Network of Excellence on "Efficient and Democratic Governance in a Multi-level Europe" (CONNEX)

Project Directors Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Beate Kohler-Koch, Dr. Fabrice Larat Project Staff Vanessa Buth, Prof. Dr. Jan W. van Deth, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Stefanie Edler-Wollstein, Andrea Fischer, Dr. Thorsten Hüller, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang C. Müller, Dr. Christine Quittkat, Prof. Dr. Berthold Rittberger, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hermann Schmitt, Thomas Schneider, Dr. Janina Thiem, Dr. Arndt Wonka, Dr. Andreas M. Wüst, Prof. Dr. Thomas Zittel EU-funded 2004 – 2008

Research question/goal:

CONNEX pursued three tasks:

  1. Taking stock of research on EU governance. The data from a survey covering all and countries in the wider Europe are accessible online at GOVDATA (about 1.600 individual research projects; govdata). A comparative evaluation of the state of the art will be published with Edward Elgar 2009. GOVDATA has been complemented by a bibliographic database GOVLIT with more than 2.500 entries (govlit/).
  2. Integrating and initiating research on core issues concerning efficient and democratic EU governance. Research collaboration was organised in six Research Groups coordinated at Mannheim, Dublin, Ljubljana, Oslo, Paris, and Utrecht. Colleagues from Mannheim have been active participants in all six Research Groups. At Mannheim Beate Kohler-Koch coordinated research on interest representation and civil society involvement with special emphasize on influence and democratic legitimacy. Research findings were discussed in numerous workshops and conferences and published in special issues, edited volumes, and as individual contributions in peer reviewed journals. In addition, the CONNEX Report Series (9 volumes) presents core findings of the Research Groups and Thematic Conferences dedicated to cross cutting questions.
  3. Disseminating research results and training young scholars. Apart from a well managed web-site (ranged among the top by IPSA) and a regular Newsletter, CONNEX has initiated an online working paper series EUROGOV – European Governance Papers and the Living Reviews in European Governance (LREG), both peer reviewed. EUROGOV will come to a close with the end of CONNEX, whereas the Living Reviews will be continued. CONNEX took great efforts to integrate young scholars into on-going research and, in addition, offered special seminars, summer schools, and expert supervision in international thematic oriented PhD networks.

Comprehensive information on activities and publications were available under connex-network.org. This page does not exist any longer. Some pages still can be found on the MZES pages (see "Links" in the right column).

Publications

Edited Books

  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, Fabrice Larat (Eds.) (2008): Efficient and Democratic Governance in the European Union. 9, 354. Mannheim . More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, Dirk De Bièvre, William A. Maloney (Eds.) (2008): Opening EU-Governance to Civil Society. 5, 381. Mannheim . More
  • van der Eijk, Cees, Hermann Schmitt (Eds.) (2008): The Multilevel Electoral System of the EU. 4, 240. Mannheim . More
  • Jobert, Bruno, Beate Kohler-Koch (Eds.) (2008): Changing Images of Civil Society: From Protest to Governance. 11, 219. London, Routledge. More
  • de Vreese, Claes, Hermann Schmitt (Eds.) (2007): A European Public Sphere. How much of it do we have, and how much do we need?. 2, 426. Mannheim, MZES. More
  • Marsh, Michael, Slava Mikhaylov, Hermann Schmitt (Eds.) (2007): European Elections after Eastern Enlargement. Preliminary Results from the European Election Study 2004. 1, 575. Mannheim . More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, Berthold Rittberger (Eds.) (2007): Debating the Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union. 392. Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield. More

