European Neighbourhood Through Civil Society Networks

Author : James Wesley Scott,Ilkka Liikanen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317983446

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European Neighbourhood through Civil Society Networks? by James Wesley Scott,Ilkka Liikanen Pdf

This book pursues a dual objective: on the one hand, it focuses on the actual and potential roles of civil society in developing new forms of political, economic, and socio-cultural cooperation between the European Union and its neighbours. On the other hand, through this investigation of civil society networks we will contribute to debate on the EU’s role as promoter of greater regional co-operation. The rationale for this collection is thus defined by changing political relationships between the 27-member European Union and countries in its immediate vicinity. These transformations include the ongoing but by no means straightforward process of Turkey’s EU membership, an evolving (and complex) partnership with Russia and the development of deeper political, economic and social relationships with many other neighbouring countries. More specifically, the work presented here involves comparative studies of how the EU is perceived by civil society actors both within and outside the EU. We ask whether the EU’s promotion of cross-border co-operation (e.g. though the European Neighbourhood Policy) is empowering civil society within member states and in neighbouring countries such as Russia, Moldova, Turkey and Morocco. This book was based on a special issue of Journal of European Integration.

Author : Henderson, Paul,Vercseg, Ilona
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847428592

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Community development and civil society by Henderson, Paul,Vercseg, Ilona Pdf

To what extent are the ideas and practice of community development across Europe similar? Community Development and Civil Society explores this question with special reference to the UK and Hungary and shows how community development connects powerfully with civil society, a concept that today has global significance. Paul Henderson and Ilona Vercseg argue that community development is both a profession and a social movement and is relevant to a wide range of issues.They interweave case studies with discussion of principles and theory.The book's critical and accessible approach will appeal especially to students and practitioners.

Author : Kristi Raik
Publisher : CEPS
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Civil society
ISBN : 9789290796138

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Promoting Democracy Through Civil Society by Kristi Raik Pdf

Author : William A. Maloney,Jan W. Van Deth
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848442870

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Civil Society and Governance in Europe by William A. Maloney,Jan W. Van Deth Pdf

The research presented in this book based on new primary data demonstrates that in terms of civil society actors adapting to the European political space the Europeanization process has an uneven development. This innovative book integrates top-down approaches for the study of relationships within the developing EU-multilevel system (i.e., the consequences of Europeanization for civil society at the local level) and bottom-up approaches (i.e., the consequences of civil society for the process of European integration and democracy in the EU). The contributors argue that exploration of these recursive linkages requires a rethinking of the relationships between (local, national, and trans-national) civil society on the one hand, and multi-level governance on the other. In analyzing the opportunities for civil society associations to contribute to European integration and decision-making from various perspectives, the following findings are presented, amongst others: engagement with and confidence in the EU (compared to national institutions) is relatively weak among associational members party elites play a key gatekeeper role in the European space the EU and interest groups have had limited success in stimulating the development of citizen engagement, civil society and social capital in various countries. In the rapidly expanding field of research on democratic decision-making in Europe, this book will be welcomed by academics and scholars alike at postgraduate levels and above. Experts working in the field of European decision-making (such as lawyers and lobbyists) who are looking for conclusions based on high-quality empirical research will also find much in this book to engage them.

Author : Gerard Delanty,Chris Rumford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134277940

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Rethinking Europe by Gerard Delanty,Chris Rumford Pdf

The book examines major social transformations in Europe from the perspective of social theory. It offers an intriguing alternative to studies of the EU which emphasise the replacement of the nation-state by a supra-national authority.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : European Union countries
ISBN : MINN:31951D03532018L

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The EESC by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sieglinde Gstöhl,Simon Schunz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315468679

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Theorizing the European Neighbourhood Policy by Sieglinde Gstöhl,Simon Schunz Pdf

