This volume provides a novel and relational sociological approach to the study of EU civil society. It focuses on the interactions and interrelations between civil society actors and the forms of capital that structure the fields and sub-fields of EU civil society, through new and important empirical studies on organized EU civil society.

Interested readers and researchers in the field of EU civil society will find detailed information about methodological issues and data collection. In general, the volume provides detailed consideration of the conflicts and risks which civil society organisations face in the lobby-based Brussels context. (Andi Hoxhaj, Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol.14 (02), 2018)

There are many good reasons for recommending this volume. It departs from the mainstream of European civil societyresearch; it takes a new and fresh theoretical approach to the analysis of a complex phenomenon; it provides a bunch of interesting case studies which are thoroughly researched and well documented. (Annette Zimmer, Voluntas, Vol. 28, 2017)

Autorentext
Stefan Bernhard, Institute for Employment Research, Germany Luis Bouza García, College of Europe, Belgium Pauline Cullen, Maynooth University, Ireland Denis Frank, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Didier Georgakakis, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France, and College of Europe, Belgium Justin Greenwood, Robert Gordon University, UK and College of Europe, Belgium Elsa Hedling, Lund University, Sweden Jayeon Lee, Lund University, Sweden Anna Meeuwisse, Lund University, Sweden Carlo Ruzza, University of Trento, Italy Rosa Sanchez Salgado, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Gabriella Scaramuzzino, Lund University, Sweden Roberto Scaramuzzino, Lund University, Sweden Ylva Stubbergaard, Lund University, Sweden

Inhalt

1. Thinking Relationally: Questions, Themes And Perspectives For The Study Of EU Civil Society; Håkan Johansson And Sara Kalm
   PART I: TRENDS, INTERACTIONS AND POSITIONS WITHIN PLATFORMS OF CSOS
   
   2. Changes In The Field Of Eu Civil Society Organizations: Institutionalization, Differentiation And Challengers; Carlo Ruzza
   3. Informational Capital: How It Is Developed And Used By Csos And Eu Institutions; Stefan Bernhard
   4. Competing Capital Logics In The Field Of Eu-Level Csos: Autonomy From Or Interconnectedness With The Eu?; Håkan Johansson And Jayeon Lee
   5. From Coalition To Community: Collective Identification Formation In The Social Platform; Pauline Cullen
   6. Exploring Competition And Cooperation Among Eu-Based International Solidarity Civil Society Organizations: The Relevance Of Values, Resources And External Support; Rosa Sanchez Salgado
      PART II: MEMBERSHIP AND IDENTITY STRUGGLES WITHIN AND BETWEEN EU-LEVEL CSOS
   7. Conflict And Cooperation: Interactions Among Eu Level Civil Society Organisations In The Field Of Gender Equality; Ylva Stubbergaard
   8. Sex Workers' Rights Movement And The Eu: Challenging The New European Prostitution Policy Model; Roberto Scaramuzzino And Gabriella Scaramuzzino
   9. The Formation Of An Eu-Based Cso: A Case Study Of The Platform For International Cooperation On Undocumented Migrants; Denis Frank
      PART III: THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS' INITIATIVE: A NEW ARENA FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISM?
   10. The Effect Of The European Citizens Initiative In The Field Of European Civil Society; Luis Bouza García
   11. Civil Dialogue And The Citizens' Initiative: Accounting For Collaboration And Competition Using The Advocacy Coalition Framework And The Strategic Action Field; Justin Greenwood
   12. The ECI Stage: A Snapshot Of The Cast And Their Acts; Elsa Hedling And Anna Meeuwisse
   13. Fields With Fields? Concluding Remarks On The Relationships Between The European Civil Society And The EU Bureaucratic Fields; Didier Georgakakis