IOS EU book launch "(In)visible European Government"

Book launch seminar (In)visible European Government

Routledge in collaboration with UACES recently published this edited volume as part of its Contemporary European Studies series. The book was edited by EU Platform member Maarten Hillebrandt (School of Governance, Utrecht University) together with Päivi Leino-Sandberg and Ida Koivisto (Erik Castrén Institute, University of Helsinki).

The EU platform of the strategic theme “Institutions for Open Societies” invites you to a presentation and critical discussion of this important and timely book. The event will be held in hybrid form. Please register by sending an email to EUPlatform@uu.nl by Monday 25 March, end of day, stating your name and affiliation, and whether you plan to attend in person or via digital connect.

Date: Thursday 28 March 2024, 15:30 – 18:00
Location: Room 0.20 (‘USBO library’), Bijlhouwerstraat 6, Utrecht

15:30-15:40: Word of welcome – prof. dr. Anoeska Buijze (professor of national and European Administrative Law, Department of Law)
15:40-16:00: Brief introduction to the book – dr. Maarten Hillebrandt (Department of Governance)
16:00-16:15: Discussion: the book’s legal dimensions – dr. Evelien Brouwer (associate professor, specialist in administrative law and technology, Department of Law)
16:15-16:30: Discussion: the book’s communication science dimensions – dr. Eugène Loos (associate professor, expert on digital information reliability, Department of Governance)
16:30-17:00: Questions from the audience and general discussion
17:00-18:00: Drinks reception

In December 2023, Routledge, together with UACES, published (In)visible European Government: Critical Approaches to Transparency as an Ideal and a Practice as part of its European Contemporary Studies series.

The book, edited by Maarten Hillebrandt (Utrecht University School of Governance) and Päivi Leino-Sandberg and Ida Koivisto (both Helsinki University Law School) is the outcome of an Academy of Finland research project into European government transparency (2017-2021). This project produced multiple research studies and seminars involving several renowned names in the field of European transparency studies. Following the focus of each of the project’s three core seminars, the book is structured along three core topics: (1) How to study European government transparency (research methodology); (2) Normative appraisals and critiques of European government transparency (critical theory); and (3) case studies exploring new frontiers of European government transparency research. Project collaborators from across Europe contributed to the substantiation of these topics.