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De-Mystification of Participatory Democracy - EU-Governance and Civil Society (Hardcover)
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De-Mystification of Participatory Democracy - EU-Governance and Civil Society (Hardcover)
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The democratic legitimacy of the European Union has become an
increasingly urgent issue. In searching for a way out, academics,
EU institutions, and political forces advocate the involvement of
civil society. The Commission's new governance approach and the
Lisbon Treaty introduced elements of participatory democracy and
elevated civil society to a key actor in democratizing the EU. Does
this hold upon closer scrutiny? This is the main question of the
book. It investigates how the promise of civil society
participation is put into practice and, based on an elaborate
theoretical framework, evaluates whether the political practice
deserves the quality attribute 'participatory democracy'. The book
presents the results of a large research project composed of
several highly original empirical studies. The research team used
various methodological approaches and generated a rich data set.
The wealth of empirical insight is evaluated against clear criteria
deduced from normative democratic theory. As key elements of the
analyses - democracy, participation, and civil society - are
contested concepts, the authors placed particular emphasize on
clarifying their understanding of these concepts and on considering
competing interpretations. By relying on a consistent theoretical
approach the authors present an unusually balanced evaluation. They
come to convincing, though rather skeptical conclusions. Civil
society participation in EU governance is not the democratic remedy
its advocates had hoped for. This may not be a welcome but
nevertheless it is an important finding both for European
decision-makers, for civil society organizations and for scholars.
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