The New Politics of European Civil Society

ISBN-13: 9780415578455 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 256 str.

Ulrike Liebert;Hans-Jörg Trenz;¬Abar

Opis

This multi-disciplinary book captures the evolving practices of European civil society that stretch across the local, national, European and global realm. It consolidates existing research and reviews its conceptual, normative and empirical-analytical foundations.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The ‘New Politics of European Civil Society’ – Conceptual, Normative and Empirical Issues Ulrike Liebert and Hans-Jörg Trenz  Part 1: Conceptual Clarifications  2. What is ‘Civil Society’ and Who Represents it in the European Union? Beate Kohler-Koch and Christine Quittkat  3.The Making of a European Civil Society: ‘Imagined’, ‘Practiced’ and ‘Staged’ Klaus Eder  Part 2: Normative Re-Assessments  4. The Three Worlds of ‘European Civil Society’: What Role for Civil Society for What Kind of Europe? Beate Kohler-Koch  5. European Civil Society and Citizenship: Complementary or Exclusionary Concepts? Stijn Smismans  6. Exit, Voice or Loyalty? The New Politics of European Civil Society Ulrike Liebert  Part 3: Empirical-Analytical Perspectives  7. Civil Society and EU Constitution Making: Towards a European Social Constituency Hans-Jörg Trenz, Nadine Bernhard and Erik Jentges  8. Identifying Uncivil Society in Europe: Towards a ‘New Politics of the Enemy’? Carlo Ruzza  9.The Decline of Civil Society after ‘Post-Communism’ David Ost  10. Challenges of Integration and Participation: Civil Society Organizations from New Member States in EU Governance Heiko Pleines.  Afterwords Andrew Arato.  Appendices Appendix I: ConstEPS.  Appendix II: Coding Scheme for CSOs’ Strategies in EU Treaty Reform.  Appendix III: Coding Scheme for CSOs’ Conceptions of Democracy in EU.  Appendix IV: Coding Scheme for CSO Linkages to EU Politics

O autorze

Ulrike Liebert is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Bremen, Germany.

Hans-Jörg Trenz is Professor at ARENA, University of Oslo.