The Illusion of Accountability in the European Union (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Gustavsson, Sverker; Persson, Thomas; Karlsson, Christer

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines accountability in the EU from different perspectives and considers whether EU citizens have real opportunities for holding decision-makers accountable. This book critically analyses five arguments which claim there are sufficient means for holding decision-makers to account in the Union. The authors examine:The argument that we should rethink the meaning of accountability in the EU context The claim that there is no accountability deficit in the EU because member states have the power to retrieve all delegated competenciesThe assertion that EU citizens have effective mechanisms for holding those responsible for legislative decision-making to accountThe contention that the arrangements that obtain at present for holding the executive power in the EU to account are acceptableThe belief that the involvement of organised civil society can work as an alternative to traditional forms of accountabilityThe main conclusion is that the current institutional set-up and practice of decision-making in the EU is one that merely creates an illusion of accountability. Using a strict framework focusing on the difference between formal mechanisms and actual opportunities for accountability, this highly coherent volume will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics, especially those interested in the democratic foundations of the European political system.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135220587
• Artikelnr.: 47890695

Autorenporträt

Sverker Gustavsson is Jean Monnet Professor of European political integration at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden. His main research interests are European constitutional affairs, welfare state theory and research policy doctrines. Christer Karlsson is Associate Professor in the Department of Government, Uppsala University. His main research interests are democratic theory, European Union politics and international climate change negotiations. Thomas Persson is Researcher in the Department of Government, Uppsala University. His research interests include the involvement of civil society and interest groups in European Union politics, and the impact of European integration on national political systems.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Examining the Illusion of Accountability 2. Accountability in World
Politics 3. Accountability and Democracy 4. Putting Limits on
Accountability Avoidance 5. Irretrievable Powers and Democratic
Accountability 6. EU Treaty Reform and Accountability 7. Delegation to the
Permanent Representation and Mechanisms of Accountability 8. European
Intelligence Cooperation and Accountability 9. Executive Power and
Accountability in the European Union 10. The European Central Bank -
Independent and Accountable? 11. Civil Society Participation and
Accountability 12. Improving Accountability in the European Union - The
Potential Role of NGOs 13. Taking Accountability Seriously