democratic quality of policy-making in international governance arrangements. However, it remains unclear under what conditions … consultation with civil society organisations and above all the White Paper on European Governance have triggered some scientific …

The EU constitutional process has ascribed a new role to civil society not only as a partner in governance but also as … is articulated in relation to EU governance and that claims to represent European citizens. The article proposes an …

With the White Paper on European Governance (2001) the European Commission has introduced a new approach to European … policy-making and civil society making public consultations an essential tool for improving governance and policy outputs … legitimising EU governance. …