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The European Union : How Democratic Is It?.

Taking as its starting point the major issues of democracy which are the ongoing concerns of every liberal Western political system, this volume offers a wide-ranging review of democracy in the European Union. It treats the EU as a new type of political system within the tradition of parliamentary d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Andersen, Svein S., 1952-
Otros Autores: Eliassen, Kjell A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Sage Publications, 1995.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; 1
  • Introduction:Dilemmas, Contradictions and the Future of European Democracy; Part I: Numerical Democracy, Corporative Pluralism and Lobbying in European Politics; 2
  • Euro-parties and European Parties: New Arenas, New Challenges and New Strategies; 3
  • EU-Lobbying: Between Representativity and Effectiveness; 4
  • The Modern West European State and the European Union: Democratic Erosion or a New Kind of Polity?; Part II: EU Policy-making and National Institutions; 5
  • The French EU Decision-making:Between Destabilisation and Adaptation.
  • 6
  • European Union Policy-making and National Institutions
  • the Case of Belgium7
  • Italy: in Need of More EU Democracy; Part III: European Institutions: Legitimacy and Democracy; 8
  • The Role of the Commission; 9
  • The Role of the Council; 10
  • Voting Power Under the EU Constitution; 11
  • The European Parliament; Part IV: The Future of EU Democracy; 12
  • The European Union: 1996 and Beyond
  • a Personal View from the Side-line; 13
  • The Europ.