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The Democratisation of the European Union : Towards a New EU Convention / Jaap Hoeksma.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Hoeksma, J. A., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Democracy.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (170 pages)
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
The Hague, The Netherlands : Eleven, [2023]
Summary:
The democratisation of the EU is a fascinating process with an unforeseen outcome: the European Union is emerging as a new kind of international organisation with an equally innovative model of governance.
Contents:
Intro
Introduction
Solving the EU Conundrum
Beyond the Westphalian System of International Relations
Act of Abjuration
A New Era in Political History
Towards a New Vocabulary
Spinelli and Huizinga: Divergent Godfathers of European Integration
Curbing Absolute Sovereignty
The Kantian Dilemma of Statehood and International Law
The Conference on the Future of Europe
From Union of Democratic States…
…to Democratic Regional Organisation
Messages of Hope
EU: Association of States or European Democracy?
In Memory of Thomas Mann
The Democratic Deficit and the Original Sin of the European Union
A New Kind of International Organisation
Europe and Democracy
The Delors Enigma
What Is the European Union?
BREXIT
Replacing the Westphalian System
The Theory of Democratic Integration
A Citizens' Story of Europe
The European Model of Transnational Governance
Conceptual Suggestions
Conclusion
ECJ President Rings Alarm Bells over Rule of Law
What Is the EU?
As Old as Methuselah
Institutional Backing
The Legal Identity of the European Union
The Core of the Treaties
Neither State Nor Union of States
Terra Incognita
Democracy and the Rule of Law
Why Bother?
EU Court of Justice Closes Democratic Deficit
Democratic Visions
The Westphalian System of International Relations
The Citizens' Perspective
The Return to Westphalia
The Core of the Conditionality Verdicts
The Dutch Detour: The Steep Road from Maastricht to Amsterdam
Europe 1992
Changes of Direction
The Copenhagen Criteria
The Treaty of Amsterdam
Towards a New Model of Transnational Governance.
Amsterdam as Cradle of European Democracy
The Democratisation of the European Union
The Nature of the Beast
The Conditionality Mechanism Verdicts of 16 February 2022
The Council of Europe as a Union of States
Stages towards Ever Closer Union
Exploring the Terra Incognita
Upgrading EU Citizenship Education
In Limbo
European Democracy
Democratic Citizenship Education
Emulating the Westphalian System
Revolutionary Breakthrough
Beyond Westphalia
World Peace
Why the EU Is Not an Empire
The Originality of the EU as a Regional Democracy of States and Citizens
Implications for Foreign Affairs and Global Governance
The Identification of the EU as a New Kind of International Organisation
Neither State….
…nor Union of States
Absolute Sovereignty Destroys Absolutely
Changing Paradigms
The Novelty of the EU
A Union of States and Citizens
A Bird's Eye View
A Democratic International Organisation
Practical Suggestions
A New Vocabulary for a New EU Convention
What Type of Democracy?
Ever Closer Union
Beyond the Conundrum
Preparing for the 2024 Elections for the European Parliament
A New Vocabulary for the Union
Concise Bibliography
Author Information
Endnotes.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
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ISBN:
94-001-1220-3
OCLC:
1372395947

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