Political Theory and the European Union (eBook, ePUB)

Legitimacy, Constitutional Choice and Citizenship
Redaktion: Nentwich, Michael; Weale, Albert

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The contributors to this book examine the issues of constitutional choice that face the governments and citizens of today's Europe. Divided into three sections this study addresses: questions of political legitimacy and the meaning of democratic deficit in the EU; the reality of what institutional reforms and decision making processes are possible; and the rights of citizenship and values that should be protected.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134690169
• Artikelnr.: 42669475

Autorenporträt

Michael Nentwich, Albert Weale

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures List of Abbreviations List of Contributors Preface 1.
Introduction Michael Nentwich and Albert Weale Part 1: Political Legitimacy
and the Democratic Deficit 2. Legitimacy and the European Union David
Beetham and Christopher Lord 3. Democracy, Legitimacy and Majority Rule in
the European Union Andreas Follesdal 4. Between Representation and
Constitutionalism in the European Union Albert Weale 5. Defending the
Democratic Deficit Sverker Gustavsson art 2: Decision Rules and the
Constitutional Construction of the European Union 6. The European Union:
Trends in Theory and Reform Michael J. Tsinisizelis and Dimitris N.
Chryssochoou 7. Legitimacy Dilemmas of Supranational Governance: The
European Commission between Accountability and Independence Thomas
Christiansen 8. How to Democratize a Multi-Level, Multi-Dimensional Polity
Heidrun Abromeit 9. Opportunity Structures for Citizens' Participation: The
Case of the European Union Richard Kuper 11. European Union Citizenship as
a Model of Citizenship beyond the Nation-State: Possibilities and Limits
Theodora Kostakopoulou 12. European Union Citizenship and Supranational
Democracy Clara Closa 13. Environmental Protection in a Liberal Democratic
Europe: Constitutional Aspects Marcel Wissenburg