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Epistemic communities, European Union governance and the public voice

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This article presents a theoretical examination of the role that expert groups, particularly ‘epistemic communities’ and ‘advocacy coalitions’, play in the European Union (EU) process. It discusses the impact such groups have on EU policy outputs and on the input of the EU population as a whole in this system. In order to gauge this impact, the article examines the different modes of governance that exist in the EU and assesses the contribution of expert groups. The article contends that EU governance requires an elaboration of the public's role and offers some suggestions for improving the EU system. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Anthony R Zito, 2001. "Epistemic communities, European Union governance and the public voice," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 28(6), pages 465-476, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:28:y:2001:i:6:p:465-476
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    1. Moshe Maor, 2017. "Policy entrepreneurs in policy valuation processes: The case of the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 35(8), pages 1401-1417, December.
    2. Abels, Gabriele, 2002. "Experts, Citizens, and Eurocrats Towards a Policy Shift in the Governance of Biopolitics in the EU," European Integration online Papers (EIoP), European Community Studies Association Austria (ECSA-A), vol. 6, December.
    3. Les Levidow & Susan Carr, 2007. "Europeanising Advisory Expertise: The Role of ‘Independent, Objective, and Transparent’ Scientific Advice in Agri-Biotech Regulation," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 25(6), pages 880-895, December.

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