Download or read book Participatory Governance in the EU written by K. Lindgren and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An empirical assessment of whether participatory governance reforms within the EU enhance or endanger democracy. Many consider allowing civil society to take an active role in EU policy-making to offer the most effective means of enhancing democracy in the EU, whereas others argue that such attempts deepen the EU's democratic deficit.