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oai:aei.pitt.edu:144
2013-11-03T02:20:57Z
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Empire's New Clothes: Unveiling EU-Enlargement
Böröcz, József
Kovács, Melinda
Engel-Di Mauro, Salvatore
Sher, Anna
Dancsi, Katalin
Kabachnik, Peter
civil society
Agenda 2000
EU-Central and Eastern Europe
EU-South-Eastern Europe (Balkans)
enlargement
European Commission
European Council
NATO
Austria
Estonia
France
Germany
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
This is an edited volume, published in 2001, containing texts addressing the 'eastern enlargement' of the EU with the conceptual tools of postcolonial studies. Most of the papers analyze discursive practices of exclusion as they appear in official documents issued by various EU organs, speeches by the EU's key politicians and the program of an extreme-right party, currently in the government of an EU-member state. Table of Contents: Introduction: Empire and coloniality in the "Eastern Enlargement" of the European Union, by József Böröcz; The Fox and the Raven: the European Union and Hungary renegotiate the margins of Europe, by József Böröcz; The enduring national-state: NATO-EU relations, EU-enlargement and the reapportionment of the Balkans, by Salvatore Engel-diMauro; Shedding light on the quantitative other: The EU's discourse in the Commission Opinions of 1997, by Melinda Kovács and Peter Kabachnik; Putting down and putting off: the EU's discursive strategies in the 1998 and 1999 follow-up Reports, by Melinda Kovács; A Di-vision of Europe: The European Union enlarged, by Anna Sher; The Austrian Freedom Party's Colonial Discourse in the context of EU-Enlargement, by Katalin Dancsi.
Central Europe Review e-books
Böröcz, József
Kovács, Melinda
2001-12
Book
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/144/1/Empire.pdf
Böröcz, József and Kovács, Melinda and Engel-Di Mauro, Salvatore and Sher, Anna and Dancsi, Katalin and Kabachnik, Peter (2001) Empire's New Clothes: Unveiling EU-Enlargement. Central Europe Review e-books.
http://aei.pitt.edu/144/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:203
2019-12-13T18:06:24Z
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Die Bürgergesellschaft als ein Motor der europäischen Integration: Perspektiven der Zusammenarbeit deutscher und slowakischer Nichtregierungsorganisationen = Civil Society as a Motor for European Integration: Perspectives on the Cooperation of German and Slovakian Non-Governmental Organizations. ZEI Discussion Papers: 2000, C 71
Matlak, Milan
Kriener, Daniel
Kovác, Dušan
Mühlen, Patrik von zur
Demeš, Pavol
Košt’álová, Katarína
Brusis, Martin
Richterová, Adriena
Samson, Ivo
Filistein, Roman
Wenig, Marcus
Slovak Republic
enlargement
Germany
NGOs
civil society
Table of Contents: Die Slowakei und Deutschland im europäischen Integrationsprozeß - Die Slowakei auf dem Weg in die Europäische Union, by Milan Matlak; Deutschland und der europäische Einigungsprozeß, by Daniel Kriener. Die Bürgergesellschaft in der Slowakei und Deutschland - Die Entwicklung der slowakischen Bürgergesellschaft, by Dušan Kovác; Demokratisierungsprozesse in Deutschland nach 1945, by Patrik von zur Mühlen. Kooperation zwischen deutschen und slowakischen Nichtregierungsorganisationen und Fördermöglichkeiten der EU - Slowakische Nichtregierungsorganisationen und ihre Zusammenarbeit mit deutschen Partnern, by Pavol Demeš and Katarína Košt’álová; Förderprogramme für Nichtregierungsorganisationen, by Martin Brusis; Unterstützung slowakischer Nichtregierungsorganisationen durch das PHARE-Programm, by Adriena Richterová. Bürgergesellschaft und europäische Integration - Die Auswirkungen des Regierungswechsels vom Herbst 1998 auf die Slowakei, by Ivo Samson; Die Bedeutung der Bürgergesellschaft für den Integrationsprozeß, by Roman Filistein; Die europäische Integration als Aufgabe der Bürgergesellschaft, by Marcus Wenig.
Center for European Integration Studies, University of Bonn
Wenig, Marcus
2000
Discussion Paper
PeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/203/1/dp_c71_wenig.pdf
Matlak, Milan and Kriener, Daniel and Kovác, Dušan and Mühlen, Patrik von zur and Demeš, Pavol and Košt’álová, Katarína and Brusis, Martin and Richterová, Adriena and Samson, Ivo and Filistein, Roman and Wenig, Marcus (2000) Die Bürgergesellschaft als ein Motor der europäischen Integration: Perspektiven der Zusammenarbeit deutscher und slowakischer Nichtregierungsorganisationen = Civil Society as a Motor for European Integration: Perspectives on the Cooperation of German and Slovakian Non-Governmental Organizations. ZEI Discussion Papers: 2000, C 71. [Discussion Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/203/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:216
2011-02-15T23:43:26Z
oai:aei.pitt.edu:6005
2011-02-15T22:40:01Z
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Anti-Discrimination, Inclusion and Equality in Malta
discrimination/minorities
welfare state
law & legal affairs-general (includes international law)
employment/unemployment
EU-Islam
Malta
immigration policy
unions
civil society
asylum policy
gender policy/equal opportunity
[From the Introduction]. On 15th September 2005, a Conference was held in Valletta as follow-up to the Civil Society Project’s report on Anti-Discrimination, Inclusion and Equality in Malta, published in June 2005. Some 200 persons attended the Conference, from government, non-governmental organizations, academia, industry and commerce, employers’ associations and trade unions among others. The papers presented by our visiting speakers are now included on this CD version of the Report. They look more to the future than the past - the future for Equality legislation and practice in Europe and in Malta. TABLE OF CONTENTS - INTRODUCTION: Working towards equality and inclusion in Malta: the civil society project, Peter G. Xuereb. GENDER: Gender equality in employment in the EU and Malta: an overview by the National Council of Women, Grace Attard and Doris Bingley --- Gender equality - core EU law concepts in the equal treatment directive, Daniele Cop --- Implementation of the Gender "acquis" of the Union in Malta, Peter G. Xuereb --- Gender in employment under Maltese law - a legal practitioner's perspective, Matthew Brincat --- Gender equality: main issues - the General Worker's Union perspective, Charmaine Grech --- Participation of women in employment in Malta - the position of the UHM, Romina Bartolo --- Gender equality - some proposals by the Malta Employer's Association, Roselyn Borg --- 'Lisbon" and gender-gaps in employment, Irene Sciriha --- A note on caring and Maltese social security legislation, JosAnn Cutajar. DISABILITY: Protection of disabled people under Maltese and European law, Audrey Gatt --- Issues related to disability and equality - state obligations and an agenda for action: a fieldworker's view, Nathan Farrugia --- Concerns of disabled people - essentials, Gordon C. Cardona. RELIGION AND RACE: Working among asylum seekers and refugees- the Emigrants' and refugees' Commission's experience, Alfred Vella --- Muslims in Malta: avoiding discrimination, Carol Gatt --- The treatment of iregular imigrants in Malta, Dijonisju Mintoff and Emanuel Scicluna --- Religion, tolerance and discrimination in Malta, Alfred Grech. SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation - the European view, Carla Camilleri --- Sexual orientation discrimination in Malta - the employment framework directive and beyond, Christian Attard --- AGE: Age discrimination - some current issues, Matthew Brincatt --- Overview of age discrimination and related matters in Malta and the EU, Carmel Mallia --- Young people and workplace discrimination, Jean-Paul De Lucca. NGOs IN MALTA: Voluntary organisations: vital contributors, Kay Gretchen.
