Evaluation of public consultations and citizens’ participation in 2015 Better Regulation Agenda of the EU and the need for a deliberative e-rulemaking initiative in the EU
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6145751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anastasia Deligiaouri (0000-0002-3517-6212, Dublin City University, corresponding author), Jane Suiter (0000-0002-2747-8069, Dublin City University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-87 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Politics and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2374-5126 • E-ISSN: 2374-5118 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23745118.2020.1718285 |
| OpenAlex | W3005188782 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 49 |
This paper connects and disentangles three interrelated concepts: citizens' participation; e-rulemaking (in a deliberative environment) and effective policymaking at the EU level. We critically evaluate public participation under the revamped 2015 'Better Regulation Agenda' by focusing on the public consultations tool; examining it through the lens of deliberative democratic legitimacy; and assessing its potential to be more deliberative following the legitimacy evaluation framework of Schmidt [2013. Democracy and legitimacy in the European Union revisited: Input, output and 'throughput'. Political Studies, 61(1), 2–22]. The paper employs an innovative theoretical approach, which blends deliberative democracy, e-rulemaking with EU studies insights. Furthermore, it introduces a new legitimacy criterion we call 'functional legitimacy' which refers to an overarching principle and evaluative framework that should govern e-rulemaking initiatives from their design through implementation and evaluation. We examine the preconditions for e-rulemaking at the EU level on the principles of transparency, inclusiveness and evidence-based policymaking
Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Democratic legitimacy · Economics · European union · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Public consultation · Rulemaking · Sociology · Transparency (behavior · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Public Administration and Political Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |