Overview

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.

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Author:   Maarten Hillebrandt (Utrecht University, The Netherlands) ,  Päivi Leino-Sandberg (University of Helsinki, Finland) ,  Ida Koivisto (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.644kg
ISBN:  

9781032191508

ISBN 10:   1032191503
Pages:   338
Publication Date:   22 December 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Päivi Leino-Sandberg, Maarten Hillebrandt and Ida Koivisto, Introduction: European Government Transparency beyond the Slogans PART I Chapter 2 – Päivi Leino-Sandberg, Transparency as a Critical Research Agenda: Engaging with the EU Institutions on Access to Documents Chapter 3 – Liisa Leppävirta, What is the Purpose of Regulation 1049/2001? An Empirical Analysis of Member State Positions Chapter 4 – Marlen Heide and Sofia Wickberg, Interpretive Approaches in Transparency Studies - Gaining New Perspectives on Old Problems Chapter 5 – Milka Sormunen and Davide Gnes, Learning Through Rejection: Studying the Informalisation of EU Readmission Policy with Access to Documents Requests PART II Chapter 6 –Ida Koivisto, The Human Face of Legal Transparency? Performance in Action Chapter 7 –Clare Birchall, Toward Radical Transparency Chapter 8 – Emmanuel Alloa, Escaping the Transparency Trap: In Defense of Playacting Chapter 9 – Alexander Ingrams, Algorithms and the Open Society: New Approaches to Information, Transparency and Accountability Chapter 10 – Dorota Mokrosinska, Government Transparency: Dispelling the Myth PART III Chapter 11 – Stéphanie Novak, “Off paper”: the Transparency Dilemma in EU Institutions Chapter 12 – Alexander Hoppe, Transparency as Enabling Citizen-participation: The Quality of Public Information on EU Decision-making Processes Chapter 13 – Melanie Fink and Maarten Hillebrandt, Access to documents and the EU agency Frontex: growing pains or outright obstruction? Chapter 14 – Gijs Jan Brandsma, The Council Presidency, brought to you by Coca-Cola: Transparency about Commercial Sponsoring Chapter 15 – Emilia Korkea-aho, EU Agencies and Lobbying Transparency Rules: A Case Study on the Islandization of Transparency? Chapter 16– Marta Maroni, Before Transparency: the Digital Service Act and the Legitimization of Platform Power *** Chapter 17 – Deirdre Curtin: Epilogue

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Maarten Hillebrandt is Assistant Professor of Public Management at the Department of Public Administration and Organisational Sciences, Utrecht University (Netherlands). Päivi Leino-Sandberg is Professor of Transnational European Law at the University of Helsinki and Director of its Master's Programme in Global Governance Law (Finland). Ida Koivisto is Associate Professor of Public Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki (Finland).

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