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Political theory and the European union : legitimacy, constitutional choice and citizenship / edited by Albert Weale and Michael Nentwich.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; 3.
- Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- European Union.
- Political participation--European Union countries.
- Political participation.
- Citizenship--European Union countries.
- Citizenship.
- Legitimacy of governments--European Union countries.
- Legitimacy of governments.
- Democracy--European Union countries.
- Democracy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Series editor's preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Legitimacy and the European Union; 3 Democracy, legitimacy and majority rule in the European Union; 4 Between representation and constitutionalism in the European Union; 5 Defending the democratic deficit; 6 The European Union; 7 Legitimacy dilemmas of supranational governance; 8 How to democratise a multi-level, multi-dimensional polity; 9 Opportunity structures for citizens' participation; 10 The many democratic deficits of the European Union
- 11 European Union citizenship as a model of citizenship beyond the nation state 12 European Union citizenship and supranational democracy; 13 Environmental protection in a liberal democratic Europe; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-69016-9
- 1-138-97888-4
- 0-203-17719-3
- 1-134-69017-7
- 1-280-06715-2
- 9780203177198
- OCLC:
- 437250790
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