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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Main Author: Diana Potjomkina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UACES 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary European Research
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Online Access:http://www.jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/971
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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
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