Part I. The Evolving Institutional Position of the Citizen in EU Public Law.
1. The Institutionalisation of Citizens in the EU: Citizenship and Democracy / Davor Jančić
2. European Politeia: Democracy and Citizenship without a State / Susanna Maria Cafaro (University of Salento, Italy)
3. Understanding the Unstable Frames of Citizen Participation in the EU: Field Effect, Public Sphere and Governance Functions / Luis Bouza García.
Part II. Citizenship Beyond Elections. 4. The Rise to Petition, EU Citizens and the European Parliament: Rise of the Triad / Henri de Waele
5. Fostering Citizens' Control over and Participation in the European Union's Democratic Life: The Ever-Increasing Importance of the Ombudsman / Marco Inglese.
6. What Role for Citizens in Ongoing Legislative Processes? The Legal Implications for Transparency and Access to Documents / Natassa Athanasiadou.
Part III. Democracy Beyond Representation. Participation and EU integration. 7. From Paris with Love: President Macron's Democratic Conventions in Context / Davor Jancic
8. The Conference on the Future of Europe: Bringing the EU Closer to Its Citizens? / Maaike Geuens.
9. EU Participatory Democracy: Citizens' Assemblies and the Conference on the Future of Europe / James Organ.
Participation and EU Legislation. 10. Is there anybody out there? The role and functioning of Pre-Legislative Consultations in the EU / Paolo Zicchittu.
11. The European Citizens' Initiative: Caught Between Executive Dominance and Judicial Restraint / Mario Mendez
12. The European Citizens' Initiative: Caught between Executive Dominance and Judicial Restraint? / Jasmin Hiry-Lesch
13. The Role of the European Economic and Social Committee in Improving Citizens' Participation in the EU / Nikos Vogiatzis and James Organ.
Part IV. Challenges and Future Prospects. 14. Beyond the Post-It: Advancing Citizen Engagement in Policy Making through Material Deliberation / Angela Guimarães Pereira, Paulo Rosa and Thomas Völcker
15. Looking for the Silver Lining: The Covid-19 Pandemic as a Window of Opportunity for Citizen Participation in the EU / Petar Marković.
16. Conclusions / Davor Jančić.