EAN: 9783658022129

THEIR MEMBERS VOICE - MEIKE RODEKAMP KARTONIERT...

The role of civil society organisations in Brussels is debated. Some view them as
representatives of their members and thus as legitimising agents for policy-making in the
European Union. Others see them as being elitist and out of touch with their membership bases 
therefore ill-suited to promote democracy at the EU level. Taking civil society organisations
in the EU's external relations as an example  Meike Rodekamp submits these controversial views
to a reality check. Interviews with representatives of civil society organisations in Brussels
and their member organisations in the EU show that the Brussels offices have not lost contact
with their members. However  member organisations differ substantially in their participation
in internal decision-making processes  which raises doubts about the legitimacy gains through
civil society participation in EU policy-making.

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