Political Representation and European Union Governance

Herausgeber: Mair, Peter; Thomassen, Jacques

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Confronts and discusses different conceptions of political representation and their application to the system of multi-level governance in the European Union. This book assesses both the effectiveness and legitimacy of the channels of political representation which have developed in the EU.

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This book confronts and discusses different conceptions of political representation with respect to their application to the system of multi-level governance in the European Union. This book was based on a special issue of Journal of European Public Policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9780415582940
• ISBN-10: 0415582946
• Artikelnr.: 30206547

Autorenporträt

Peter Mair is Professor of comparative politics at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Jacques Thomassen is distinguished Professor of politics at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Democracy without Democracy?: Can the EU's Democratic 'Outputs' be
Separated from the Democratic 'Inputs' Provided by Competitive Parties and
Majority Rule? 2. Political Representation and Government in the European
Union 3. The European Parliament: One Parliament, Several Modes of
Political Representation on the Ground? 4. Consistent Choice Sets? The
Stances of Political Parties towards European Integration in 10 Central
East European Democracies, 2003-2007 5. With or Without You? Revisiting
territorial state-bypassing in EU interest representation 6. Civil Society
and EU Democracy: 'Astroturf' Representation? 7. The EU's many
Representative Modes: Colliding? Cohering?