Inequalities and Democratic Participation in EU Neighborhood

France

Disciplines

Political Science (90%); Sociology (10%)

Keywords

• European Union,
• Civil Society,
• Neighbourhood Policy,
• Eastern Europe,
• Maghreb,
• Participation

Abstract

INTEND assesses how participation in the policy process transforms civil society and how civil society can influence public policies. This question has gained salience in the European Union (EU)s neighbourhood in Eastern Europe and the Southern Mediterranean as a result of both domestic and external conflicts. In order to answer these questions, the project will analyse the organisational structures and perceptions of civil society organizations by carrying out a large-scale organisational survey of CSOs in 12 countries in Eastern Europehe Southern Mediterranean as well as 12 case studies focusing the role of civil society in migration, environmental protection and food safety policy.