(In)visible European Government: Critical Approaches to Transparency as an Ideal and a Practice

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Maarten Hillebrandt (Utrecht University, The Netherlands) Päivi Leino-Sandberg (University of Helsinki, Finland)

(In)visible European Government

Critical Approaches to Transparency as an Ideal and a Practice

Maarten Hillebrandt (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), Päivi Leino-Sandberg (University of Helsinki, Finland), Ida Koivisto (University of Helsinki, Finland)

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English

Routledge
06 May 2025

Regional studies; Social & political philosophy; Political structures: democracy; Public administration; Law & society

Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies

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.

Edited by: Maarten Hillebrandt (Utrecht University The Netherlands), Päivi Leino-Sandberg (University of Helsinki, Finland), Ida Koivisto (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9781032191539
ISBN 10: 1032191538
Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
Pages: 338
Publication Date: 06 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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).

Reviews for (In)visible European Government: Critical Approaches to Transparency as an Ideal and a Practice

""...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