Democracy and the European Union

324 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Democracy and the European Union: Challenges.- A EU Institutions.- 1 Is it Really Possible to Democratize the Euro-Polity?.- 2 Democracy and Governance in the European Union.- 3 Democratic Legitimacy and the Role of the Commission.- 4 The EU Intergovernmental Conference 1996/97: The Moment of Constitutional Choice for a Democratic Europe?.- 5 Double Asymmetry as Normative Challenge.- B Historical and Comparative Perspectives.- 6 Democracy in Multicultural Societies and Multinational Settings.- 7 How to Create Supra-National Institutions Democratically. Some Reflections on the European Union's 'Democratic Deficit'.- C Political Theory for the European Union.- 8 The Problem of Autonomy and Democracy in a Complex Polity: the European Union.- 9 Individuality and the EU Project.- 10 Fatherland Europe? On European and National Identity and Democratic Sovereignty.- 11 Democracy and Federalism in the European Union.- 12 The Normative Challenge of a European Polity: Cosmopolitan and Communitarian Models Compared, Criticised and Combined.- D Conclusion.- 13 Should the European Union Become More Democratic?.- List of Authors.- Index of Names.

• Reihe: Ethical Economy
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie
• ISBN: 9783540634577
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.11.1997
• Größe: 241 x 160 mm
• Verlag: Springer
• Herausgegeben von: Andreas Follesdal, Peter Koslowski