Democracy In The European Union

Author : Svein S Andersen,Kjell A Eliassen
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1996-02-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 076195113X

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The European Union: How Democratic Is It? by Svein S Andersen,Kjell A Eliassen Pdf

Taking as its starting point the major issues of democracy which are the ongoing concerns of every liberal Western political system, this volume offers a wide-ranging review of democracy in the European Union. It treats the EU as a new type of political system within the tradition of parliamentary democracies, a system which is neither federal nor intergovernmental, and which consequently has unique problems of how to handle democratic requirements. Part One deals with the two major challenges of interest articulation in the EU, political parties and lobbying. The second part discusses how democracy becomes the key element in the linkage between the EU and its member states, focusing on France, Italy and Belgium where the r

Author : Richard Bellamy,Sandra Kröger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317580751

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Representation and Democracy in the EU by Richard Bellamy,Sandra Kröger Pdf

This book explores the various ways in which citizens are represented in EU policy-making. Most accounts naturally focus on the European Parliament as the prime source of democratic representation. This collection focuses instead on four other channels that are as and often more important: namely, representation via governments, national parliaments, civil society organisations and directly, via referenda. Based on original research, the book combines democratic theory with detailed empirical analysis to provide an innovative, timely and up-to-date evaluation of the nature of representation in the EU. Policy advisors, practitioners and those scholars interested in democracy and the European Union will find this volume to be a valuable resource. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of European Integration.

Author : David Levi-Faur,Frans van Waarden
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781788113564

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Democratic Empowerment in the European Union by David Levi-Faur,Frans van Waarden Pdf

This book looks at democratic empowerment via institutional designs that extend the political rights of European citizens. It focuses on three themes: first, the positive and negative effects of the European Union institutional design on the political rights of its citizens; second, challenges for democratic regimes across the world in the 21st century in the context of regionalism and globalization; third, the constraints of neoliberalism and capitalist markets on the ability of citizens to effectively achieve their political rights within the Union.

Author : Erik Oddvar Eriksen,John Erik Fossum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134589920

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Democracy in the European Union by Erik Oddvar Eriksen,John Erik Fossum Pdf

The European Union is widely held to suffer from a democratic deficit, and this raises a wider question: can democracy at all be applied to decision-making bodies beyond the nation state? Today, the EU is a highly complex entity undergoing profound changes. This book asks how the type of cooperation that the EU is based on can be explained; what are the integrative forces in the EU and how can integration at a supra-national level come about? The key thinkers represented in this volume stress that in order to understand integration beyond the nation state, we need new explanatory categories associated with deliberation because a supranational entity as the EU posesses far weaker and less well-developed means of coercion - bargaining resources - than do states. The most appropriate term to denote this is the notion of 'deliberative supranationalism'. This pioneering work, headed by major writers such as Habermas, Schlesinger and Bellamy, brings a new perspective to this key issue in contemporary politics and political theory.

Author : Christopher Lord
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073193612

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Democracy in the European Union by Christopher Lord Pdf

There has been much talk of the democratic deficit in the European Union, but little understanding of the problems of constructing a transnational democracy. This book seeks to remedy these defects by looking at democratic authorization, and representation of Union power.

Author : Kyriakos N. Demetriou
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783642300684

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Democracy in Transition by Kyriakos N. Demetriou Pdf

,The papers in this collection, written by a cross-regional group of experts, provide insights into the causes of declining levels of citizen participation and other distinct forms of civic activism in Europe and explore a range of factors contributing to apathy and eventually disengagement from vital political processes and institutions. At the same time, this volume examines informal or unconventional types of civic engagement and political participation corresponding to the rapid advances in culture, technology and social networking. The volume is divided into three interrelated parts: Part I consists of critical essays in the form of theoretical approaches to analysing weakening political participation and citizen estrangement; Part II is dedicated to an exploration of the role and deployment of technologically advanced media, such as the internet, as determinants of changing patterns of political participationist behaviour. Finally, Part III presents findings of empirical research on the issue of political participation. Combining theoretical and empirical perspectives, the book contributes towards a better understanding of the disquieting trend of voter apathy and disenchantment with politics in the context of the ongoing process of European integration, and offers a variety of analytical tools for decoding both the emergence of alternative conceptualizations of citizenship and other forms of meaningful civic and political engagement.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : RMS:RMS34IST000010756$$$.

