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Participatory Governance in the EU

Enhancing or Endangering Democracy and Efficiency?

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Karl-Oskar Lindgren

    1. Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden

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  2. Thomas Persson

    1. Uppsala University, Sweden

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics (PSEUP)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Participatory Governance: Promises and Pitfalls

    • Karl-Oskar Lindgren, Thomas Persson
    Pages 1-21

  3. Assessing Participatory Governance — A Survey Approach

    • Karl-Oskar Lindgren, Thomas Persson
    Pages 22-39

  4. The Structure of Political Contestation

    • Karl-Oskar Lindgren, Thomas Persson
    Pages 40-65

  5. Opportunities for Participation and Access to Information: Adequate and Equal?

    • Karl-Oskar Lindgren, Thomas Persson
    Pages 66-83

  6. Chances to Influence Policy: Equal and Effective?

    • Karl-Oskar Lindgren, Thomas Persson
    Pages 84-105

  7. Input and Output Legitimacy: Synergy or Trade-off?

    • Karl-Oskar Lindgren, Thomas Persson
    Pages 106-122

  8. Participatory Governance: The Way Forward?

    • Karl-Oskar Lindgren, Thomas Persson
    Pages 123-135

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 136-162
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An empirical assessment of whether participatory governance reforms within the EU enhance or endanger democracy. Many consider allowing civil society to take an active role in EU policy-making to offer the most effective means of enhancing democracy in the EU, whereas others argue that such attempts deepen the EU's democratic deficit.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden

    Karl-Oskar Lindgren

  • Uppsala University, Sweden

    Thomas Persson

About the authors

KARL-OSKAR LINDGREN is Researcher at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden. His research interests include the involvement of civil society and interest groups in EU politics and comparative political economy. His research has appeared in journals such as European Union Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, and Social Networks. 
 
THOMAS PERSSON is Associate Professor at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden. His research interests include the involvement of civil society and interest groups in European Union politics and the impact of European integration on national political systems. His recent publications include the co-edited volume The Illusion of Accountability in the European Union (2009). 
 

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