Xuereb, Peter.
2005
Conference Proceedings
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/6005/1/contentstext.html
UNSPECIFIED (2005) Anti-Discrimination, Inclusion and Equality in Malta. [Conference Proceedings]
http://aei.pitt.edu/6005/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:6008
2011-02-15T22:40:02Z
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Working Towards Equality and Inclusion in Malta: The Civil Society Project
Xuereb, Peter G.
discrimination/minorities
Malta
civil society
No abstract.
Xuereb, Peter G.
2005
Conference or Workshop Item
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/6008/1/4.pdf
Xuereb, Peter G. (2005) Working Towards Equality and Inclusion in Malta: The Civil Society Project. In: UNSPECIFIED, Msida, Malta.
http://aei.pitt.edu/6008/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:6597
2011-02-15T22:43:24Z
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What should the Community of Democratic Choice do?. CEPS Policy Briefs No. 98, 1 March 2006
Emerson, Michael.
Ukraine
Georgia
EU-Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
EU-Black Sea region
human rights & democracy initiatives
civil society
In August 2005, President Saakashvili of Georgia and President Yushchenko of Ukraine met at Borjomi, Georgia, and decided to launch an initiative to promote democracy among a community of like-minded states of Central and Eastern Europe. This led to a meeting in Kyiv on 2 December 2005, of a wider group of countries of the Baltic-Black-Caspian Sea region, which adopted a declaration announcing the creation of a Community of Democratic Choice (CDC) as a governmental and non-governmental forum to promote the strengthening of democracy, human rights and civil society. Although its objectives are clear enough, it is still unclear what precisely the CDC will do and how it will define the mechanisms of its future actions. In this paper, CEPS Senior Research Fellow Michael Emerson presents an idea that could become a tangible core project of the CDC.
2006-03
Policy Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/6597/1/1313_98.pdf
Emerson, Michael. (2006) What should the Community of Democratic Choice do?. CEPS Policy Briefs No. 98, 1 March 2006. [Policy Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/6597/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:6679
2011-02-15T22:43:53Z
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Promoting Democracy through Civil Society: How to Step up the EU’s Policy towards the Eastern Neighbourhood. CEPS Working Documents No. 237, 1 February 2006
Raik, Kristi.
human rights & democracy initiatives
European Neighbourhood Policy
Sweden
Moldova
Ukraine
Belarus
NGOs
civil society
The European Union has successfully supported democratisation in its new Eastern member states and candidate countries. Now it needs to become more engaged in those post-communist countries where democratisation is incomplete or stalled. This study argues that civil society should be a more important priority of democracy promotion in the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood and calls for a strategic and differentiated approach designed according to the stage of democratisation in the target country. The paper focuses on three countries that represent three types of cases in the eastern neighbourhood: Ukraine, which has become a ‘re-transition’ country after the Orange Revolution; Moldova, where we can observe a prolonged transition; and Belarus, an outright dictatorship. One of the well-known obstacles to enhancing the EU’s support to civil society in these countries is posed by the bureaucratic procedures of aid programmes. However, even if the rules were substantially reformed, it would still be difficult for the European Commission to work extensively with NGOs in foreign countries for political as well as institutional reasons. Hence, the EU should create new mechanisms of democracy assistance. The German and US foundations set up specifically for this purpose have proved to be a model with many advantages; similar European foundation(s) could be an invaluable tool for supporting pro-democratic forces in authoritarian countries in particular. The paper also examines two other exemplary models for the European neighbourhood policy: the Swedish practice to channel support through domestic NGOs, and the EU’s own policy, which has only been applied in candidate countries so far, to use local civil society development foundations.
2006-02
Working Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/6679/1/1298_237.pdf
Raik, Kristi. (2006) Promoting Democracy through Civil Society: How to Step up the EU’s Policy towards the Eastern Neighbourhood. CEPS Working Documents No. 237, 1 February 2006. [Working Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/6679/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:7294
2011-02-15T22:47:25Z
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"Building a European Civic Culture: The Case of the Environmental Movement"
McCormick, John.
integration theory (see also researching and writing the EU in this section)
civil society
environmental policy (including international arena)
[From the introduction]. It is argued in much of the functionalist and neofunctionalist literature that interest groups can contribute toward integration through encouraging transnational functional cooperation, but there has so far been little investigation of the potential contribution of group activity to integration through its role in the formation of a supranational European civic culture. This paper uses the example of environmental interest groups to argue that by helping fill the participatory vacuum, group activity may be helping strengthen the foundations of European integration, may be contributing to the development of a European civic culture, and may thus be helping define the character, nature, and parameters of the emerging European polity.
1995
Conference or Workshop Item
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/7294/1/002944_1.pdf
McCormick, John. (1995) "Building a European Civic Culture: The Case of the Environmental Movement". In: UNSPECIFIED, Charleston, South Carolina. (Unpublished)
http://aei.pitt.edu/7294/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:8133
2011-02-15T22:52:21Z
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Searching for the Origins of Civic Community in the Newly Expanded European Union. Jean Monnet/Robert Schumann Paper Series Vol. 4 No. 18, December 2004
Davidson-Schmich, Louise K.
EU-Central and Eastern Europe
Germany
civil society
Although many scholars stress the importance of a civic political culture for a functioning democracy, there is little consensus about where such a culture originates. The ‘bottom up’ approach argues that the civic culture has centuries old, enduring roots that in turn shape political and economic institutions. The ‘top down’ approach implies that political culture itself can be shaped by political institutions. Both schools of thought, however, stress the interrelatedness of civic behaviors; voluntary group membership, newspaper readership, and voting are expected to all be high in civic cultures and low elsewhere. In contrast, this article argues that these four components of ‘civicness’ are differently influenced by contemporary political institutions and are therefore less interrelated than previous scholars have hypothesized. Germany and its neighbors in a newly expanded EU provide an excellent laboratory in which to empirically investigate these conflicting hypotheses about the origin of the civic community. If the ‘bottom up’ approach were correct, there would be no differences in the level of civic community between the Eastern and Western parts of Germany and Central Europe since they were separated by the Iron Curtain for only four decades. If the ‘top down’ approach were correct, forty years of communist rule would have indeed reduced the level of civic community in Eastern Germany and Eastern Central Europe. Instead, I find marked differences in voluntary group membership across the former Iron Curtain, but much less divergence in terms of newspaper readership and voter turnout.