Despite growing scholarly interest in the EU’s flagship policy towards its Eastern and Southern neighbours, serious attempts at theory-building on the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) have been largely absent from the academic debate. This book aims at contributing to fill this research gap in a three-fold manner: first and foremost it aims at theorizing the ENP as such, explaining the origins, development and effectiveness of this policy. Building on this effort, it also pursues the broader objective of addressing certain shortcomings in EU external relations theory, and even beyond, in International Relations theory. Finally, it aspires to provide new insights for European policy-makers. It is one of the first volumes to provide different theoretical perspectives on the ENP by revisiting and building bridges between mainstream and critical theories, stimulating academic and policy debates and thus setting a novel, less EU-centric research agenda. This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners in EU external relations, EU foreign policy, the European Neighbourhood Policy, and more broadly in European Union Politics and International Relations.

Author : Filippo Celata,Raffaella Coletti
Publisher : Springer
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319184524

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Neighbourhood Policy and the Construction of the European External Borders by Filippo Celata,Raffaella Coletti Pdf

This book looks both backward and forward with regard to the European Union’s political strategies towards its neighbouring countries. By bringing together the perspectives of critical geopolitics, policy studies and border studies, it presents a comprehensive review of the European Neighbourhood Policy and how it impacts the ongoing construction of the EU’s external frontiers. Is the EU committed to promoting integration in a ‘wider’ European space, or is a “fortress Europe” emerging where the strengthening of internal cohesion is coupled with the militarisation of its external borders? The book aims to problematize this question by showing how the EU’s external policies are based on a mixture of openness and closure, inclusion and exclusion, cooperation and securitisation. The European Neighbourhood Policy is a controversial strategy where regionalization and bordering, homogenisations and differentiations, centrifugal and centripetal forces proceed side-by-side, in an explicit attempt to construct a selective, mobile and fragmented border. A specific focus is devoted to the diversity of geo-strategies the EU is pursuing in its neighbouring countries and regions, macro-regional strategies and cross-border cooperation initiatives as new scales of cooperation, and the role of other global players.

Author : Henderson, Paul
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-06-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847421289

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Including the excluded by Henderson, Paul Pdf

This book provides an in-depth study of how community development can contribute to tackling social exclusion. Drawing on the outcomes of a project funded by the Social Inclusion Programme of the European Union and managed by a European network of community development organisations - the Combined European Bureau for Social Development - Including the excluded analyses the experiences of local communities; identifies and explains the key principles that need to underpin programmes and projects that use a community-based approach to tackling social exclusion and provides a summary of key action points that need to be considered by organisations and agencies. Examples from policy and practice in the UK, Spain, Belgium, Sweden and Norway are discussed, with additional information from Denmark, Ireland and Hungary. The principles and methods discussed give a valuable insight into how the voices of local people and practitioners can be heard in policy and decision making forums.

Author : Ilkka Liikanen,James W. Scott,Tiina Sotkasiira
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317935506

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The EU's Eastern Neighbourhood by Ilkka Liikanen,James W. Scott,Tiina Sotkasiira Pdf

The collapse of the Soviet Union has had profound and long-lasting impacts on the societies of Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia, impacts which are not yet fully worked through: changes in state-society relations, a comprehensive reconfiguration of political, economic and social ties, the resurgence of regional conflicts "frozen" during the Soviet period, and new migration patterns both towards Russia and the European Union. At the same time the EU has emerged as an important player in the region, formulating its European Neighbourhood Policy, and engaging neighbouring states in a process of cross-border regional co-operation. This book explores a wide range of complex and contested questions related to borders, security and migration in the emerging "European Neighbourhood" which includes countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia as well as the countries which immediately border the EU. Issues discussed include new forms of regional and cross-border co-operation, new patterns of migration, and the potential role of the EU as a stabilizing external force.

