After the participative and deliberative turns in both democratic theory and EU studies, we are currently witnessing a representative turn to which this volume contributes by addressing the relation between representation and democracy in the EU. Although in the Lisbon Treaty the EU conceives itself as a representative democracy, the meaning of this concept in a supranational polity is far from clear either in theory or practice. Instead, the historically contingent link between representation and democracy is today severely challenged by various processes of diversification at all levels...
After the participative and deliberative turns in both democratic theory and EU studies, we are currently witnessing a representative turn to which...
In recent years the financial and economic crisis of 2008 9 has progressed into an equally important political and democratic crisis of the EU. These troubled times have set the framework to re-assess a number of important questions in regard to representative democracy in the EU, such as the normative foundation of political representation, the institutional relationship between representatives and represented, the link between democracy and representation and new arenas and actors.
This book examines the diverse avenues through which different sorts of actors have expressed their...
In recent years the financial and economic crisis of 2008 9 has progressed into an equally important political and democratic crisis of the EU. The...
This book explores the various ways in which citizens are represented in EU policy-making. Most accounts naturally focus on the European Parliament as the prime source of democratic representation. This collection focuses instead on four other channels that are as and often more important: namely, representation via governments, national parliaments, civil society organisations and directly, via referenda. Based on original research, the book combines democratic theory with detailed empirical analysis to provide an innovative, timely and up-to-date evaluation of the nature of representation...
This book explores the various ways in which citizens are represented in EU policy-making. Most accounts naturally focus on the European Parliament as...
In recent years the financial and economic crisis of 2008 9 has progressed into an equally important political and democratic crisis of the EU. These troubled times have set the framework to re-assess a number of important questions in regard to representative democracy in the EU, such as the normative foundation of political representation, the institutional relationship between representatives and represented, the link between democracy and representation and new arenas and actors.
This book examines the diverse avenues through which different sorts of actors have expressed their...
In recent years the financial and economic crisis of 2008 9 has progressed into an equally important political and democratic crisis of the EU. The...
This book looks at how agricultural, environmental and anti-poverty organisations engage with EU affairs; the ways they conceive of interest representation and the strategies they choose to represent their constituencies across the regional, national and European levels of governance; and how being engaged with the EU affects them. Taking a subjective approach in which the perceptions of civil society actors are centre-stage, it breaks new ground in covering the different levels of governance and combining representation theory with EU studies. Kroger finds that these groups for the most part...
This book looks at how agricultural, environmental and anti-poverty organisations engage with EU affairs; the ways they conceive of interest represent...
