISBN:
9783658022129
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3658022124
Series Statement:
Research
Content:
The role of civil society organisations in Brussels is debated. Some view them as representatives of their members and thus as legitimising agents for policy-making in the European Union. Others see them as being elitist and out of touch with their membership bases, therefore ill-suited to promote democracy at the EU level. Taking civil society organisations in the EU's external relations as an example, Meike Rodekamp submits these controversial views to a reality check. Interviews with representatives of civil society organisations in Brussels and their member organisations in the EU show that the Brussels offices have not lost contact with their members. However, member organisations differ substantially in their participation in internal decision-making processes, which raises doubts about the legitimacy gains through civil society participation in EU policy-making -- P. 4 of cover
Content:
The role of civil society organisations in Brussels is debated. Some view them as representatives of their members and thus as legitimising agents for policy-making in the European Union. Others see them as being elitist and out of touch with their membership bases, therefore ill-suited to promote democracy at the EU level. Taking civil society organisations in the EU's external relations as an example, Meike Rodekamp submits these controversial views to a reality check. Interviews with representatives of civil society organisations in Brussels and their member organisations in the EU show that the Brussels offices have not lost contact with their members. However, member organisations differ substantially in their participation in internal decision-making processes, which raises doubts about the legitimacy gains through civil society participation in EU policy-making -- P. 4 of cover
Note:
Literaturangaben. - Zusätzliches Online-Angebot unter DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-02213-6
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1. Introduction2. The representative role of CSOs in democracy - origins of the debate and the EU contest -- 3. Methods, case selection, and the CSO sample -- 4. The formal dimension of CSO representativeness -- 5. The relational dimension of CSO representativeness - assessing accountability, participation, and satisfaction -- 6. Synthesis -- 7. Conclusion.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
,
Sociology
Keywords:
Europäische Union
;
Politische Willensbildung
;
Zivilgesellschaft
;
Nichtstaatliche Organisation
Author information:
Rodekamp, Meike
