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This book addresses the question of political legitimacy in the European Union from the much neglected angle of political responsibility. It develops an original communitarian approach to legitimacy based on Alasdair MacIntyre's ethics of virtues and practices, that can be contrasted with preva...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tsakatika, Myrto
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Politics and government.
Legitimacy of governments.
Constitutional law.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Droit constitutionnel > Pays de l'Union europeenne.
Legitimite des gouvernements > Pays de l'Union europeenne.
Constitutional law > European Union countries.
Legitimacy of governments > European Union countries.
European Union countries.
European Union countries > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book addresses the question of political legitimacy in the European Union from the much neglected angle of political responsibility. It develops an original communitarian approach to legitimacy based on Alasdair MacIntyre's ethics of virtues and practices, that can be contrasted with prevalent liberal-egalitarian and neo-republican approaches. Tsakatika argues that a 'responsibility deficit', quite distinct from the often discussed 'democratic deficit', can be diagnosed in the European Union. This is documented in chapters that provide in-depth analysis of accountability, transparency and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (160 pages).
ISBN:9781847792365

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