Ulrike Liebert is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Bremen, Germany.Hans-Jörg Trenz is Professor at ARENA, University of Oslo.

• 1. Introduction: The ‘New Politics of European Civil Society’ – Conceptual, Normative and Empirical Issues Ulrike Liebert and Hans-Jörg Trenz Part 1: Conceptual Clarifications 2. What is ‘Civil Society’ and Who Represents it in the European Union? Beate Kohler-Koch and Christine Quittkat 3.The Making of a European Civil Society: ‘Imagined’, ‘Practiced’ and ‘Staged’ Klaus Eder Part 2: Normative Re-Assessments 4. The Three Worlds of ‘European Civil Society’: What Role for Civil Society for What Kind of Europe? Beate Kohler-Koch 5. European Civil Society and Citizenship: Complementary or Exclusionary Concepts? Stijn Smismans 6. Exit, Voice or Loyalty? The New Politics of European Civil Society Ulrike Liebert Part 3: Empirical-Analytical Perspectives 7. Civil Society and EU Constitution Making: Towards a European Social Constituency Hans-Jörg Trenz, Nadine Bernhard and Erik Jentges 8. Identifying Uncivil Society in Europe: Towards a ‘New Politics of the Enemy’? Carlo Ruzza 9.The Decline of Civil Society after ‘Post-Communism’ David Ost 10. Challenges of Integration and Participation: Civil Society Organizations from New Member States in EU Governance Heiko Pleines. Afterwords Andrew Arato. Appendices Appendix I: ConstEPS. Appendix II: Coding Scheme for CSOs’ Strategies in EU Treaty Reform. Appendix III: Coding Scheme for CSOs’ Conceptions of Democracy in EU. Appendix IV: Coding Scheme for CSO Linkages to EU Politics

Ulrike Liebert is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Bremen, Germany.Hans-Jörg Trenz is Professor at ARENA, University of Oslo.

• 1. Introduction: The ‘New Politics of European Civil Society’ – Conceptual, Normative and Empirical Issues Ulrike Liebert and Hans-Jörg Trenz Part 1: Conceptual Clarifications 2. What is ‘Civil Society’ and Who Represents it in the European Union? Beate Kohler-Koch and Christine Quittkat 3.The Making of a European Civil Society: ‘Imagined’, ‘Practiced’ and ‘Staged’ Klaus Eder Part 2: Normative Re-Assessments 4. The Three Worlds of ‘European Civil Society’: What Role for Civil Society for What Kind of Europe? Beate Kohler-Koch 5. European Civil Society and Citizenship: Complementary or Exclusionary Concepts? Stijn Smismans 6. Exit, Voice or Loyalty? The New Politics of European Civil Society Ulrike Liebert Part 3: Empirical-Analytical Perspectives 7. Civil Society and EU Constitution Making: Towards a European Social Constituency Hans-Jörg Trenz, Nadine Bernhard and Erik Jentges 8. Identifying Uncivil Society in Europe: Towards a ‘New Politics of the Enemy’? Carlo Ruzza 9.The Decline of Civil Society after ‘Post-Communism’ David Ost 10. Challenges of Integration and Participation: Civil Society Organizations from New Member States in EU Governance Heiko Pleines. Afterwords Andrew Arato. Appendices Appendix I: ConstEPS. Appendix II: Coding Scheme for CSOs’ Strategies in EU Treaty Reform. Appendix III: Coding Scheme for CSOs’ Conceptions of Democracy in EU. Appendix IV: Coding Scheme for CSO Linkages to EU Politics

Ulrike Liebert is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Bremen, Germany.Hans-Jörg Trenz is Professor at ARENA, University of Oslo.

• 1. Introduction: The ‘New Politics of European Civil Society’ – Conceptual, Normative and Empirical Issues Ulrike Liebert and Hans-Jörg Trenz Part 1: Conceptual Clarifications 2. What is ‘Civil Society’ and Who Represents it in the European Union? Beate Kohler-Koch and Christine Quittkat 3.The Making of a European Civil Society: ‘Imagined’, ‘Practiced’ and ‘Staged’ Klaus Eder Part 2: Normative Re-Assessments 4. The Three Worlds of ‘European Civil Society’: What Role for Civil Society for What Kind of Europe? Beate Kohler-Koch 5. European Civil Society and Citizenship: Complementary or Exclusionary Concepts? Stijn Smismans 6. Exit, Voice or Loyalty? The New Politics of European Civil Society Ulrike Liebert Part 3: Empirical-Analytical Perspectives 7. Civil Society and EU Constitution Making: Towards a European Social Constituency Hans-Jörg Trenz, Nadine Bernhard and Erik Jentges 8. Identifying Uncivil Society in Europe: Towards a ‘New Politics of the Enemy’? Carlo Ruzza 9.The Decline of Civil Society after ‘Post-Communism’ David Ost 10. Challenges of Integration and Participation: Civil Society Organizations from New Member States in EU Governance Heiko Pleines. Afterwords Andrew Arato. Appendices Appendix I: ConstEPS. Appendix II: Coding Scheme for CSOs’ Strategies in EU Treaty Reform. Appendix III: Coding Scheme for CSOs’ Conceptions of Democracy in EU. Appendix IV: Coding Scheme for CSO Linkages to EU Politics