(In)visible European Government
Critical Approaches to Transparency as an Ideal and a Practice
Päivi Leino-Sandberg editor Ida Koivisto editor Maarten Hillebrandt editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:22nd Dec '23
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This book questions the theoretical premises and practical applications of transparency, showing both the promises and perils of transparency in a methodologically innovative way and in a cross-section of policy instruments. It scrutinizes transparency from three perspectives - methodologically, theoretically, and empirically - both in the specific context of the EU but also in the wider context of modern society in which transparency is embraced as an almost unquestionable virtue. This book examines the ways in which transparency practices can make institutions visible and stands out for its methodological self-reflection: to fully understand the irresistible call for transparency in our governing institutions, we must reflect on our own relationship with it. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of transparency studies, democratic legitimacy, global governance, governance law, EU studies and law and public policy more widely.
"...The volume greatly enriches academic debate by contributing to a more nuanced understanding of transparency. It lays groundwork and provides a valuable resource for future critical engagement with transparency in the EU."
Luca Knuth, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, and Kiel University, Germany. Review in Review of European Administrative Law (REALaw), 2025, 1 (april)/ 1
"...This volume makes an important contribution to ongoing debates on government transparency in our democracies, taking into account the new challenges brought about by an age of expanding technologies and growing suspicion towards representative politics... The focus on European governance in the title of the volume should not discourage lawyers and scientists from other fields from picking it up..."
Rita Guerreiro Teixeira, University of Helsinki, Finland. Review in International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 2024;73(3):811-813. doi:10.1017/S002058932400023X
"...Given the complexity of the book's topic, the editors made a good decision to invite authors covering a variety of disciplinary fields, allowing a multifaceted approach to get insight into transparency as an ideal and a practice in (in)visible European government... This [book] offer us insight into the characteristics of ‘transparency’ related to European government... I recommend this book not only to scholars but also to the broader public who are aware of the necessity to look beyond the obvious..."
Eugène Loos, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Book Review. Information Polity, 30(2), 158-159. https://doi.org/10.1177/15701255251333589 (2025)
ISBN: 9781032191508
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 644g
338 pages