Participatory Governance

Jürgen R. Grote, Fakultät für Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaften, Universität Konstanz; Bernard Gbikpi, Fellow in einem gemeinsam mit Philippe C. Schmitter und Claus Offe durchgeführten Projekt über "Democracy Promotion and Protection in Central Europe and the Middle East and North Africa".

• 1. From Democratic Government to Participatory Governance.- Governance: Concepts.- 2. Contextualizing Normative Standards for Legitimate Governance beyond the State.- 3. Participation in Governance Arrangements: Is there any Reason to Expect it will Achieve “Sustainable and Innovative Policies in a Multilevel Context”?.- 4. Governance: A Social-Political Perspective.- 5. Civic Perspectives on a Democratic Transformation of the EU.- Governance: Institutions.- 6. The European Commission: Promoting EU Governance.- 7. The Effects of European Integration on National Forms of Governance: Reconstructing Practices and Reconceptualizing Democracy.- 8. Regions in Multilevel Governance Arrangements: Leadership versus Partnership.- Governance: Sectors and Domains.- 9. Democratising Expertise.- 10. Environmental Governance: From Innovation to Powerlessness.- 11. Private Actors in Political Governance: Regulating the Information and Communication Sectors.- Conclusion.- 12. Participation and Meta-Governance: The White Paper of the EU Commission.