2004-12
Working Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/8133/1/davidsonfinal.pdf
Davidson-Schmich, Louise K. (2004) Searching for the Origins of Civic Community in the Newly Expanded European Union. Jean Monnet/Robert Schumann Paper Series Vol. 4 No. 18, December 2004. [Working Paper] (Unpublished)
http://aei.pitt.edu/8133/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:8137
2011-02-15T22:52:22Z
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La naturaleza y la estructura institucional de la Unión Europea: un laberinto para la sociedad civil y el cabildeo. = The nature and institutional structure of the European Union: a maze for civil society and lobbying. Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series Vol. 5 No. 3 February 2005
Roy, Joaquin.
lobbying/interest representation
general
civil society
Puede no ser la introducción más agradable y memorable para visitar una ciudad o llegar por primera vez a un país, pero los servicios del taxi son casi insustituibles en numerosos casos. El timo, la sorpresa, la irritación o incluso el agrado se combinarán en dejar una huella permanente y profunda de esas primera impresiones. Los taxistas de las frías y aparentemente impersonales capitales europeas con mayor concentración de organizaciones internacionales y de integración europea no se espera que resulten los más rigurosos expertos en la legislación o la estructura institucional de las mismas, pero se supone que deben tener una idea bastante nítida de la ubicación de las sedes de los principales núcleos de decisión y poder. Cada viajero tiene anécdotas que explicar. De mis escalas en Madrid recuerdo con sonrisa la estupefacción de un taxista al que pedí que me llevara al palacio del Senado, justamente al principio de la transición española, sin que supiera donde estaba el edificio que fue secuestrado con el Consejo Nacional del Movimiento franquista. Otro me dijo que no recordaba que hubiera una representación de zarzuela esa semana, cuando le pedí que me llevara al palacio del mismo nombre, residencia real. Los taxistas son, hay que reconocerlo, una especie única. Aparte de proporcionar una idea del momento político y económico de un país, sus reacciones acerca de una petición nuestra de destino pueden servir de base objetiva para evaluar la importancia inmobiliaria del lugar en cuestión, del status del domicilio de una amistad, de la ubicación de una institución o empresa. Yo todavía recuerdo con sorna mi primera visita a Buenos Aires y la reacción del taxista cuando le pedí que me llevara a la cancha de Racing en Avellaneda: “ahí no voy: es muy peligroso”. Tozudo, persistí y el segundo taxi al que le solicité el viaje me llevó, al tiempo que me advirtió que comprara una platea, que escondiera los billetes, el reloj y el anillo.
2005-02
Working Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/8137/1/roycivilsocietyfinal.pdf
Roy, Joaquin. (2005) La naturaleza y la estructura institucional de la Unión Europea: un laberinto para la sociedad civil y el cabildeo. = The nature and institutional structure of the European Union: a maze for civil society and lobbying. Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series Vol. 5 No. 3 February 2005. [Working Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/8137/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:14489
2011-02-15T23:34:03Z
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Die Europa-Union in der westdeutschen Tagespresse in den 1950er Jahren – Kontinuitäten und Wandel in der Berichterstattung über einen Europaverband = The Europa-Union in the West German Daily Press in the 1950s - Continuities and Changes in the Press Coverage on a European Pressure Group
Grussendorf, Johan S. U.
europeanisation/europeanization & European identity
Germany
historical development of EC (pre-1986)
media
lobbying/interest representation
public opinion
civil society
NGOs
The Europa-Union was the most important association working for a united Europe in postwar Germany. During the 1950’s, it received extensive press coverage by German newspapers. This master’s thesis examines the way in which in these articles constant motives of criticism show up during this period. Furthermore, it focuses on the changes in the comments on the association by journalists of the daily press. Especially the reactions on internal reorganizations resulting in a change of the presidency in 1954 caught the attention. Ernst Friedlaender and his successor Friedrich Carl von Oppenheim had a more positive attitude towards western integration than the former president, Eugen Kogon. Ernst Friedlaender also lead the association in the conflict with the European umbrella-organization Union Européenne des Fédéralistes (UEF). The examined part of the debates on the novel European Integration leads to a better understanding of our European self-conception today.
2007-10
Thesis
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/14489/1/grussendorf.pdf
Grussendorf, Johan S. U. (2007) Die Europa-Union in der westdeutschen Tagespresse in den 1950er Jahren – Kontinuitäten und Wandel in der Berichterstattung über einen Europaverband = The Europa-Union in the West German Daily Press in the 1950s - Continuities and Changes in the Press Coverage on a European Pressure Group. ["eprint_fieldopt_thesis_type_M.A. thesis" not defined] thesis, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin.
http://aei.pitt.edu/14489/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:32240
2011-08-04T18:37:44Z
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Global Matrix: A conceptual and organisational framework for researching the future of global governance. CEPS Working Document No. 355, July 2011
Michael Emerson, Nathalie Tocci, Richard Youngs, Jean-Pierre Cassarino, Christian Egenhofer, Giovanni Grevi , Daniel Gros
Emerson, Michael
Tocci, Nathalie
Youngs, Richard
Cassarino, Jean-Pierre
Egenhofer, Christian
Grevi, Giovanni
Gros., Daniel
civil society
common foreign & security policy 1993--European Global Strategy
Conceptually, Global Matrix advances in a systematic and structured inter-disciplinary (matrix) framework a research agenda for examining the stance of major world actors on the key policy dimensions to world politics (political ideologies, economics, migration, climate change, security and world view); drawing out evidence of cross-cutting linkages (between sectors and among major actors); and evaluating the evolution and adequacy of existing multilateral institutions in relation to the emerging multi-polarity, and formulating recommendations.
As a matter of organisation, Global Matrix has assembled a network of teams of scholars from think tanks in China, the EU, India, Russia and the US, with participation to be extended to other G20 states (Brazil, South Africa, Korea, Japan). The objective is to create a semi-permanent network as part of the emerging structures of the global civil society. It will serve as a continuing ‘track-2’ initiative to monitor major developments in global governance, including at the G20, and at other global fora as appropriate. It is a capacity-building venture at global level, with the leading think tanks intending to work together for a sustained effort, while precise participation can evolve over time.
2011-07
Working Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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http://aei.pitt.edu/32240/1/WD_355_Emerson_et_al_Global_Matrix%2D1.pdf
http://shop.ceps.eu/book/global-matrix-conceptual-and-organisational-framework-researching-future-global-governance
Emerson, Michael and Tocci, Nathalie and Youngs, Richard and Cassarino, Jean-Pierre and Egenhofer, Christian and Grevi, Giovanni and Gros., Daniel (2011) Global Matrix: A conceptual and organisational framework for researching the future of global governance. CEPS Working Document No. 355, July 2011 Michael Emerson, Nathalie Tocci, Richard Youngs, Jean-Pierre Cassarino, Christian Egenhofer, Giovanni Grevi , Daniel Gros. [Working Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/32240/
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European Administrative Space. Balkan Realities
Matei, Lucica
Vašiček, Davor
Kastelan-Mrak, Marija
civil society
integration theory (see also researching and writing the EU in this section)
environmental policy (including international arena)
regional policy/structural funds
public policy/public administration
Greece
Italy
Romania
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Bulgaria
Croatia
Serbia (June 2006-on)
europeanisation/europeanization & European identity
Since the conceptual framework of the European Administrative Space (EAS) in 1990s, at
least two convergent trends may be found out.
