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. This book offers a fresh approach to the subject by bringing together a diverse range of authors who have been actively involved either in analyzing the activities of the EU or in participating in them. It goes beyond a primarily institutional approach by highlighting the less obvious barriers to participation experienced by those campaigning for the rights of disadvantaged groups. |
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... democracy in the CEECS , then consider the problems of enlargement ; in the last section I will develop the concept of a European democratic space . Democracy in the CEECS The political criteria for membership of the EU include democ ...
... democracy in the CEECS , then consider the problems of enlargement ; in the last section I will develop the concept of a European democratic space . Democracy in the CEECS The political criteria for membership of the EU include democ ...
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... democracy experienced in the CEECS are shared in Western Europe , albeit to a lesser extent . Could a movement for pan- European democracy remobilize political energies and generate a new sense of political identity at a European level ...
... democracy experienced in the CEECS are shared in Western Europe , albeit to a lesser extent . Could a movement for pan- European democracy remobilize political energies and generate a new sense of political identity at a European level ...
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... democracy . And it is pre- cisely failures at both these levels , associated with the develop- ments at suprastate level discussed above ... democracy is consent . But A CONSTITUTIONALIZING PROCESS 163 Democracy and citizenship in Europe.
... democracy . And it is pre- cisely failures at both these levels , associated with the develop- ments at suprastate level discussed above ... democracy is consent . But A CONSTITUTIONALIZING PROCESS 163 Democracy and citizenship in Europe.
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