European Court and Civil Society Litigation, Mobilization and Governance

Name: European Court and Civil Society Litigation, Mobilization and Governance
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ISBN: 9780521671811

ISBN-10: 0521671817

ISBN-13: 9780521671811

Edition: 2007

Authors: Rachel A. Cichowski, Andreas F#155;llesdal

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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…

Book details

List price: $37.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/8/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 310
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.94" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.122

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 & Society Review, and Journal of European Public Policy.



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Acknowledgments



Introduction: institutions, organizations and actors



Overview of institutionalization in the European Union



Institutionalization through litigation



The European Court of Justice and the expansion of gender equality rights



Environmental protection, non-compliance and judicial politics



Institutionalization through mobilization



Women's rights activists: informal to formal organizing



Collective activism for the environment



Conclusion: litigation, mobilization and governance


References


Index