E-participacija građana u EU: Europska građanska inicijativa

master's thesis

• Title (english): E-participation of EU citizens: European Citizens Initiative
• Author: Šime Kero
• Mentor: Ana Matan (mentor)
• Committee member: Ana Matan (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Berto Šalaj (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Igor Vidačak (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-09-13, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science

Abstract

Upravljačka struktura EU-a doživjela je u posljednja dva desetljeća "participativni zaokret", a cilj toga bilo je jačanje sudjelovanja europskih građana. EU je odlučila osnažiti e-participaciju kako bi se na taj način suprotstavila „demokratskom deficitu“, a jedan od načina bio je i uspostava novog alata participacije – Europske građanske inicijative – kojim se građane nastojalo potaknuti na sudjelovanje u oblikovanju politika EU-a. Iako je ispočetka dosta obećavao, mnogi su građani, aktivisti, organizatori inicijativa i ostali dionici ubrzo počeli izražavati svoje nezadovoljstvo provedbom i postignutim rezultatima tog instrumenta e-participacije. U ovom radu istražujemo razloge tog nezadovoljstva te tvrdimo kako je Europska građanska inicijativa umjesto inkluzivnosti postigla upravo suprotno. Zbog svoje digitalne prirode i posebnog dizajna provedbe u kojem Komisija igra značajnu ulogu, EGI je više pogodovao etabliranim organizacijama te mladim i privilegiranim skupinama ljudi.

Abstract (english)

The governance structure of the EU has undergone a "participatory turn" in the last two decades with the aim of increasing citizen participation. To counteract the "democratic deficit", the EU decided to strengthen e-participation, and one of the ways was to introduce a new participation tool called the European Citizens' Initiative, which aimed to encourage citizens to shape EU policies. In spite of its initial promise, many citizens, activists, initiative organizers, and other stakeholders soon expressed dissatisfaction with the implementation and results of this e-participation tool. This paper analyzes the reasons behind this dissatisfaction and argues that the European Citizens' Initiative has achieved the opposite of inclusivity. The ECI has favored more established organizations and young, privileged groups because of its digital nature and special implementation design.

• Keywords: e-participacija; demokratski deficit; Europska unija; Europska građanska inicijativa
• Keywords (english): E-participation; Democratic deficit; European Union; European Citizens' Initiative
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:691082
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2023-01-12 07:58:11