The first trend refers to EAS operationalisation as instrument and mechanism for assessing
the reforms of the national public administrations. Herewith, we refer to the deepness of EAS
content, which has become more comprehensive, incorporating the most significant aspects
on the public administrations reforms.
The second trend refers to continuous enlargement of EAS area. The limits of this area are
not the same with the EU limits and the internal processes of EAS do not have the same
intensity as those of the European integration. Therefore, we may assert that the EAS reveals
specific developments related to the traditions, history, administrative culture, national
identity etc., of every state.
The regional characteristics on the development of public administrations are decisive and the
administrative convergence will take them into account.
In this context, the current volume aims to reveal a few Balkan realities on EAS. Of course
our approach is far from presenting the whole complexity of the phenomena and processes of
public administrations in the Balkan states. The arguments on the above difficulty refer to:
The Economica Publishing House
Matei, Lucica
Vašiček, Davor
Kastelan-Mrak, Marija
2011-08
Book
PeerReviewed
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http://aei.pitt.edu/32251/1/ASsee_No.3_2011.pdf
http://www.balcannet.eu/assee.htm
Matei, Lucica and Vašiček, Davor and Kastelan-Mrak, Marija (2011) European Administrative Space. Balkan Realities. The Economica Publishing House, Bucharest,Romania. ISBN 9789737095527
http://aei.pitt.edu/32251/
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How did we end up with this deal? Examining the role of environmental NGOs in EU climate policymaking. Bruges Political Research Paper No. 19, June 2011
Cruce, Fredrika
civil society
NGOs
environmental policy (including international arena)
decision making/policy-making
Much interest has been given to the involvement of civil society in EU policy-making, especially over the last decade, as a mean to counter the so called „crisis of politics‟. This paper examines the role of environmental non-governmental organisations (ENGO) in the policy process leading to the adoption of the amending emissions trading system directive (ETS-directive), adopted in December 2008 in trialogue and formally in April 2009 by the Council of Ministers.
The aim of this study has been to assess the influence of the ENGOs in the particular case of the ETS-directive. It examines enabling and constraining factors, more specifically the channels used by the ENGOs in achieving their aims as well as the significance of representativeness for ENGOs in EU interest representation. The topic of this paper fits into the wider question of whether external actors actually have a real impact on the final policy outcome in the EU policymaking or if the involvement of civil society remains a procedural issue.
2011-06
Policy Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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http://aei.pitt.edu/32320/1/wp19_Cruce.pdf
http://www.coleurop.be/template.asp?pagename=pol_researchpapers
Cruce, Fredrika (2011) How did we end up with this deal? Examining the role of environmental NGOs in EU climate policymaking. Bruges Political Research Paper No. 19, June 2011. [Policy Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/32320/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:32603
2011-10-22T23:50:14Z
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Political Islam and European Foreign Policy: Perspectives from Muslim Democrats of the Mediterranean. CEPS Paperbacks. November 2007
Youngs, Richard
Emerson, Michael
Amghar, Samir
Atrissi, Talal
Aydin, Senem
Boubekeur, Amel
Çakır, Ruşen
Eddine Jorshi, Salah
Kawakibi, Salam
El-Din Shahin, Emad
Springborg, Robert
Tocci, Nathalie
civil society
EU-Mediterranean/Union for the Mediterranean
EU-Middle East
EU-Islam
EU-North Africa/Maghreb
human rights & democracy initiatives
Turkey
The time is ripe for the European Union, its institutions and member states to undertake an explicit review of its current policy of ‘benign neglect’ towards the broad collection of ‘Muslim democrat’ parties in the Mediterranean Arab states. The group of experts assembled to produce this new book adduces mounting evidence that this policy may lead to unintended consequences, such as the reinforcement of anti-democratic regimes and radical Islamism. Their arguments favour a broad inclusion of Muslim democrats in EU initiatives aiming at the reform of governance and the development of civil society, without extending to them any singular, exclusive or unsolicited privileges.
Centre for European Policy Studies
Youngs, Richard
Emerson, Michael
2007-11
Book
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/32603/1/42._Political_Islam_and_European_Foreign_Policy.pdf
http://www.ceps.eu/book/political-islam-and-european-foreign-policy-perspectives-muslim-democrats-mediterranean
Youngs, Richard and Emerson, Michael and Amghar, Samir and Atrissi, Talal and Aydin, Senem and Boubekeur, Amel and Çakır, Ruşen and Eddine Jorshi, Salah and Kawakibi, Salam and El-Din Shahin, Emad and Springborg, Robert and Tocci, Nathalie (2007) Political Islam and European Foreign Policy: Perspectives from Muslim Democrats of the Mediterranean. CEPS Paperbacks. November 2007. Series > Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels) > CEPS Paperbacks <http://aei.pitt.edu/view/series/SMCEPSPaperbacks.html> . Centre for European Policy Studies. ISBN 9789290797111
http://aei.pitt.edu/32603/
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Why is the environmental justice movement so much stronger in the USA than in Europe?
Azeredo Lobo, Daniel
civil society
environmental policy (including international arena)
EU-US
development
international economy
U.K.
conflict resolution/crisis management
globalisation/globalization
international trade
researching and writing the EU (see also integration theory in this section)
Although there is a vast amount of critically influential knowledge developed by a long history of strong US environmental justice movements (EJM) from which Europe and the rest of the world can learn, in a time of strong post-neoliberal tendencies in Europe it becomes important to understand the nature of this knowledge, its context and dynamics. This research note aims to contribute to the debate on international environmental justice by addressing the different relationships that the USA and Europe establish with the EJM and its influence on the relational configuration of their current societal contexts.
Opticon1826
Collins, Rebecca
2011-11-01
Article
PeerReviewed
application/pdf
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http://www.ucl.ac.uk/opticon1826/currentissue/articles/Lobo_EnvironJustice_Issue11_Opticon1826.pdf
Azeredo Lobo, Daniel (2011) Why is the environmental justice movement so much stronger in the USA than in Europe? Opticon1826 (11).
http://aei.pitt.edu/32814/
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Following the Money: EU Funding of Civil Society Organizations
Mahoney, Christine
Beckstrand, Michael Joseph
civil society
The literature on EU integration has long recognized that the European Commission has promoted a pan‐European civil society in order to increase the legitimacy of the supranational institutions. While we know the Commission fosters EU civil society by encouraging their formal and informal participation in the EU policymaking processes and by directly funding them (Mahoney 2004), we have, until now, known very little about just how much money the Commission has been granting EU civil society organizations and to which segments of European civil society. This paper tests whether the Commission’s stated goals and the assumptions of EU integration scholars are reflected in the reality of its funding practices.
