Civil Society Participation in European and Global Governance - A Cure for the Democratic Deficit?
NANZ Patrizia , STEFFEK Jens , KISSLING Claudia
Description du produit
- Catégories: Démocratie, Gouvernance
- Editeur: PALGRAVE-MACMILLAN
- Collection: Transformations of the State
- ISBN: 9780230006393
- Date de publication: 04/12/2007
- Reliure : Relié
- Nombre de page : 264
- Langue: Anglais
Résumé
In comparison to the democratic nation state, the institutions of European and global governance clearly suffer from a democratic deficit. Many have argued that the increased participation of civil society in international governance may be a cure for this democratic deficit and this collection investigates whether this argument is supported by empirical evidence. Ten original essays use comparative research to analyze current patterns of civil society consultation in thirty-two intergovernmental organizations and regimes, including the European Union. In particular, chapters examine problems of access, transparency, responsiveness and inclusion. The study concludes that civil society consultation holds much promise for rectifying the democratic deficit but that most institutional arrangements in their current form fall short of realizing their democratizing potential.
Table des matières
PART I: OVERVIEW
Emergent Patterns of Civil Society Participation in Global and European Governance; J.Steffek & P.Nanz
The Evolution of CSOs' Legal Status in International Governance
and its Relevance for the Legitimacy of International Organizations; C.Kissling
PART II: ORGANIZED CIVIL SOCIETY AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Civil Society Participation Under Most Favourable Conditions: Assessing the Deliberative Quality of the World Summit on the Information Society; C.Dany
The ILO, Tripartism, and NGOs - Do Too Many Cooks Really Spoil the Broth?; L.Thomann
Civil Society Participation at the Margins: The Case of WTO; J.Steffek & U.Ehling
Civil Society Participation in International Security Organizations: The Cases of NATO and OSCE; P.Mayer
PART III: ORGANIZED CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE EU
Democratic Aspiration Meets Political Reality: Participation of Organized Civil Society in Selected European Policy Processes; D.Friedrich
Participatory Strategies in the Regulation of GMO Products in the EU; M. P.Ferretti
Assessing the Legitimacy of European Regional Policy: The Interplay of Civil Society and State Actors in Sweden and Germany; J.Kamlage
PART IV: CONCLUSION
CSOs and the Democratization of International Governance: Prospects and Problems; C.Kissling, P.Nanz & J.Steffek