Book Chapters

  • Benz, Arthur, Nicolai Dose (Eds.) Jachtenfuchs, Markus, Beate Kohler-Koch (2010): Kapitel 4: Governance in der Europäischen Union. 2, 77-101. Wiesbaden, VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, Fabrice Larat (2009): Introduction: Research on EU Multi-Level Governance. xix-xxviii. Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA, USA, Edward Elgar. More
  • Larat, Fabrice (Eds.) Kohler-Koch, Beate (2009): German Governance Research: Advanced but Monodisciplinary. 61-82. Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA, USA, Edward Elgar. More
  • Larat, Fabrice (Eds.) Kohler-Koch, Beate, Berthold Rittberger (2009): A Futile Quest for Coherence: The Many Frames of EU Governance. 3-18. Cheltenham, UK Nortampton, MA, USA, Edward Elgar. More
  • Sverdrup, Ulf, Jarle Trondal (Eds.) Kohler-Koch, Beate (2008): New Modes and New Promises of EU Governance. 104-122. Bergen, Fagbokforlaget Vigmostad & Bjørke AS. More
  • Jaeger, Friedrich, Hans Joas (Eds.) Kohler-Koch, Beate (2008): Die Europäisierung der politikwissenschaftlichen Europaforschung. 17-43. Baden-Baden, Nomos. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, Fabrice Larat (2008): Introduction. 1-10. Mannheim . More
  • Jobert, Bruno, Beate Kohler-Koch (2008): Preface. xi-xiv. London, Routledge. More
  • Jobert, Bruno (Eds.) Edler-Wollstein, Stefanie, Beate Kohler-Koch (2008): It’s about participation, stupid. Is it? – Civil Society Concepts in Comparative Perspective . 195-214. London, Routledge. More
  • De Bièvre, Dirk, William A. Maloney (Eds.) Hüller, Thorsten, Beate Kohler-Koch (2008): Assessing the Democratic Value of Civil Society Engagement in the European Union. 145-181. Mannheim . More
  • Larat, Fabrice (Eds.) Kohler-Koch, Beate (2008): The Richness of CONNEX Research In a Nutshell. 11-56. Mannheim . More
  • Larat, Fabrice (Eds.) Kohler-Koch, Beate (2008): Does Participatory Governance Hold its Promises?. 265-295. Mannheim . More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, Dirk De Bièvre (Eds.) Maloney, William A., Jan W. van Deth (2008): Is Local Civil Society Conducive to European Participatory Engineering?. 239-257. Mannheim . More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, Dirk De Bièvre, William A. Maloney (Eds.) van Deth, Jan W. (2008): European Civil Society: The Empirical Reality in the Multi-Level System of the EU. 326-348. Mannheim . More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, Dirk De Bièvre, William A. Maloney (Eds.) Zittel, Thomas (2008): Participatory Engineering: Promises and Pitfalls. 119-144. Mannheim . More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, William A. Maloney (Eds.) De Bièvre, Dirk (2008): Assessing Interest Group Politics in EU Governance. 1-8. Mannheim . More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (Eds.) Rittberger, Berthold (2007): Constructing Parliamentary Democracy in the European Union: How Did It Happen?. 111-137. Lanham, Rowman&Littlefield. More
  • Rittberger, Berthold (Eds.) Kohler-Koch, Beate (2007): The Organization of Interests and Democracy in the European Union. 255-271. Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, Berthold Rittberger (2007): Charting Crowded Territory: Debating the Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union. 1-29. Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield. More
  • van der Brug, Wouter, Cees van der Eijk (Eds.) Wüst, Andreas M., Hermann Schmitt (2007): Comparing the views of parties and voters in the 1999 election to the European Parliament. 73-93. Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame Press. More
  • Finke, Barbara (Eds.) Knodt, Michèle (2005): Zivilgesellschaftliche Einbindung im Handelsbereich: Der Einfluss der WTO auf die Europäische Kommission. 223-247. Wiesbaden, Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. More

Journal Articles

  • van Deth, Jan W. (2009): The 'Good European Citizen' Congruence and Consequences of Different Points of View. European Political Science, 8, 2, 175–189. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2008): Civil society in EU governance – A remedy to the democratic accountability deficit?. Concepts & Methods, 4, 1, 3-6. More
  • Hüller, Thorsten (2007): Assessing EU strategies for publicity. Journal of European Public Policy, 14, 4, 563-581. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, Berthold Rittberger (2006): Review Article: The "Governance Turn" in EU Studies. Journal of Common Market Studies, 44, 1, 27-49. More
  • Larat, Fabrice (2005): CONNEX - ein Exzellenznetzwerk zum "Regieren im europäischen Mehrebenensystem". Integration, 28, 2, 179-182. More

