Abstract:
The process of legal convergence between the EU and the Member States is not sufficient to
consolidate a European identity and to catalyze the Europeanization dynamics. Europeanization
cannot be seen just as an institutional endeavor as the key pertains to actors - who apply directly
European norms. Here, the network society dramatically alters the overall landscape. Internet
active users are part of a hypersocial society which combines different forms of communication,
consensus-oriented discussions and dissension. Deliberation is live on the Internet, having a
supportive action on civil society within the context of European citizenship, mainly when the
user is part of a professional area. Starting from these premises, the paper lays emphasis on facts
and attitudes towards e-participation and towards the features of a European online civil society,
having as aim revealing the perceptions of judicial professionals, a circle that has not been
properly examined before. The research relies on an interview-based survey conducted with 12
subjects in the legal field. As the findings show, the online European civil society, seen through
the eyes of judicial people, is still in an incipient stage, its primacy being founded on practical
issues and not on the acknowledgement of a European identity. |
International Journal of Social Science & Economic Research
