Download or read book Governance and Civil Society in the European Union, Vol. 2 written by Carlo Ruzza and published by . This book was released on 2007-09-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the role of organized civil society in European public policies. The contributions discuss the role of public-pressure groups and their relations with organized business and institutional actors. They examine the context of interest representation in EU institutions, reviewing the functions and opportunities of EU lobbies and public-interest groups in several policy areas. These include environmental policy and the impact of environmental social movements, and anti-racist policy in the broader context of anti-discrimination policy. Several contributions suggest that policy-making emerges from a fragmented coalition of NGOs, politicians and civil servants operating in connected but distinct regulative environments.