Participatory Governance

Introduction: Bernard Gbikpi/Jürgen R. Grote, From Demokratic Government to Participatory Governance  - Governance: Concepts: Klaus Dieter Wolf,  Contextualizing Normative Standards for Legitimate Governance beyond the State  - Philippe C. Schmitter, Participation in Governance Arrangements: Is there any Reason to Expect it will Achieve 'Sustainable and Innovative Policies in a Multilevel Context'?  - Jan Kooiman, Governance: A Social-Political Perspective  - Hubert Heinelt, Civic Perspectives on a Democratic Transformation of the EU  - Governance: Institutions: Brigid Laffan, The European Commission: Promoting EU Governance  - Vivian A. Schmidt, The Effects of European Integration on National Forms of Governance: Reconstructing Practices and Reconceptualizing Democracy  - Michele Knodt, Regions in Multilevel Governance Arrangements: Leadership versus Partnership  - Governance: Sectors and Domains: Claudio Radaelli, Democratising Expertise  - Jacques Theys, Environmental Governance: From Innovation to Powerlessness  - Volker Schneider, Private Actors in Political Governance: Regulating the Information and Communcation Sectors  - Conclusion: Jürgen R. Grote/Bernard Gbikpi, Participation and Meta-Governance: The White Paper of the EU Commission