Richard Balme Didier Chabanet European Governance and Democracy (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: European Governance and DemocracyCondition: NewSubtitle: Power and Protest in the EUISBN-10: 0742529347EAN: 9780742529342ISBN: 9780742529342Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/13/2008Description: Considering the future of European integration, this clear and compelling study explores the interplay between collective action and democracy in the European Union and its member states. Richard Balme and Didier Chabanet analyze the influence of supranational governance on democratization through a wealth of case studies on a broad range of civil society interests, including regional policy, unemployment and poverty, women's rights, migration policy, and environmental protection. The authors trace the evolving relationship between citizens and European institutions over the past decades, especially as public support for deepening and widening integration has waned. This trend culminated in a deep institutional crisis precipitated by the rejection of the draft constitutional treaty in France and the Netherlands in 2005. At least two truisms were proven wrong during this tumultuous period: that European citizens have little interest in European integration and that citizens have little influence on EU politics. However, this power shift has left citizens with a deep distrust of integration and EU institutions with limited capacities to cope with issues the public considers priorities-primarily unemployment and social inequalities. The book shows how Europe-wide interest groups formed and protesters were able to mobilize around key issues of integration. The authors convincingly argue that the growth of contentious social movements has also been nourished by the EU policy process itself, which leaves more room for interest groups and protest politics than for political parties and representative democracy. An essential primer on European democracy, this study will be invaluable for scholars and students in European politics and public policy, globalization and democracy, and comparative social movements.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 236mmItem Length: 159mmItem Width: 23mmItem Weight: 549gAuthor: Richard Balme, Didier ChabanetGenre: Law & PoliticsBook Series: Governance in Europe SeriesRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Book Title: European Governance and Democracy

Title: European Governance and Democracy

Subtitle: Power and Protest in the EU

ISBN-10: 0742529347

EAN: 9780742529342

ISBN: 9780742529342

Release Date: 05/13/2008

Release Year: 2008

Country/Region of Manufacture: US

Genre: Law & Politics

Number of Pages: 286 Pages

Publication Name: European Governance and Democracy : Power and Protest in the Eu

Language: English

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

Subject: Political Process / General, World / European, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Public Policy / Social Policy, International Relations / General, Comparative Politics

Item Height: 0.9 in

Publication Year: 2008

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 19.4 Oz

Item Length: 9.3 in

Subject Area: Political Science

Author: Richard Balme, Didier Chabanet

Item Width: 6.3 in

Series: Governance in Europe Ser.

Format: Hardcover