Law, Legitimacy, and European Governance: Functional Participation in Social Regulation

ISBN-13: 9780199270309 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 542 str.

Stijn Smismans

Opis

This volume examines the role of law in increasing the legitimacy of European decision-making by structuring and facilitating diverse forms of participation, representation, and deliberation. The important role of interest groups in the current debates over the legitimacy of the European Union is examined. Models of functional participation, including committees, agencies, and social dialogue are analysed in the light of a detailed empirical study of EC occupational health and safety policy.

O autorze

Stijn Smismans is a Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence.