Europe and civil society: Movement coalitions and European governance (Europe in Change) - Softcover

Ruzza, Carlo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719073707 ISBN 13: 9780719073700

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Europe and Civil Society provides an in-depth examination of how public interest groups and social movements seek to influence the European policy-making process.

The book is based on a comparison of the role of networks of activists and their allies – broadly defined as Movement Advocacy Coalitions – in influencing decision-making at the European Union level in three specific areas of policy-making: environmentalism, anti-racism and ethno-nationalist regionalism. It draws on systematic documentary analysis and an extensive series of interviews with activists and institutional actors to examine the role of public interest organisations in these three areas. This focus reflects topical societal concerns and facilitates new insights into the study of European policy-making, political sociology, and social movement research.

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About the Author

Carlo Ruzza is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Research at the University of Trento

From the Back Cover

Europe and Civil Society provides an in-depth examination of how public interest groups and social movements seek to influence the European policy-making process.

The book is based on a comparison of the role of networks of activists and their allies - broadly defined as Movement Advocacy Coalitions - in influencing decision-making at the European Union level in three specific areas of policy-making: environmentalism, anti-racism and ethno-nationalist regionalism. It draws on systematic documentary analysis and an extensive series of interviews with activists and institutional actors to examine the role of public interest organisations in these three areas. This focus reflects topical societal concerns and facilitates new insights into the study of European policy-making, political sociology, and social movement research.

From the Inside Flap

Europe and Civil Society provides an in-depth examination of how public interest groups and social movements seek to influence the European policy-making process. The book is based on a comparison of the role of networks of activists and their allies broadly defined as Movement Advocacy Coalitions in influencing decision-making at the European Union level in three specific areas of policy-making: environmentalism, anti-racism and ethno-nationalist regionalism. It draws on systematic documentary analysis and an extensive series of interviews with activists and institutional actors to examine the role of public interest organisations in these three areas. This focus reflects topical societal concerns and facilitates new insights into the study of European policy-making, political sociology, and social movement research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719073707
• ISBN 13: 9780719073700
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256