Democratic decision-making in the EU : technocracy in disguise? / Anne Elizabeth Stie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stie, Anne Elizabeth.

Series:

Routledge studies on democratizing Europe ; 9.

Routledge studies on democratizing Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Decision making.

European Union.

Decision making.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

European Union countries.

Politics and government.

Technocracy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 240 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

Stie (U. of Agder, Norway) advocates not just a deliberative, but also a procedural approach to democratic legitimacy. A legitimate policy outcome is only partly justified by the quality of its content, she argues, it is just as important how the outcome was reached. She describes how to transform deliberative principles into mechanisms that most likely will maximize the conditions for this to happen. Among her topics are what democratic legitimacy is, the evaluative framework for approximating ideal principles to non-ideal conditions, including affected and competent parties, neutralizing asymmetrical power relations, and decision-making capacity. The work emerged from her many years at the Centre for European Studies at the University of Oslo. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction: democracy as idea and practice

What is democratic legitimacy?

Approximating ideal principles to non-ideal conditions: the evaluative framework

Background: from co-decision to the ordinary legislative procedure

A democratic deliberative forum for the people?

Inclusion of affected and competent parties

Openness and transparency

Neutralisation of asymmetrical power relations

Decision-making capacity

Democratic decision-making or technocracy in disguise?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415525756

0415525756

9780203076422

0203076427

OCLC:

759915323