The European Court and Civil Society: Litigation, Mobilization and Governance (Themes in European Governance)
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Rachel A. Cichowski (Author)
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The European Union today stands on the brink of radical institutional and constitutional change. The most recent enlargement and proposed legal reforms reflect a commitment to democracy: stabilizing political life for citizens governed by new regimes, and constructing a European Union more accountable to civil society. Despite the perceived novelty of these reforms, this book explains (through quantitative data and qualitative case analyses) how the European Court of Justice has developed and sustained a vibrant tradition of democratic constitutionalism since the 1960s. The book documents the dramatic consequences of this institutional change for civil society and public policy reform throughout Europe. Cichowski offers detailed empirical and historical studies of gender equality and environmental protection law across fifteen countries and over thirty years, revealing important linkages between civil society, courts and the construction of governance. The findings bring into question dominant understandings of legal integration. 22 Tables, unspecified; 1 Line drawings, unspecified
About the Author
Rachel A. Cichowski is Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics and Law in the Department of Political Science and the Law, Societies and Justice (LSJ) Program at the University of Washington. She is the co-editor of State of the European Union: Law, Politics and Society (2003) and her research is published in various journals, including Comparative Political Studies, Law and Society Review, and the Journal of European Public Policy.
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- Contributor: Rachel A. Cichowski
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9780521671811
- Number of Pages: 310
- Packaged Dimensions: 150x227x18mm
- Packaged Weight: 509
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2007-03-08
- Series: Themes in European Governance
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Rachel A. Cichowski is Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics and Law in the Department of Political Science and the Law, Societies and Justice (LSJ) Program at the University of Washington. She is the co-editor of State of the European Union: Law, Politics and Society (2003) and her research is published in various journals, including Comparative Political Studies, Law and Society Review, and the Journal of European Public Policy.
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