Is the 'golden age'of democracy really over due to the pressures of globalisation and the
erosion of the nation state? Within this book, Heinelt seeks to address the democratic deficit …

Scholars have used varying terminology for describing non-state entities seeking to
influence public policy or work with the EU's institutions. This paper argues that the use of …

Other titles: Handbook of NGOs and international relations Description: Abingdon, Oxon;
New York, NY: Routledge, 2019.| Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN …

This article focuses on the changing level of participation of voluntary organisations in the
policy process between 1964 and 2009 and its implication for the role played by voluntary …

Sažetak U radu se daje prikaz glavnih nalaza istraživanja CIVICUS-ovog Indeksa civilnog
društva u Hrvatskoj, koje se provodilo od 2008. do 2010. godine, a koje čini dio …

This introduction gives an overview of the edited volume and a preliminary answer to the
overarching question. It illustrates that hopes and expectations concerning the role of civil …

Increased immigration to Europe during recent decades represents one of the main
explanations for the population growth of European Union (EU) Member States. Immigrants …

During the last decade, the EU has had an explicit strategy to include civil society
organizations (CSOs) in European public policy. However, the extent to which domestic …

Abstract Information and communication technologies (ICT) are seen as a potential cure to
democratic deficits within the political framework of the European Union (EU). They are …

This article investigates how the participation of voluntary organisations in the remiss-
procedure has changed between and and how to interpret this. Drawing on evidence from …