Democratizing the European Union: Issues for the Twenty-first CenturyCatherine Hoskyns, Michael Newman The European Union's "democratic deficit" and ways that might be found to resolve it are hot issues in both academic debate and practical politics. Democratizing the European Union offers a fresh approach to this subject by bringing together a diverse range of authors who have been actively involved either in analyzing the activities of the European Union or participating in them. The contributors go beyond a primarily institutional approach by highlighting issues having to do with values, participation, and exclusion. Collectively this volume also transcends the limitations of abstract theory. Embracing a range of perspectives, and including discussions of major contemporary challenges, such as enlargement and economic and monetary union, this book contains a detailed analysis of the response of New Labour to the democratization debate. The contributions include: Sue Cohen, "Social Solidarity in the Delors Period"; Sverker Gustavsson, "Reconciling Suprastatism and Accountability: A View from Sweden"; Stefano Fella, "A Europe of the Peoples? New Labour and Democratizing the EU"; John Lambert and Catherine Hoskyns, "How Democratic is the European Parliament?"; Valerio Lintner, "Controlling Monetary Union"; Mary Kaldor, "Eastern Enlargement and Democracy"; Richard Kuper, "Democratization: A Constitutionalizing Process"; and Catherine Hoskyns, "Democratizing the EU: Evidence and Argument." Democratizing the European Union is essential reading for all those with an interest in the EU and broader questions of democracy. It is also particularly useful for students of European Studies and practitioners involved in EU policymaking and lobbying. Catherine Hoskyns is Jean Monnet Professor of European Studies at Coventry University. She is the author of Integrating Gender: Women, Law and Politics in the European Union, and her articles have appeared in the European Journal of Women's Studies and Women's Philosophy Review. Michael Newman is Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration Studies and a professor of politics at the University of North London. He is the author of Democracy, Sovereignty and the European Union, Harold Laski: A Political Biography, and Socialism and European Unity. |
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... making the event possible and to the par- ticipants for making it a success . We also want to thank all the authors ... Policy Central and. Acknowledgements.
... policy , this implies an important new stage in the erosion of domestic autonomy . At the same time the independence ... development . - The historical context The structure and policy - making system of the EU bear the imprint of the ...
... policy- making system was generally accepted . However , the accession of states , such as Britain , which were less communautaire than the original members , and recurrent economic recessions after the end of the long boom in the early ...
... decisions should be able to partici- pate equally and openly in the deliberative process by which policy outcomes are ... policy - making . It therefore follows that it is better to restrict supranational democracy by maintaining the EU ...
... policy - making evades democratic participation or control at any level . If democratization is a fundamental goal , it cannot therefore be pursued solely in rela- tion to the member states and must also involve the EU as a whole . Some ...
Contents
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SVERKER GUSTAVSSON | 39 |
STEFANO FELLA | 65 |
Blair and the intergovernmental conference of 199697 | 76 |
JOHN LAMBERT AND CATHERINE HOSKYNS | 93 |
Accountability mismanagement and fraud | 104 |
The issue of democracy | 112 |
MARY KALDOR | 139 |
Eastern enlargement and democracy | 147 |
a constitutionalizing process | 156 |
CATHERINE HOSKYNS | 176 |
Index | 204 |
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Democratizing the European Union: Issues for the Twenty-first Century Catherine Hoskyns Limited preview - 2000 |