Democratic dilemmas of multilevel governance : legitimacy, representation and accountability in the European Union / edited by Joan DeBardeleben and Achim Hurrelmann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DeBardeleben, Joan.

Hurrelmann, Achim.

Series:

Transformations of the state

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

Democracy--European Union countries.

Democracy.

European Union countries.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xix, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

The 'democratic deficit' of the European Union is a much-discussed concern of politicians and commentators. This insightful collection argues that this is in part a result of the multilevel nature of EU governance. Popular loyalties become divided between levels of government, lines of accountability become ambiguous and supranational institutions seem distant from citizens. These challenges are part of broader globalizing processes that have destabilized the traditional notion of the nation state and replaced it with multilevel forms of governance across the globe.

Focusing on the EU, this volume examines the problems multilevel governance causes for democratic legitimacy by placing it in a comparative and theoretical context, and explores how challenges faced by the EU compare with those faced by traditional federal systems. Drawing on theoretical perspectives and empirical research, this book evaluates the various explanations for the problems facing democracy within the EU and shows how legitimacy and accountability can be improved.

Contents:

Multilevel legitimacy : conceptualizing legitimacy relationships between the EU and national democracies / Achim Hurrelmann

Federalism and democratic accountability / Jennifer Smith

Between anarchy and hierarchy : governance lessons from global economic institutions / Randall D. Germain

Europeanization and democracy : the question of cultural identity / Gerard Delanty

The quest for a European public sphere : news media and democratic legitimacy / Harmut Wessler, Michael Brüggemann, Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw, Stefanie Sifft, Andreas Wimmel

Is there a European society? : social conditions for democracy in the EU / Achim Hurrelmann

European elections and democratic accountability : the 2004 elections to the European Parliament / Lawrence LeDuc

National parliaments and the future of European integration : learning to play the multilevel game / Tapio Raunio

Organized civil society and input legitimacy in the EU / Justin Greenwood

Euroskepticism as a path for inclusion : multilevel governance in the EU as seen from the East / David Ost

Gender equality and multilevel governance in East Central Europe / Yvonne Galligan, Sara Clavero.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-249) and index.

ISBN:

0230500773

9780230500778

OCLC:

126227041

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