NGOs and Global Trade: Non-State Voices in EU Trade Policymaking
Erin Hannah offers a timely and thought-provoking analysis of civil society’s participation in the European Union’s trade policy. Relying on two case studies, the book shows that while the EU has created diverse instruments for engaging with civil society, in practice procedural improvements do not...
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description | Erin Hannah offers a timely and thought-provoking analysis of civil society’s participation in the European Union’s trade policy. Relying on two case studies, the book shows that while the EU has created diverse instruments for engaging with civil society, in practice procedural improvements do not necessarily lead to greater influence for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Going beyond a purely technical view on NGOs’ access to policy-makers, we should also consider the ideational factors at play. |
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spelling | doaj.art-6c1739e9c5cd484699b350070a1d4dba2022-12-22T00:27:51ZengUACESJournal of Contemporary European Research1815-347X2018-06-0114210.30950/jcer.v14i2.971971NGOs and Global Trade: Non-State Voices in EU Trade PolicymakingDiana Potjomkina0United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent UniversityErin Hannah offers a timely and thought-provoking analysis of civil society’s participation in the European Union’s trade policy. Relying on two case studies, the book shows that while the EU has created diverse instruments for engaging with civil society, in practice procedural improvements do not necessarily lead to greater influence for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Going beyond a purely technical view on NGOs’ access to policy-makers, we should also consider the ideational factors at play.http://www.jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/971European Uniontradecivil societyNGOsdemocracy |
spellingShingle | Diana Potjomkina NGOs and Global Trade: Non-State Voices in EU Trade Policymaking Journal of Contemporary European Research European Union trade civil society NGOs democracy |
title | NGOs and Global Trade: Non-State Voices in EU Trade Policymaking |
title_full | NGOs and Global Trade: Non-State Voices in EU Trade Policymaking |
title_fullStr | NGOs and Global Trade: Non-State Voices in EU Trade Policymaking |
title_full_unstemmed | NGOs and Global Trade: Non-State Voices in EU Trade Policymaking |
title_short | NGOs and Global Trade: Non-State Voices in EU Trade Policymaking |
title_sort | ngos and global trade non state voices in eu trade policymaking |
topic | European Union trade civil society NGOs democracy |
url | http://www.jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/971 |
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