We present analyses from two original databases: 1. The Commission’s own registry of 685 civil society organizations which includes information about the groups and the funding they have received from the Commission; and 2. A database of 1,164 civil society groups that received funding from the Commission from 2003‐2007. The findings show that the Commission’s funding decisions do indeed reflect its goals of supporting a supranational EU civil society through its support of groups organized at the EU‐level (over groups organized at the national and sub‐national level) and through its support of EU integration groups; European youth, education and intercultural exchange groups; and citizenship, democracy promotion and education groups. The findings also show however, that when it comes to societal cohesion, the Commission’s funding practices are not in line with its rhetoric. Rather than equal funding across member states, or extra support for the civil society groups of the new member states, it is the oldest and wealthiest members that are receiving the largest numbers of grants and the largest amounts of funding.
The analysis, compiled from funding documents recently released through the European Transparency Initiative, is the first systematic study of the types of groups that are receiving funding and the factors that explain those funding patterns.
2009
Conference or Workshop Item
NonPeerReviewed
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http://www.euce.org/eusa2009/papers.php
Mahoney, Christine and Beckstrand, Michael Joseph (2009) Following the Money: EU Funding of Civil Society Organizations. In: UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)
http://aei.pitt.edu/33102/
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The Fundamental Rights Agency and Civil Society: Reminding the Gardeners of their Plants' Roots. EDAP 2/2012
Kjaerum, Morten
Toggenburg, Gabriel N.
civil society
human rights
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the EU body responsible for advising EU institutions on fundamental rights, is equipped with a Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) to ensure an on-going and structured exchange of information and feedback between the FRA and Civil Society. When the FRA was founded in 2007, there was little pre-existing knowledge on how to design such a Platform; hence, the development of the relationship between the FRA and Civil Society over the first five years proved an interesting experiment. Although the Platform was never intended as a mechanism of democratic co-decision making, it is far more than a loose marketplace where Civil Society actors across the spectrum of fundamental rights themes gather. The Platform offers channels of consultation and exchange not only among the participants but also with the FRA. It allows for cross-pollination, ensuring informed grassroots input into FRA work and FRA expertise flow to Civil Society actors. This synergetic relationship builds upon both the self-organising forces of Civil Society and the terms of references of the FRP as defined by the FRA. The Platform allows to find a certain unity in the remarkable diversity of fundamental rights voices. To what degree, however, the Platform’s dynamics allow the transformation of sometimes ‘compartmentalised’ single human rights discussions into wider trans-sectoral and transnational debates within the Human Rights Community depends on the motivation and the interest(s) of the different Civil Society players.
2012
Working Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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http://aei.pitt.edu/38199/1/2012_edap02_pdf.pdf
http://www.eurac.edu/en/research/institutes/imr/activities/Bookseries/edap/Download.html
Kjaerum, Morten and Toggenburg, Gabriel N. (2012) The Fundamental Rights Agency and Civil Society: Reminding the Gardeners of their Plants' Roots. EDAP 2/2012. [Working Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/38199/
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The Theory of Interhybridity: Socio-political Dimensions and Migration Experiences of Post-communist Western Balkan States
Aliu, Armando
civil society
integration theory (see also researching and writing the EU in this section)
NGOs
EU-South-Eastern Europe (Balkans)
regionalism, international
human rights & democracy initiatives
EU institutions & developments
Bosnia/Herzegovina
Macedonia
Albania
Kosovo
Montenegro (June 2006-on)
Serbia (June 2006-on)
economic policy
general
employment/unemployment
enlargement (see Treaty reform)
europeanisation/europeanization & European identity
governance: EU & national level
Schengen/Prum/border control/freedom to travel
asylum policy
immigration policy
The Western Balkans integration within the EU has started a legal process which is the rejection of former communist legal/political approaches and the transformation of former communist institutions. Indeed, the EU agenda has brought vertical/horizontal integration and Europeanization of national institutions (i.e. shifting power to the EU institutions and international authorities). At this point, it is very crucial to emphasize the fact that the Western Balkans as a whole region has currently an image that includes characteristics of both the Soviet socialism and the European democracy. The EU foreign policies and enlargement strategy for Western Balkans have significant effects on four core factors (i.e. Schengen visa regulations, remittances, asylum and migration as an aggregate process). The convergence/divergence of EU member states’ priorities for migration policies regulate and even shape directly the migration dynamics in migrant sender countries. From this standpoint, the research explores how main migration factors are influenced by political and judicial factors such as; rule of law and democracy score, the economic liberation score, political and human rights, civil society score and citizenship rights in Western Balkan countries. The proposal of interhybridity explores how the hybridization of state and non-state actors within home and host countries can solve labor migration-related problems. The economical and sociopolitical labor-migration model of Basu (2009) is overlapping with the multidimensional empirical framework of interhybridity. Indisputably, hybrid model (i.e. collaboration state and non-state actors) has a catalyst role in terms of balancing social problems and civil society needs. Paradigmatically, it is better to perceive the hybrid model as a combination of communicative and strategic action that means the reciprocal recognition within the model is precondition for significant functionality. This will shape social and industrial relations with moral meanings of communication.
MPRA - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Allimadi , Michael Mwa
2013-01-29
Article
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/44653/1/The_Theory_of_Interhybridity.pdf
http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/44056/
Aliu, Armando (2013) The Theory of Interhybridity: Socio-political Dimensions and Migration Experiences of Post-communist Western Balkan States. Munich Personal RePEc Archive. pp. 1-45.
http://aei.pitt.edu/44653/
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Hanging Together, Falling Apart: Self-Understandings of German Society from 1800 to the Present. CES Germany & Europe Working Papers, No. 04.7 (Series 51), 1994
Nolte, Paul
civil society
Germany
historical development of EC (pre-1986)
In recent years, interest in comtemporary conceptions and self-understandings of the social order has grown among historians, yet the field of an "intellectual history of society" is little expJored for modern Germany. This paper surveys the field and asks how Germans from the early modern era up to the present time of German reunification conceived of the social order they were building and living in, and it provides an overview of the developments of such major concepts as "estate" and "class," "community" and "society," "individual" and "mass," "state" and "nation." Three major points emerge as persistent and distinctive features of German social self-conception in the nineteenth cand twentieth centuries: the intellectual construction of dilemmas between social conformity and social fragmentation; the difficulties of conceiving of society as a plitical society; and the "futurization" of an idealized, utopian social roder of harmony that was hoped would one day replace the perceived social disintegration.
1994
Working Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/63692/1/PSGE_WP4_7.pdf
https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/#/publications/working_papers/142
Nolte, Paul (1994) Hanging Together, Falling Apart: Self-Understandings of German Society from 1800 to the Present. CES Germany & Europe Working Papers, No. 04.7 (Series 51), 1994. [Working Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/63692/
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Patterns of civil society after authoritarianism: a comparison of Portugal and Spain, 1970s-2000s. CES Papers - Open Forum #17, 2013-2014
Fernandes, Tiago
civil society
Portugal
Spain
historical development of EC (pre-1986)
In this paper we argue that patterns of civil society in post-authoritarian democracies are the result of divergent
pathways to democracy. Through a comparison of contemporary Portugal (social revolution) and Spain (reform),
we show that revolutionary pathways to democracy have a positive impact on the self-organizing abilities of
popular groups, thus also contributing to a higher quality of democracy. There are three mechanisms in social
revolutionary processes that contribute to this. The first stems from the fact that the masses are the key actor in the
revolutionary transformation process, with the power to shape (at least partially) the new rules and institutions of
the emerging democratic regime. This results in greater legal recognition and institutional embeddedness between
civil society organizations and the state, making it easier, in turn, for resources to be transferred to those organizations.
