Debating the Democratic Legitimacy of the European UnionBeate Kohler-Koch, Berthold Rittberger Rowman & Littlefield, 2007 - 392 Seiten The discussion about a constitution for the European Union and its rejection by referendum in two of the EU founding member states has once again spurred public and scholarly interest in the democratic quality and potential of the European Union. Debating the Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union brings together distinguished thinkers from law, political science, sociology, and political philosophy to explore the potential for democratically legitimate governance in the European Union. Drawing on different theoretical perspectives and strands from democratic theory, this volume is the first of its kind to overcome the present state of fragmentation in the debate about the conditions and possible remedies for what is often called the "democratic deficit" of the European Union. Among the pressing questions addressed by the contributors are: What future is there for parliamentary democracy in the European Union? Can we observe the evolution of a European public sphere and civil society? Can participatory democracy or deliberative democracy pave the road for a democratically legitimate European Union? Conversations about democracy have engaged the public in a new way since the beginning of the Iraq war, and this volume is the best resource for students and readers who are interested in democracy in the European Union. Contributions by: Rudy B. Andeweg, Katrin Auel, Arthur Benz, Lars-Erik Cederman, Damian Chalmers, Deirdre Curtin, Donatella Della Porta, Klaus Eder, Erik O. Eriksen, Ulrich Haltern, Hubert Heinelt, Doug Imig, Christian Joerges, Beate Kohler-Koch, Christopher Lord, Paul Magnette, Andreas Maurer, Jeremy Richardson, Berthold Rittberger, Rainer Schmalz-Bruns, Michael Th. Greven, Hans-J rg Trenz, and Armin von Bogdandy |
Inhalt
Democracy The Constitutional Principle of the | 19 |
Remarks | 33 |
The European Parliament between PolicyMaking and Control | 75 |
Urheberrecht | |
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actors Amsterdam Treaty argued Auel authority challenge citizens civil society codecision procedure collective comitology Commission Committee concept concerns conflict of laws Constitutional Treaty constitutionalization Council debate decision decision-making deliberative democracy deliberative supranationalism demo democratic deficit democratic legitimacy discourse empirical epistemic equality Euro Europe European integration European law European level European Parliament European Social Forum European Union forms functional governance arrangements Habermas Heinelt idea institutions interest groups issues Joerges Kohler-Koch legislative legitimation strategy liberal Maastricht Maastricht Treaty Member ment MEPs multilevel nation-state national parliaments neoliberal networks normative organizations parlia parliamentary participation participatory democracy participatory governance parties pean percent perspective policy-making political capital principle problem solving protest public sphere question reasons reflexive representation representative role ropean rules Schmalz-Bruns Schmitter second order governing social movements sovereignty structure subsidiarity supranational territorial theory tion tional tive traditional transnational Trenz voting