This book assesses how much influence social movements have on EU policy and the means through which influence is secured. Using wide-ranging case studies of campaigns from GMOs to water rights and Internet freedom, it elucidates the important differences between technical and political campaigns.

Autorentext

Louisa Parks is a Lecturer at the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK.

Inhalt

1. Introduction
2. Untangling Influence: Studying Social Movement Campaigns In The Transnational EU Arena
3. Political Process And Framing In The Technical Campaigns
4. The Outcomes Of Technical Campaigns In The EU
5. Political Process And Framing In The Political Campaigns
6. The Outcomes Of Political Campaigns In The EU
7. Conclusions: Technical And Political Campaigning In The EU<B