Markus Thiel is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, and Director of the Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University.

"European Civil Society and Human Rights Advocacy offers valuable insights into the functioning of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and the interactions between civil society organizations and the FRA as well as a critical analysis of some of the major human rights problems within the European Union." (Manfred Nowak, University of Vienna) "Markus Thiel breaks new ground in this impressive study of the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency. Focusing on the role of Civil Society Organizations, and based on extensive empirical research, Thiel offers a sophisticated theoretical and institutional analysis that sheds important light on the present and future development of rights politics within the EU." (Anthony J. Langlois, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia)

Markus Thiel is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, and Director of the Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University.

"European Civil Society and Human Rights Advocacy offers valuable insights into the functioning of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and the interactions between civil society organizations and the FRA as well as a critical analysis of some of the major human rights problems within the European Union." (Manfred Nowak, University of Vienna) "Markus Thiel breaks new ground in this impressive study of the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency. Focusing on the role of Civil Society Organizations, and based on extensive empirical research, Thiel offers a sophisticated theoretical and institutional analysis that sheds important light on the present and future development of rights politics within the EU." (Anthony J. Langlois, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia)

Markus Thiel is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, and Director of the Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University.

"European Civil Society and Human Rights Advocacy offers valuable insights into the functioning of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and the interactions between civil society organizations and the FRA as well as a critical analysis of some of the major human rights problems within the European Union." (Manfred Nowak, University of Vienna) "Markus Thiel breaks new ground in this impressive study of the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency. Focusing on the role of Civil Society Organizations, and based on extensive empirical research, Thiel offers a sophisticated theoretical and institutional analysis that sheds important light on the present and future development of rights politics within the EU." (Anthony J. Langlois, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia)