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Civil society contribution to democratic governance: a critical assessment
[collection article]
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Universität Mannheim, Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung (MZES)
Abstract "Civil society ranks high in academic and political discussions on democracy. It is perceived as a remedy to the legitimacy crisis of national systems and as a promise to turn international governance more democratic. But civil society is an illusive concept and contending conceptual frames govern t... view more
"Civil society ranks high in academic and political discussions on democracy. It is perceived as a remedy to the legitimacy crisis of national systems and as a promise to turn international governance more democratic. But civil society is an illusive concept and contending conceptual frames govern the normative reflections and political recommendations which give legitimacy to civil society engagement. Therefore, researchers in RG 4 set out to exploit existing research comparing theoretical and methodological approaches intended to justify and measure the democratic value added by civil society participation. Furthermore, they engaged in comparative research to analyse the rise and metamorphosis of civil society in different parts of the world and compared it with the incantation and uses of civil society in the EU." (excerpt)... view less
Keywords
EU; civil society; politics; European integration; bourgeois society; government
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
European Politics
Method
descriptive study
Collection Title
Opening EU-governance to civil society: gains and challenges
Editor
Kohler-Koch, Beate; Bièvre, Dirk de; Maloney, William
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
City
Mannheim
Page/Pages
p. 9-17
Series
CONNEX Report Series, 05
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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