Sandra Kröger on the role of civil society organisations in the EU

How do agricultural, environmental and anti-poverty organisations engage with EU affairs?

How do they conceive of interest representation, and what strategies do they choose to represent their constituencies across regional, national and European levels of governance?

How does engagement with the EU affect them?

Putting the perceptions of civil society actors centre-stage, Sandra Kröger's topical new monograph for ECPR Press breaks new ground in covering the different levels of governance and combining representation theory with EU studies. 

'...sheds new and fascinating light on the role of civil society organisations in the EU.'
Sabine Saurugger, Sciences Po Grenoble 

'...sustains a clear and nuanced line of argument without simplifying the real-world complexities of CSO politics across the EU or the multiple channels and styles of representation involved... essential reading.’
Michael Saward, University of Warwick

Keywords: Civil Society, European Union