Promoting new forms of governance by enhancing democracy is one major goal of the European Commission for coping with legitimacy deficits among citizens. What is contained in the European White Paper on Governance for sustainable governance? From a critical perspective, the workshop will present the results of research focusing on public accountability an d the understanding of governance.

Angela Liberatore 
EU-Commission, DG Research, Brussels
The EU-White Paper on Governance: An Introduction

Dr. Christian Hey
Secretary General, The German Council of Environmental Advisors (SRU), Berlin
The EU-White Paper on Governance: A Critical Appraisal

Chair: Dirk Scheer
Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IOeW), Heidelberg
 

Workshop held in English