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Democracy in Europe by Anonim Pdf

Author : Karolina Karr
Publisher : Campus Verlag
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783593384122

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Democracy and Lobbying in the European Union by Karolina Karr Pdf

Can interest groups and lobbyists arguably undemocratic institutions operate in democratic systems without hindering the people s interests? Karolina Karr s "Democracy and Lobbying in the European Union" explores the role and potential impact of interest groups on democracy, both in theory and practice, in the context of a changing continent. This timely volume explores how the power of interest groups has developed due to the growing distance between elected representatives and the European people and forecasts what this development might mean for the vitality of government."

Author : Vivien A. Schmidt,Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations Vivien A Schmidt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199266975

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Democracy in Europe by Vivien A. Schmidt,Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations Vivien A Schmidt Pdf

This eagerly awaited volume, from a leading scholar on Europeanization, explores the impact of European integration on national democracies. Focusing on the case studies of France, Britain, Italy, and Germany, this is an exciting contribution to work on the implications of European integration for democratic government.

Author : Alex Warleigh
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0761972811

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Democracy in the European Union by Alex Warleigh Pdf

This book comprehensively reviews one of the most salient, ongoing debates at the heart of the European Union (EU) today: democratic reform.

Author : Richard Youngs
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780801897320

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The European Union and Democracy Promotion by Richard Youngs Pdf

Richard Youngs is the director of Fride, Madrid, and an associate professor at the University of Warwick. He has authored five books, including Europe㠒ole in Global Politics: A Retreat from Liberal Internationalism --Book Jacket.

Author : Daniel Innerarity
Publisher : Springer
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319721972

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Democracy in Europe by Daniel Innerarity Pdf

This book calls for a philosophical consideration of the development, challenges and successes of the European Union. The author argues that conceptual innovation is essential if progress on the European project is to be made; new meanings, rather than financial or institutional engineering solutions, will help solve the crisis. By applying a philosophical approach to diagnosing the EU crisis, the book reconsiders the basic concepts of democracy in the context of the complex reality of the EU and the globalised world where profound social and political changes are taking place. It will be of interest to students and scholars interested in EU politics, political theory and philosophy.

Author : Ronald Holzhacker,Erik Albæk
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 178254352X

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Democratic Governance and European Integration by Ronald Holzhacker,Erik Albæk Pdf

As the power and scope of the European Union moves further, beyond traditional forms of international cooperation between sovereign states, it is important to analyse how these developments are impacting upon national institutions and processes of democratic representation and legitimacy in the member countries. The authors in this book identifyfour core processes of democratic governance present in any democratic political system that link societal and state processes of decision-making: opinion formation, interestintermediation, national executive decision-making and national parliamentary scrutiny. From a normative perspective they discuss what impacts this process of Europeanizationhas on democracy in the evolving system. They conclude that more changes are seen within the state-centric than in the societal-centred processes of democracy, thus thepublic seems to have been 'left behind? in the process of constructing Europe. The empirical research and normative discussion presented in this book are designed to further our knowledge concerning the Europeanization of social and state processes of democracy and to contribute to the continuing dialogue on democracy in the EuropeanUnion. This book will be of great interest to academics and researchers of political science, public policy and international relations, as well as those interested in European studies andcomparative politics.

Author : Steven Blockmans,Sophia Russack
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786609991

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Direct Democracy in the EU by Steven Blockmans,Sophia Russack Pdf

The European Union is grappling with a democracy problem. The succession of crises which have plagued the increasingly executive EU for years, has led to a rising cacophony of voices calling for fundamental change to the integration project. Yet despite the seismic shock of the Brexit referendum and the electoral upsets by nativist parties across the continent, few of the plans for EU reform include concrete proposals to reduce the age-old democratic deficit. This book is concerned with the two-pronged question of how the relationship between citizens, the state and EU institutions has changed, and how direct democratic participation can be improved in a multi-layered Union. As such, this edited volume focuses not on populism per se, nor does it deeply engage with policy and output legitimacy. Rather, the research is concerned with process and polity. Building on the notion of increasing social, economic and political interdependence across borders, this volume asks how a sense of solidarity and European identity can be rescued from the bottom up by politically empowering citizens to ‘take back control’ of their EU.

Author : Robert Ladrech
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1555879020

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Social Democracy and the Challenge of European Union by Robert Ladrech Pdf

He also explores what this new form of political activity means for European politics, arguing that the traditional positions of left and right may be becoming increasingly significant within the EU's evolving, transnational political culture.