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The role of civil society organisations in Brussels is debated. Some view them as representatives of their members and thus as legitimising agents for policy-making in the European Union. Others see them as being elitist and out of touch with their membership bases, therefore ill-suited to promote democracy at the EU level. Taking civil society organisations in the EU’s external relations as an example, Meike Rodekamp submits these controversial views to a reality check. Interviews with representatives of civil society organisations in Brussels and their member organisations in the EU show that the Brussels offices have not lost contact with their members. However, member organisations differ substantially in their participation in internal decision-making processes, which raises doubts about the legitimacy gains through civil society participation in EU policy-making.
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Dr. Meike Rodekamp works as a policy analyst for the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) in Cologne, Germany.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Their Members' Voice
Book Subtitle: Civil Society Organisations in the European Union
Authors: Meike Rodekamp
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02213-6
Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-02212-9Published: 27 June 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-02213-6Published: 17 June 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 290
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Science