EU Civil Society

Stefan Bernhard, Institute for Employment Research, Germany Luis Bouza García, College of Europe, Belgium Pauline Cullen, Maynooth University, Ireland Denis Frank, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Didier Georgakakis, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France, and College of Europe, Belgium Justin Greenwood, Robert Gordon University, UK and College of Europe, Belgium Elsa Hedling, Lund University, Sweden Jayeon Lee, Lund University, Sweden Anna Meeuwisse, Lund University, Sweden Carlo Ruzza, University of Trento, Italy Rosa Sanchez Salgado, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Gabriella Scaramuzzino, Lund University, Sweden Roberto Scaramuzzino, Lund University, Sweden Ylva Stubbergaard, Lund University, Sweden

'This volume is a fantastically innovative contribution to the study of EU civil society. The relational approach covering the theoretical perspectives of the network, coalition and field model focuses on cooperation and competition so decisive for the constitution and performance of CSOs. The entire book is a 'must read' not only because of the empirical richness of the individual contributions but because the common relational approach provides a comprehensive view of the structure and dynamics of EU civil society." - Beate Kohler-Koch, University of Mannheim, Germany 'EU Civil Society casts new lights on the phenomenon of EU civil society. Whereas previous research has focused on the role of EU policies in fostering EU civil society (top-down perspective), on Civil Society organizations tactics and strategies (bottom-up perspective), or on the democratic qualities of EU Civil Society (democratic perspective), this book adopts a relational perspective illuminating the cooperative and conflict-laded interactions taking place between Civil Society actors at the European level. Mobilizing a set of theoretical models (network, coalition, field), the contributions to this volume investigate empirically different types of interactions between Civil Society actors and with the European institutions in a variety of policy-fields. This book will be a major resource for all those interested in the EU Civil Society and its dynamic evolution.' - Bernard Enjolras, Institute for Social Research, Norway

• 1. Thinking Relationally: Questions, Themes And Perspectives For The Study Of EU Civil Society; Hakan Johansson And Sara Kalm PART I: TRENDS, INTERACTIONS AND POSITIONS WITHIN PLATFORMS OF CSOS 2. Changes In The Field Of Eu Civil Society Organizations: Institutionalization, Differentiation And Challengers; Carlo Ruzza 3. Informational Capital: How It Is Developed And Used By Csos And Eu Institutions; Stefan Bernhard 4. Competing Capital Logics In The Field Of Eu-Level Csos: Autonomy From Or Interconnectedness With The Eu?; Hakan Johansson And Jayeon Lee 5. From Coalition To Community: Collective Identification Formation In The Social Platform; Pauline Cullen 6. Exploring Competition And Cooperation Among Eu-Based International Solidarity Civil Society Organizations: The Relevance Of Values, Resources And External Support; Rosa Sanchez Salgado PART II: MEMBERSHIP AND IDENTITY STRUGGLES WITHIN AND BETWEEN EU-LEVEL CSOS 7. Conflict And Cooperation: Interactions Among Eu Level Civil Society Organisations In The Field Of Gender Equality; Ylva Stubbergaard 8. Sex Workers' Rights Movement And The Eu: Challenging The New European Prostitution Policy Model; Roberto Scaramuzzino And Gabriella Scaramuzzino 9. The Formation Of An Eu-Based Cso: A Case Study Of The Platform For International Cooperation On Undocumented Migrants; Denis Frank PART III: THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS' INITIATIVE: A NEW ARENA FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISM? 10. The Effect Of The European Citizens Initiative In The Field Of European Civil Society; Luis Bouza Garcia 11. Civil Dialogue And The Citizens' Initiative: Accounting For Collaboration And Competition Using The Advocacy Coalition Framework And The Strategic Action Field; Justin Greenwood 12. The ECI Stage: A Snapshot Of The Cast And Their Acts; Elsa Hedling And Anna Meeuwisse 13. Fields With Fields? Concluding Remarks On The Relationships Between The European Civil Society And The EU Bureaucratic Fields; Didier Georgakakis