Presentations

  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2009): Lessons of the past – for the research of the future - Beiträge aus dem deutschen Wissenschaftsdiskurs. [Expertentagung– 50 Jahre Integrationsforschung, Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin, 30/09/2009 - 01/10/2009]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2009): The EU as a cosmopolitan order: A critical assessment. [RECON Midterm Conference, Prague, 08/10/2009 - 08/10/2009]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2008): The legitimacy of the EU as a foreign policy actor. [Global Governance: Challenges for Multilateralism and the European Union, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 25/11/2008 - 26/11/2008]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2008): Is the EU still unique?. [The Transformation of EU Policies? EU Governance at Work, Paris, 16/01/2008 - 17/01/2008]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2008): Regieren im Mehrebenensystem. Mehr Einfluss, weniger Verantwortung?. [CGG Lecture Series, Hamburg, 29/01/2008 - 29/01/2008]. More
  • Wonka, Arndt (2008): Issue characteristics, quality of mobilization and influence of interest groups in EU decision-making. [CONNEX Final Conference, Universität Mannheim, 05/03/2008 - 07/03/2008]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2008): Civil Society in EU governance: Towards a more efficient and democratic Union?. [Manchester Jean Monet Centre of Excellence Annual Lecture, University of Manchester, 20/05/2008 - 20/05/2008]. More
  • Larat, Fabrice (2008): Round table "Gains and disadvantages of large research projects/ EU research policy and the experience of NEWGOV and CONNEX". [CONNEX/NEWGOV Dissemination Conference "EU Governance: Are we on the right track?", European Commission, Brussels, 09/04/2008 - 09/04/2008]. More
  • Larat, Fabrice (2008): Opening the black box: Reflexions on the nature and function of research integration. ["How does research integration work?", Brussels, 16/06/2008 - 16/06/2008]. More
  • van Deth, Jan W. (2007): CONNEX Wrapping-Up Conference "Is Local Civil Society Conducive to European Participatory Engineering?". [Opening EU Governance to Civil Society - Gains and Challenges, Piran, 24/10/2007 - 26/10/2007]. More
  • van Deth, Jan W. (2007): The associational impact on political interest in Europe. [From National toward International linkages? Civil Society and Multilevel Governance, Darmstadt, 14/11/2007 - 16/11/2007]. More
  • van Deth, Jan W. (2007): The associational impact on political interest in Europe. [From National toward International Linkages? Civil Society and Multi-level Governance, Middelburg, 02/05/2007 - 03/05/2007]. More
  • Rittberger, Berthold (2007): The EU, still a civilian power?. [CASS Conference Beijing, EU Model under Discussion, Peking, 11/06/2007 - 13/06/2007]. More
  • Rittberger, Berthold (2007): EU Governance in Relation to Global Governance. [CASS Workshop Peking, EU Governance at Work, Peking, 13/06/2007 - 15/06/2007]. More
  • Rittberger, Berthold (2007): The historical trajectory of representation in the European Union. [Connex Thematic Conference on Accountability, Florenz, 28/06/2007 - 29/06/2007]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, Thorsten Hüller (2007): Assessing the Democratic Value of Civil Society Engagement in the European Union. [CONNEX Wrapping-Up Conference "Opening EU Governance to Civil Society - Gains and Challenges", Piran, 24/10/2007 - 26/10/2007]. More
  • Wonka, Arndt (2007): Issue characteristics, quality of mobilization and influence of interest groups in EU decision-making. [Connex-Workshop on interest group influence, Universiteit Antwerpen, Department of Political Science, 19/09/2007 - 20/09/2007]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2007): The Different Layers of Accountability in EU Civil Relations. [CONNEX Thematic Conference on Accountability, Florence, 28/06/2007 - 29/06/2007]. More