Author : Stephen Kingah,Vivien Ann Schmidt,Wang Yong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317233725

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The European Union’s Engagement with Transnational Policy Networks by Stephen Kingah,Vivien Ann Schmidt,Wang Yong Pdf

This book is the first of its kind to paint a comprehensive picture of the manner in which the European Union (the EU) interacts with transnational policy networks (TPNs). The TPNs covered are those in a variety of fields including: conflict-prone natural resources, health, energy security, migration, human trafficking, combating of terrorism financing and climate change. The chapters are developed around six main lines of inquiry. The lines of inquiry articulated are: modalities through which the EU influences TPNs around the world, TPNs’ influence of policy and decision-making within the EU, conditions under which engagement between the TPNs and the EU may be regarded as successful, the identity and location of the TPNs and finally the added value or futility of a strategy developed in Brussels to weaken or fortify interactions with the networks studied. The importance of TPNs should be approached from the angle of the heightened attention now placed on informal modes of decision making. Increasingly there is a sense that many international decisions are adopted and internalized through networks that can be efficient yet wanting in transparency. The book unveils complex debates on the inter-phase between inter-governmental / supranational entities like the EU, on the one hand, and networks, on the other. The physiognomy of this inter-phase matters not only for the EU but also for other such inter-governmental/ supranational bodies as well as networks. This book was previously published as a special issue of Contemporary Politics.

Author : Sandra Lavenex,Frank Schimmelfennig
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135710767

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Democracy Promotion in the EU's Neighbourhood by Sandra Lavenex,Frank Schimmelfennig Pdf

EU external democracy promotion has traditionally been based on ‘linkage’, i.e. bottom-up support for democratic forces in third countries, and ‘leverage’, i.e. the top-down inducement of political elites towards democratic reforms through political conditionality. The advent of the European Neighbourhood Policy and new forms of association have introduced a new, third model of democracy promotion which rests in functional cooperation between administrations. This volume comparatively defines and assesses these three models of external democracy promotion in the EU’s relations with its eastern and southern neighbours. It argues that while ‘linkage’ has hitherto failed to produce tangible outcomes, and the success of ‘leverage’ has basically been tied to an EU membership perspective, the ‘governance’ model of democracy promotion bears greater potential beyond the circle of candidate countries. This third approach, while not tackling the core institutions of the political system as such, but rather promoting transparency, accountability, and participation at the level of state administration, may turn out to remain the EU’s most tangible form of democratic governance promotion in the future. This book was originally published as a special issue of Democratization.

Author : Commission of the European Communities
Publisher : Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the EC
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : UVA:X004692484

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Report from the Commission on European Governance by Commission of the European Communities Pdf

Author : Scott Nicholas Romaniuk,Marguerite Marlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317246817

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Democracy and Civil Society in a Global Era by Scott Nicholas Romaniuk,Marguerite Marlin Pdf

Democracy and Civil Society in a Global Era addresses challenges to the strengthening of active citizenship. In this highly-structured work, the themes presented are linked to fostering a culture of peace and non-violence, the lessening of fear and insecurity in political, economic, social, and cultural terms inherently detached from the conceptualization of political delineations and physical boundaries, and the ability to live dignified lives. The various regions that are represented in the case studies include: the Indian sub-continent, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran, China, the Middle East, Nigeria and the EU. The commonality and universality of the topics allows readers from any region of the world to relate to them. This book presents a dynamic combination of theory and field research, and is an iconoclastic tour-de-force of studies in democracy. Policy makers, think tanks and development practitioners may be particularly be interested in this book because it is about action rather than mere ideas and processes. It demonstrates how social movements can introduce and strengthen equality, inclusion, accountability, and the free flow of information. These elements, in turn, can contribute to the acculturation of freedom and social justice, in the developed world just as much as in the developing world.

Author : Beata Klimkiewicz
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9786155211850

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Media Freedom and Pluralism by Beata Klimkiewicz Pdf

Addresses a critical analysis of major media policies in the European Union and Council of Europe at the period of profound changes affecting both media environments and use, as well as the logic of media policy-making and reconfiguration of traditional regulatory models. The analytical problem-related approach seems to better reflect a media policy process as an interrelated part of European integration, formation of European citizenship, and exercise of communication rights within the European communicative space. The question of normative expectations is to be compared in this case with media policy rationales, mechanisms of implementation (transposing rules from EU to national levels), and outcomes.