Governance and Democracy: Comparing National, European and International Experiences

Book cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 2
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Notes on contributors......Page 10
Series editor\'s preface......Page 13
Preface by the editors......Page 16
Abbreviations......Page 18
1 Introduction......Page 20
Part I Governance in the nation state......Page 46
2 Governance, accountability and democratic legitimacy......Page 48
3 Multilevel governance, regional policy and democratic legitimacy in Germany......Page 63
4 Governance, expertise and competitive politics......Page 82
5 Resilience through governance with democracy......Page 100
Part II Governance at the European level......Page 116
6 Policy-making and accountability in EU multilevel governance......Page 118
7 The legitimacy of functional participation in European risk regulation......Page 134
8 European governance by committees......Page 157
9 Governance in the European Union......Page 177
Part III Governance at the transnational level......Page 196
10 Transnational governance and legitimacy......Page 198
11 Private actors and the legitimacy of governance beyond the state......Page 219
12 The privatization of governance systems......Page 247
13 Accountability and the WTO Dispute settlement system......Page 271
14 Conclusion......Page 292
Index......Page 315