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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792428003321

Autore

Heard-Laureote Karen

Titolo

European Union governance : effectiveness and legitimacy in European Commission committees / / Karen Heard-Laureote

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-97793-7

1-136-97794-5

1-282-58662-9

9786612586620

0-203-85262-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Collana

Routledge/UACES contemporary European studies ; ; 13

Disciplina

341.2422

Soggetti

Advisory boards - European Union countries

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 contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Content; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1 Legitimacy and effectiveness - two principal standards of good governance; 2 Assessing (input/output) legitimacy; 3 The EU Eco-Labelling Board Consultation Forum; 4 The European Health Policy Forum; 5 The Trade Contact Group and Civil Society Dialogue; 6 The Agricultural Advisory Groups; Conclusion: Trapped between legitimacy claims - managing expectations for ECAFs; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The European Commission has increasingly focused on the benefits it can derive from the greater participation of organized civil society in its role and activities. In the face of general decline in public trust in the institutions of government, it facilitated and encouraged new channels of access and consultation opportunities as a means to legitimize its position within the European political system.Karen Heard-LaureĢote's comparative analysis of four European Commission advisory forums innovatively investigates the existence of a conflict between the capacities of such foru