Secondly, as a result of changes to the social and economic structure, revolutions engender more egalitarian
societies. Likewise, citizens are given more resources and capacities for collective action. Finally, revolutions
tend to crystalize a political culture between elites and the masses in which the principles of egalitarian participation
and social change through the action of the people are accepted. This all leads to greater opportunities,
resources and legitimacy for the civic action of the common people during the subsequent democratic regime.
Ekiert , Grzegorz
Martin , Andrew
2014-01
Policy Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/67198/1/CES_OFWP_17.pdf
https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/files/working_papers/CES_OFWP_17.pdf
Fernandes, Tiago (2014) Patterns of civil society after authoritarianism: a comparison of Portugal and Spain, 1970s-2000s. CES Papers - Open Forum #17, 2013-2014. [Policy Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/67198/
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The Catholic Question in Contemporary Portuguese Civil Society: A Case of Muted Vibrancy? CES Papers - Open Forum #14, 2012
Manuel, Paul Christopher
civil society
Portugal
religion-general (also see EU-Islam)
The ‘Catholic question’ in contemporary Portugal obliges us to consider whether Catholicism will remain a force in Portuguese associational life in the next century, or whether it faces a future of slow and steady decline.
On the one hand, an overall statistical drop of church membership, and the lack of religious practice by almost half
of self-identified Roman Catholics, suggests that the future of the Catholic Church in Portugal will probably be very different than the past. On the other hand, the church’s support for democratic processes, the important social services it provides, and its educational establishment, have certainly been a positive factor in Portuguese associational life, and helped the larger process of democratic-regime consolidation since the Carnation Revolution of 1974.
This paper suggests that social scientists need to move beyond the lens normally applied to the question of Catholicism in contemporary Europe (i.e. it is a dying, anti-modern, anti-rational, conservative institution), and instead consider the complex interplay of its demographic challenges combined with the popular sources of its
theological and spiritual strength, as well as its vital societal contributions, to assess whether or not it will remain a force in Portuguese associational life in the future.
Ekiert , Grzegorz
Martin , Andrew
2013-02
Policy Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/67199/1/CES_OFWP_14.pdf
https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/files/working_papers/CES_OFWP_14.pdf
Manuel, Paul Christopher (2013) The Catholic Question in Contemporary Portuguese Civil Society: A Case of Muted Vibrancy? CES Papers - Open Forum #14, 2012. [Policy Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/67199/
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The Weakness of Post-Communist Civil Society Reassessed. CES Papers - Open Forum #11, 2012
Ekiert, Grzegorz
Foa, Roberto
civil society
EU-Central and Eastern Europe
During the last two decades, scholars from a variety of disciplines have argued that civil society is structurally
deficient in post-communist countries. Yet why have the seemingly strong, active and mobilized civic movements
of the transition period become so weak after democracy was established? And why have there been diverging
political trajectories across the post-communist space if civil society structures were universally weak?
This paper uses a wide range of data from various available sources to show that civil societies in Central and
Eastern European countries are not as feeble as is commonly assumed. Some post-communist countries possess
vigorous public spheres, and active civil society organizations strongly connected to transnational civic networks
able to shape domestic policies. Following the calls by Anheier (2004) and Bernhard and Karakoç (2007)
we adopt a multidimensional approach to the measurement of civil society.
In a series of cross-section timeseries models, we show that our broader measures of civic and social institutions are able to predict the diverging transition paths among post-communist regimes, and in particular the growing gap between democratic East Central Europe and the increasingly authoritarian post-Soviet space.
Ekiert , Grzegorz
Martin , Andrew
2012-09
Policy Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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http://aei.pitt.edu/67201/1/CES_OFWP_11.pdf
https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/files/working_papers/CES_OFWP_11.pdf
Ekiert, Grzegorz and Foa, Roberto (2012) The Weakness of Post-Communist Civil Society Reassessed. CES Papers - Open Forum #11, 2012. [Policy Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/67201/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:74887
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Information Guide: Civil Society, Stakeholders, Pressure Groups and Lobbying in the European Union
Cardiff EDC, .
civil society
lobbying/interest representation
A guide to information sources on civil society, stakeholders, pressure groups and lobbying in the European Union, with hyperlinks to further sources of information within European Sources Online and on external websites.
2013-11
Other
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/74887/1/Civil_Society.pdf
https://www.europeansources.info/showDoc?ID=1041893
Cardiff EDC, . (2013) Information Guide: Civil Society, Stakeholders, Pressure Groups and Lobbying in the European Union. UNSPECIFIED.
http://aei.pitt.edu/74887/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:79339
2018-09-03T19:02:08Z
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No longer gatekeeper: Why the European Commission provides
access to justice for civil society organisations
Hofmann, Andreas
civil society
European Commission
Introduction: One of the characteristic features of European Union law is its emphasis on rights. Over
time, the EU has steadily evolved to become a distinctly rights-based polity. The origin
of this development was the founding members’ focus on the four ‘market freedoms’,
which were interpreted as fundamental rights: a right to free movement of goods,
persons, services and capital. More recently, additional rights have been particularly
pronounced in the area of non-discrimination. The foundational principle, the
prohibition of discrimination based on nationality (now art. 18 TFEU), was first
extended to equality between men and women, and later to all discrimination based on
sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief,
political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth,
disability, age or sexual orientation racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability,
age or sexual orientation (art. 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights). Other rights
have been formulated in areas like environmental or consumer protection. Increasingly,
measures pertaining to social policy have been incorporated in this “rights
revolution” (Mabbett 2011).
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By virtue of its superiority and direct effect, EU law now vests its subjects with a wide
array of rights that are directly enforceable – individual citizens can use EU law against
their own national authorities. That rights are enforceable does of course not mean that
they are self-enforcing. Rights have to be activated – claimed – in face of alleged
infringements, and their nature is frequently in dispute. The EU provides a
comprehensive system for rights vindication and dispute resolution, based on its own
judicial bodies and the judicial systems of the member states. This enforcement
mechanism has frequently been identified as the major source of the expansion of EU
rights: private litigants claim rights derived from EU law against their national
authorities before national courts who refer such questions to the Court of Justice of the
European Union (CJEU). The CJEU, in turn, has again and again signaled its openness
to such rights claims, interpreted EU statutes broadly and developed novel rights even
were they had not been specifically mentioned in the legal texts.
2015
Conference Proceedings
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/79339/1/Hofmann.pdf
Hofmann, Andreas (2015) No longer gatekeeper: Why the European Commission provides access to justice for civil society organisations. [Conference Proceedings] (Submitted)
http://aei.pitt.edu/79339/
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EU TRADE POLICY AND CIVIL SOCIETY: DIFFERENT CHANNELS, SAME SUCCESS?
