Governance and European civil society : governmentality, discourse and NGOs / Acar Kutay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kutay, Acar, author.

Series:

Routledge advances in European politics ; 103.

Routledge advances in European politics ; 103

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

Political participation--European Union countries.

Political participation.

Non-governmental organizations.

Decision making.

Civil society.

European Union countries.

Civil society--European Union countries.

European Union--Decision making.

Non-governmental organizations--European Union countries.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiv, 208 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

"This book provides a critical analysis of the European Union's approach to 'governance', focusing on the way in which civil society is incorporated within the EU decision-making process and arguing that it is not conducive to the democratisation of EU governance. Using a governmentality approach, Kutay demonstrates that civic actors are not incorporated into EU decision-making processes as they are; rather, they are formed, manipulated and guided by political programming. The author explains how this acts to prescribe and construct particular types of subjectivities, thereby limiting and constraining the types of participation that might emerge as part of European civil society and the process of political participation. Governance and European Civil Society will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics, global governance, civil society and democracy, Central and East European studies and political and international theory"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415707374

0415707374

OCLC:

853494285

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