The new politics of European civil society / / edited by Ulrike Liebert and Hans-Jorg Trenz

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465403903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-58983-4; 9786613902283; 0-203-83668-5; 1-136-86521-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies on democratising Europe ; ; 6
• Altri autori (Persone): LiebertUlrike; TrenzHans-Jorg
• Disciplina: 320.94
• Soggetti: Civil society - Europe; Electronic books.; Europe Politics and government 1989-; European Union countries Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The New Politics of European Civil Society; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1 The 'new politics of European civil society': Conceptual, normative and empirical issues; Part I Conceptual clarifications; 2 What is 'civil society' and who represents it in the European Union?; 3 The making of a European civil society: 'Imagined', 'practised' and 'staged'; Part II Normative reassessments; 4 The three worlds of 'European civil society': Different images of Europe and different roles for civil society; 5 European civil society and citizenship: Complementary or exclusionary concepts?Part III Empirical explorations; 6 Exit, voice or loyalty? The new politics of European civil society; 7 Civil society and EU constitution making: Towards a European social constituency; 8 Identifying uncivil society in Europe: Towards a 'new politics of the enemy'?; 9 The decline of civil society after 'post-communism'; 10 Challenges of integration and participation: Civil society organizations ; from new member states in EU governance; Afterword: Revis(it)ing civil society; Appendix 1: ConstEPS - Civil society data setAppendix 2: Coding scheme for CSOs' strategies in EU treaty reform; Appendix 3: Coding scheme for CSOs' conceptions of democracy in the European Union; Appendix 4: Coding scheme for CSO linkages to EU politics; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Over the past two decades, civil society has played a pivotal role in Europe, from the demise of Communist rule to the reunification of Europe, followed by the expansion of the single market to the reconstitution of democracy in the enlarged European Union. European civil society has emerged as a social space between EU governance and the citizens of the member states, populated by non-state agents claiming to represent, speak for or participate on behalf of the most varied social constituencies in EU decision making. This book consolidates European civil society research by r