Postnikov, Evgeny
civil society
trade policy
Following the recent stalemate in the global trading system, the European Union (EU) has eschewed its insistence on multilateralism and spearheaded the signing of bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with various states across the world. Furthermore, with the passage of the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009 the European Parliament (EP) now has to ratify all EU FTAs. How has civil society in the EU adapted to these changes? This paper explores the preferences and strategies of labor groups with regard to EU FTAs before and after these changes. It argues that the ability of civil society actors to influence EU trade policy remains limited, owing to the entrenched institutional factors which limit the participation of civil society in setting the trade policy agenda, despite the greater role of the EP. It also shows that EU civil society actors have been increasingly using bilateral FTAs as a new window of opportunity and a way to create institutionalized transnational linkages with their counterparts in FTA partners. These linkages have become a persistent feature of the EU approach towards FTAs. They have also allowed mutual learning among civil society actors in the EU and its trading partners. Yet, the effectiveness of these institutional channels remains limited and conditioned on the organizational capacity of civil society in EU FTA partners.
2015
Conference Proceedings
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/79462/1/Postnikov.pdf
Postnikov, Evgeny (2015) EU TRADE POLICY AND CIVIL SOCIETY: DIFFERENT CHANNELS, SAME SUCCESS? [Conference Proceedings] (Submitted)
http://aei.pitt.edu/79462/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:93140
2018-01-27T21:59:13Z
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Asymmetrical institutional
responses to civil society clauses in
EU international agreements:
pragmatic flexibility or inadvertent
inconsistency? Bruges Political Research Papers
66 / 2017
Westlake, Martin
civil society
The European Union’s new, post-Doha Round, Free Trade Agreements include innovative
Trade and Sustainable Development chapters that, with one recent exception, provide for
monitoring of the implementation of the innovatory clauses through institutional architecture
that is confusingly and inefficiently asymmetrical in terms both of composition and support
mechanisms. Less than optimal implementation has, not surprisingly, led to less than optimal
results.
2017-12
Policy Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/93140/1/wp66_westlake.pdf
https://www.coleurope.eu/study/european-political-and-administrative-studies/research-publications/bruges-political-research
Westlake, Martin (2017) Asymmetrical institutional responses to civil society clauses in EU international agreements: pragmatic flexibility or inadvertent inconsistency? Bruges Political Research Papers 66 / 2017. [Policy Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/93140/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:94318
2018-11-28T19:08:21Z
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Culture in the ENP South: Broad Ambitions, Little Strategy, Insufficient Means. IES Policy Brief Issue 2018/08 • May 2018
Trobbiani, Riccardo
civil society
EU-Mediterranean/Union for the Mediterranean
EU-Islam
This policy brief analyses the key shortcomings of EU cultural cooperation in the ENP South and proposes recommendations for reform. It looks at both the strategies and instruments in place. Euro-Mediterranean cultural relations lack strategic thinking. On the one hand, EU policies on cultural cooperation fail to design a region-specific plan. On the other hand, EU external policies including the ENP do not clarify the role of culture and its relative importance vis-à-vis other foreign policy tools. Partially because of this lack of strategy, EU action remains short-termed, based on a donor-recipient relationship and under-resourced compared to its objectives.
2018
Policy Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/94318/1/EL%2DCSID_policy_Brief_2018%2D8.pdf
Trobbiani, Riccardo (2018) Culture in the ENP South: Broad Ambitions, Little Strategy, Insufficient Means. IES Policy Brief Issue 2018/08 • May 2018. [Policy Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/94318/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:94819
2018-11-27T14:16:26Z
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Can WTO Member States Rely on Citizen Concerns to Prevent Corporations from Importing Goods Made from Child Labour?
Nissen, Aleydis
civil society
GATT/WTO
There has been a polarised debate on the desirability of import restrictions to increase corporate accountability for child labour that occurs in global supply chains. Some scholars have indicated that states in favour of imposing import restrictions could sidestep this debate relying upon the perceptions that people in the importing market might have. They have based this argument on the case law of the World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Mechanism (WTO DSM). The attitude-behaviour gap has, however, been largely overlooked in their analyses. This behavioural phenomenon provides an explanation as to why there is an inconsistency between what people value or believe and what they actually do. This essay revisits the WTO DSM's case law in order to determine whether such values or beliefs might justify import restrictions. On balance, this essay finds that the WTO DSM has not sufficiently taken the attitude-behaviour gap into account in its interpretation of Article III(4) and Article XX(a) 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Igitur, Utrecht Publishing and Archiving Services
2018-06-14
Article
PeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/94819/1/Aleydis_Nissen_%2D_Utrecht_Law_Review.pdf
Nissen, Aleydis (2018) Can WTO Member States Rely on Citizen Concerns to Prevent Corporations from Importing Goods Made from Child Labour? Utrecht Law Review. ISSN 1871515X
http://aei.pitt.edu/94819/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:102268
2019-12-26T15:52:12Z
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The European Union as a Manager of Global 'Business and Human Rights' Regulation: Country-by-Country Reporting Rules
Nissen, Aleydis
civil society
energy policy (Including international arena)
industrial policy
sustainable development
human rights & democracy initiatives
European Commission
European Parliament
The European Union’s 2013 Country-by-Country Reporting (CBCR) rules bring within the public domain information on corporate payments made to governments all over the world for the purpose of exploiting natural resources in the oil, gas, mining and logging sectors. In so doing, the CBCR rules enhance transparency in these sectors and aim to reduce tax avoidance and corruption in resource-rich countries. Arguably, they also contribute to the European Commission’s long-term strategy to secure sustained access to raw materials in the European Economic Area. The CBCR rules represent one of the only three binding regulatory frameworks that have been adopted at the EU level to implement the 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Just as with the two other initiatives that came into existence (the Non-Financial Reporting Directive and the Conflict Minerals Regulation), the immediate impact on the competitiveness of corporations based in the EU was a key concern during the legislative process. This article uncovers the two strategies that were employed to overcome such concern and give the CBCR rules a ‘global’ character.
UCL Press
2019
Article
PeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/102268/1/AN_The_European_Union_as_A_Manager_Proof.pdf
https://doi.org/10.14324/111.2052-1871.120
Nissen, Aleydis (2019) The European Union as a Manager of Global 'Business and Human Rights' Regulation: Country-by-Country Reporting Rules. UCL Journal of Law & Jurisprudence, 8 (2). pp. 141-164.
http://aei.pitt.edu/102268/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:102615
2020-03-21T14:49:25Z
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CIVIL SOCIETY AS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY:
ORGANIZATIONAL BASES OF THE
POPULIST COUNTERREVOLUTION IN POLAND. CES Open Forum Series 2019-2020
Ekiert, Grzegorz
civil society
Poland
democracy/democratic deficit
populism
A distinctive trajectory of civil society transformation in Poland has provided organizational
foundations for the cultural and political polarization and facilitated country’s recent turn
towards authoritarianism. Developments in Poland suggest that the reigning notion of the
inherent virtuousness of civil society, its unquestionably beneficial role in strengthening
democracy and assumed liberal preferences of civil society actors need to be reassessed.