  • Larat, Fabrice (2006): Trends in EU Governance Research. [NIG/CONNEX Research Colloquium: Democracy and the European Union, University of Maastricht, 17/10/2006 - 19/10/2006]. More
  • Larat, Fabrice (2006): Presentation of CONNEX Database GOVDATA. [ECPR - Standing Group in the European Union, Third Pan-European Conference on the EU Politics, Istanbul, 20/09/2006 - 22/09/2006]. More
  • Larat, Fabrice (2006): Presentation of CONNEX Database GOVDATA. [IPSA World Congress, Fukuoka, 09/07/2006 - 12/07/2006]. More
  • Wilde, Kerstin (2005): The relation between Public Administrations and Civil Society Interests. [CONNEX User Workshop: 'Managing Interest Representation in the EU', Vilnius, 12/05/2005 - 14/05/2005]. More
  • Wilde, Kerstin (2005): Democratic standards and the definition of accountability: The Case of the Lobbying-Regulation in the European Parliament. [Workshop 'Democracy and Accountability: identifying mediating conceptual tools', Warsaw, 29/09/2005 - 03/10/2005]. More
  • Larat, Fabrice (2005): Squarring the circle : New FP6 instruments as a Challenge for the Research Community. [Towards a European research Area, Research Institute for Public Administration, Speyer, 18/10/2005 - 20/10/2005]. More
  • Larat, Fabrice (2005): CONNEX: Efficient and democratic governance int he EU. [Italian-German Expert Meeting on FP6 Project management & FP7 perspectives, Villa Vigoni, Como, 08/06/2005 - 08/06/2005]. More
  • Larat, Fabrice (2005): CONNEX: Efficient and Democratic Governance in a Multi-Level Europe. [Humanities & Social Sciences Research Forum: Diverse Dialogues across Europe, Nicosia, 26/01/2005 - 27/01/2005]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2005): Section 18 'Efficient and Democratic European Governance: Dynamics and Obstacles'; Panel 4 'The Institutional Shaping of EU-Society Relations: the Role of the European Comission'; presentation on 'Organisation of Interest and Democracy in the EU'. [Third ECPR Conference, Budapest, 07/09/2005 - 09/09/2005]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2005): Integrating Research on Efficient and Democratic Governance in a Multi-Level Europe. [New Modes of Governance, Steering Committe, Florence, EUI/RSC, 16/01/2005 - 16/01/2005]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2005): Dominant trends and changing patterns in EU interest intermediation. [CONNEX User Workshop: 'Managing Interest Representation in the EU', Vilnius, 12/05/2005 - 14/05/2005]. More
  • Dür, Andreas (2005): Interest Group Power in the EU: Access, Influence and Resources. [The State of the Art in EU Interest Representation, Leiden, 13/04/2005 - 15/04/2005]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2004): Presentation of Connex. [Kick-off-Meeting, 1st Call Projects 6th Framework Programme, European Commission, Bruxelles, 10/11/2004 - 10/11/2004]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2004): Präsentation von Connex. [Zwischenevaluation zum 6. Forschungsrahmenprogramm der Europäischen Union in Baden-Württemberg, Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, 09/11/2004 - 09/11/2004]. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2004): Presentation of Connex. [Communicating European Research: What's in it for you?, European Commission, Bruxelles, 10/05/2004 - 11/05/2004]. More

Reports

  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2008): Representation, representativeness, and accountability in EU-civil society relations. More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate (2007): Political Representation and Civil Society in the EU. Florence, European University Institute. More
  • Larat, Fabrice (2007): Presentation of the CONNEX Database GOVDATA. Paris, France . More
  • Kohler-Koch, Beate, Christoph Humrich, Barbara Finke (2006): Enhancing Multi-level Democracy by Organizing Civil Society . More