Democratic Governance and European Integration: Linking Societal and State Processes of Democracy - Couverture rigide

 
9781845424480: Democratic Governance and European Integration: Linking Societal and State Processes of Democracy
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1845424484 ISBN 13 : 9781845424480
Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

As the power and scope of the European Union moves further, beyond traditional forms of international cooperation between sovereign states, it is important to analyse how these developments are impacting upon national institutions and processes of democratic representation and legitimacy in the member countries. The authors in this book identify four core processes of democratic governance present in any democratic political system that link societal and state processes of decision-making: opinion formation, interest intermediation, national executive decision-making and national parliamentary scrutiny.

From a normative perspective they discuss what impacts this process of Europeanization has on democracy in the evolving system. They conclude that more changes are seen within the state-centric than in the societal-centred processes of democracy, thus the public seems to have been 'left behind' in the process of constructing Europe. The empirical research and normative discussion presented in this book are designed to further our knowledge concerning the Europeanization of social and state processes of democracy and to contribute to the continuing dialogue on democracy in the European Union.

This book will be of great interest to academics and researchers of political science, public policy and international relations, as well as those interested in European studies and comparative politics.

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À propos de l?auteur

Edited by Ronald Holzhacker, Senior Lecturer, Comparative Political Science and International Relations, University of Groningen, The Netherlands and Erik Albæk, Professor of Political Science and Journalism, University of Southern Denmark

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Éditeur
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1845424484
ISBN 13 
9781845424480
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
296
Éditeur
Holzhacker Ronald, Albaek Erik
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Personne responsable
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