Overview

It is widely believed that the European Union suffers from a democratic deficit. This then raises a fundamental question: can democracy ever be applied to decision-making bodies beyond the nation-state? How we conceive of democracy itself is essential to how we understand its deficit, and this book, with its impressive array of highly influential contributors, presents a theoretical approach which enables us to think of democracy at a supra-national level. Bringing together the ideas of major thinkers such as Bellamy, Habermas, Joerges and Schlesinge, Democracy in the European Union presents pioneering and original work on a key issue in contemporary politics. With in-depth analysis from high-calibre writers, this book is a unique contribution to debates about democracy and the European Union, for all upper-level undergraduate and graduate students of politics, European studies, democratic studies, and international relations, as well as professionals and policy-makers.

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Author:   Erik Oddvar Eriksen ,  John Erik Fossum ,  Erik Oddvar Eriksen (University of Oslo, Norway)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9780415225922

ISBN 10:   0415225922
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   20 January 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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The editors have done an excellent job of organizing the volume into a coherent whole (a result not always achieved with edited collections) and framing and assessing the main themes in introductory and concluding chapters...The book's rich theoretical discussions, linked to ample historical and institutional examples, provide provacative material for scholars interested in the EU in particular and in problems of postnational integration in general.. <br>-Forest L. Grieves, University of Montana <br>

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Erik Oddvar Eriksen is professor at ARENA, University of Oslo, and senior-researcher at LOS Centre, University of Bergen. John Erik Fossum is an associate professor in the department of Administration and Organisation Theory, at the University of Bergen, Norway.

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