Understanding Democracy in the European Union - Peter Jancárik

During its rather short history, the notion ofdemocratic deficit has become both a buzzword among scholars andpoliticians, and a kind of dirty word in the language of European integration. This book provides a discourse analysis of thiscategory that is often taken for granted or as given, and generallyperceived as an unpleasant characteristic of the European project. Furthermore,the question of the European polity's nature cannot be omitted anddefining what the European Union is stands for another major area ofanalysis. Finally, the traces of European constitutionalism, itsviability or futility, are examined in the light of these findings. This bookargues that the democratic deficit in the EU is often over-rated, notso well established as a concept, and its importance ranges according towhat the EU is, and what it can or cannot be.

Tytuł: Understanding Democracy in the European Union
Autor:

Peter Jancárik

Data wydania: styczeń 2009
Wydawca: VDM Verlag
Liczba stron: 60
ISBN: 3639121155
EAN: 9783639121155
Wymiary: 221 x 154 x 10