Democratic Dilemmas of Multilevel Governance

Legitimacy, Representation and Accountability in the European Union

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

AvJ. DeBardeleben,A. Hurrelmann,J. Debardeleben,Joan DeBardeleben,Achim Hurrelmann

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Focusing on the EU, this volume, with a combination of theoretical perspectives and empirical research, examines the problems multilevel governance causes for democratic legitimacy by placing it in a comparative and theoretical context, and explore how challenges faced by the EU compare with those faced by traditional federal systems worldwide.

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Utgivningsdatum2007-09-27
Mått140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieTransformations of the State
Antal sidor255
Upplaga2007
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780230500778

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JOAN DEBARDELEBEN is Director of the Centre for European Studies and Professor of Political Science and of European and Russian Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. After completing a B.A. in Russian Language and Literature, she received her PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. DeBardeleben's research deals with Russian politics, including public opinion, elections, federalism and EU-Russian relations. Recent publications include: Soft or Hard Borders: Managing the Divide in an Enlarged Europe (editor and contributor); 'Russia', in M. Kesselm

List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Preface Introduction; J.DeBardeleben & A.Hurrelman PART ONE: MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES Multilevel Legitimacy: Conceptualizing Legitimacy Relationships Between the EU and National Democracies; A.Hurrelmann Federalism and Democratic Accountability; J.Smith Between Anarchy and Hierarchy: Governance Lessons From Global Economic Institiutions; R.Germain PART TWO: SOCIAL UNDERPINNINGS OF DEMOCRACY IN THE EU Europeanization and Democracy: The Question of Cultural Identity; G.Delanty The Quest for a European Public Sphere: News Media and Democratic Legitimacy; H.Wessler, M.Brüggemann, K.Kleinen-von Königslöw, S.Sifft & A.Wimmel Is There a European Society? Social Conditions for Democracy in the European Union; A.Hurrelmann PART THREE: POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE EU'S MULTILEVEL SYSTEM European Elections and Democratic Accountability: The 2004 Elections to the European Parliament; L.LeDuc National Parliaments and European Integration: Learning to Play the Multilevel Game; T.Raunio Organized Civil Society and Input Legitimacy in the EU; J.Greenwood PART FOUR: EU ENLARGEMENT, DEMOCRACY AND MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE Euroscepticism as a Path for Inclusion: Multilevel Governance in the EU as Seen from the East; D.Ost Gender Equality and Multilevel Governance in East Central Europe; Y.Galligan & S.Clavero Conclusion; J>DeBardeleben & A.Hurrelmann Bibliography Index