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

• Autore: Heard-Laureote Karen
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.2422
• Soggetto topico: Advisory boards - European Union countries
• Soggetto geografico: European Union countries Politics and government
• 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-Lauréote's comparative analysis of four European Commission advisory forums innovatively investigates the existence of a conflict between the capacities of such foru
• Titolo autorizzato: European Union governance
• ISBN: 1-136-97793-7; 1-136-97794-5; 1-282-58662-9; 9786612586620; 0-203-85262-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910800071203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge/UACES contemporary European studies series ; ; 13.