It is often claimed that the participation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) can mitigate the democratic deficit of the European Union. This claim rests on the assumption that civil society organizations channel citizens' concerns to the European institutions, a view which is also shared by...

Beiträge zur Konferenz 18.-20. November 1998 Die Konferenz unter dem Motto Entwicklungszusammenarbeit - Zusammenarbeit entwickeln bot 150 VertreterInnen aus dem Bereich der Nicht-Regierungsorganisationen aus Ost- und Westeuropa und aus den Ländern des Südens Möglichkeiten zu einem...

This working paper, a collaboration between CIVICUS and ODI, presents an analysis of the policy-relevant findings of the CIVICUS Civil Society Index in a group of countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia: Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Macedonia, Poland, Romania,...

This book looks at the role of the Association for Monetary Union in Europe's role in the construction of the Euro. It argues that the AMUE played a prominent role in the adoption of a number of proposals related to the single currency and had a guiding influence on the transition from a...