Consequently, I argue that the particular organizational configuration of civil society, its sectoral
composition, normative orientation of its actors and prevailing cleavages can either strengthen
or undermine democracy. Since country’s transition to democracy in 1989, Polish civil society
has evolved into an organizational form that can be described as “pillarized civil society.” While
historically pillarization of civil society was considered to be a peculiar phenomenon in the Low
Countries in the XIX century, this form of civil society organization has become increasingly
common in contemporary democratic societies with dividing boundaries shaped by identitybased
cleavages (religious, ethnic, political). The presence of vertically segmented civil society
enables extreme cultural and political polarization and facilitated mobilization of far-right,
nationalist and conservative religious movements. In Poland, pillarized civil society affect
electoral fortune of liberal parties, provides support for anti-liberal and anti-European policies
of the current Polish government dominated by the Law and Justice party as well as defines
political conflicts and protest politics.
2020
Working Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/102615/1/Ekiert%2DWorking%2DPaper%2D2020%2DFinal.pdf
Ekiert, Grzegorz (2020) CIVIL SOCIETY AS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY: ORGANIZATIONAL BASES OF THE POPULIST COUNTERREVOLUTION IN POLAND. CES Open Forum Series 2019-2020. [Working Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/102615/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:102662
2020-03-26T13:09:22Z
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The EU’s Just Transition: three challenges and how to overcome them. Egmont European Policy Brief No. 59 March 2020
Colli, Francesca
civil society
energy policy (Including international arena)
environmental policy (including international arena)
The EU’s ‘Just Transition Mechanism’ proposal has become highly contentious, bringing up issues of redistribution between countries. It faces three main challenges: overcoming a focus on national allocations; expanding the transition from energy to other sectors; and including the private sector and civil society in the transition. By effectively mainstreaming the idea of a just transition, the Commission can ensure that the current proposal not only becomes less sensitive, but also more effectively supports a fair shift to a zero-carbon society.
2020-03
Policy Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/102662/1/untitled.pdf
Colli, Francesca (2020) The EU’s Just Transition: three challenges and how to overcome them. Egmont European Policy Brief No. 59 March 2020. [Policy Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/102662/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:103390
2021-05-12T13:50:10Z
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Winds of change in Belarus: implications for the EU. College of Europe Policy Paper September 2020.
Kolarz, Stefania
Lozka, Katsiaryna
civil society
EU-Eastern Partnership
European Neighbourhood Policy
Lithuania
Russia
Ukraine
Belarus
The crisis in Belarus arising from the contested August 2020 presidential election is unprecedented: primarily internal, it has important repercussions for the region and the European Union.
Within the European Union, the crisis has altered the dynamics of the traditional division of labour. Despite a new leadership promise by Belarus’ neighbour Lithuania, the Union should generally focus more on speaking with one voice in this crisis.
From the regional perspective of the Eastern Partnership (EaP), the crisis has highlighted that the EU has to rethink its approach to the country, revitalize the multilateral dimension of the Partnership and further strengthen its cooperation with key cooperation partners, notably Ukraine.
From the general viewpoint of regional stability, the Belarus crisis could substantially alter security in Central Europe and cause its further militarisation. There is still a window of opportunity, however, that a national dialogue in Belarus could maintain the security-related status quo and possibly also re-dynamise EU-Russia cooperation in their ‘shared neighbourhood’.
To ultimately deal with the consequences of the 2020 elections, the EU needs to rethink its policies by enhancing humanitarian aid, retargeting political dialogue towards civil society, imposing targeted sanctions regarding Belarus and reinforcing its energy diplomacy vis-à-vis Russia.
2020-09
Policy Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/103390/1/kolarz%2Dlozka_cepob_7%2D2020_.pdf
Kolarz, Stefania and Lozka, Katsiaryna (2020) Winds of change in Belarus: implications for the EU. College of Europe Policy Paper September 2020. [Policy Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/103390/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:103405
2021-06-08T15:26:26Z
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Leading from Behind: The EU’s Normative Power in the Multilateral Promotion of Human Rights in Africa. College of Europe EU Diplomacy Paper 9/2020.
Frain, Stephen
civil society
EU-ACP
human rights & democracy initiatives
The multilateral human rights policy of the European Union (EU) is predicated on the presumption that the human rights it promotes are universally understood. Yet, the liberal international order which underpinned these norms is in decline and the world is witnessing a shift to new modes of multilateral engagement – modes in which the EU’s vision of human rights is not necessarily the set standard. By analysing qualitative data from two case studies, this paper sets out to identify the conditions in which the EU can act normatively in these new modes of multilateralism. The paper identifies two major trends that have emerged in multilateral human rights promotion: new diplomacy and multilateralism 2.0, whose intersections form what this paper labels as rejuvenated multilateralism. It is this concept which serves as a conceptual basis for addressing the research question. This paper argues that conditions in which the EU can act normatively in configurations of rejuvenated multilateralism are determined by normative ethics. In more concrete terms, the degrees of accountability and civil society ownership shape the ability of the EU to normatively promote human rights. The findings of two case studies on multilateral human rights promotion in Africa demonstrate that the EU is best placed to act normatively when there are high levels of accountability and ownership by civil society organisations. These findings have implications both for the study of EU human rights promotion and for the EU approach to multilateralism more generally. They suggest that the EU must champion its causes
by ‘leading from behind’.
2020-12
Working Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/103405/1/edp_9_2020_frain.pdf
Frain, Stephen (2020) Leading from Behind: The EU’s Normative Power in the Multilateral Promotion of Human Rights in Africa. College of Europe EU Diplomacy Paper 9/2020. [Working Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/103405/
oai:aei.pitt.edu:103412
2021-06-08T15:31:13Z
oai:aei.pitt.edu:103429
2021-06-09T14:07:05Z
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The Overlooked Actors in the EU Studies: Examining the Strategies and Objectives of Religious Actors in the European Union. Bruges Political Research Papers 81/2020.
Mgaloblishvili, Anastasia
civil society
founding Treaties
European Commission
European Parliament
In the context of the European Union, religious actors hold a unique position. Despite being defined as civil society organizations by the EU, according to Article 17 on the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union, religious actors and non-confessional organization enjoy an “open, transparent, and regular dialogue” with the EU. Aside from making them the only civil society actors singled-out in the TFEU, the ramifications of Article 17 also include annual high-level religious leaders’ meetings with EU institutions as well as highprofile EU officials such as the Vice Presidents of the European Commission and of the European Parliament, who are charged with dialogue with religious actors. Despite their special standing and active participation, religious actors have been overlooked in the EU studies. As a result, this paper focuses on the most transnationally active religious actors – the Catholic and the Orthodox Churches – and examines their objectives and strategies through the institutionalist theories in Political Science. In doing so, it finds that religious
actors represent strategic political actors who are mainly driven by their self-interest.
2020-12
Policy Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
http://aei.pitt.edu/103429/1/wp81_mgaloblishvili.pdf
Mgaloblishvili, Anastasia (2020) The Overlooked Actors in the EU Studies: Examining the Strategies and Objectives of Religious Actors in the European Union. Bruges Political Research Papers 81/2020. [Policy Paper]
http://aei.pitt.edu/103429/