Overview

This book explores the mechanisms of political representation and accountability in the European political system, against the backdrop of multiple crises in recent years in the economic, financial, security and immigration fields, which have triggered strong tensions and centrifugal drives inside the EU and among its member states. Exploiting a rich set of new ad hoc collected data covering elite and public opinion orientations and party positions, it investigates how the current politicization of European issues and the asymmetries among member states can challenge the sustainability of the European Union. It examines how existing policy tools were found largely unable to neutralize promptly the negative effects of these crises on the populations, economies and security of the Union and how this suggests the need to reconsider overarching theoretical frameworks and a more in-depth analysis of some crucial mechanisms of the European political system and to go beyond some of the dominant scholarly debates of the past decades. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of the European Union and more broadly to comparative European politics and international relations.

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Author:   Maurizio Cotta (Università di Siena, Italy) ,  Pierangelo Isernia (Università di Siena, Italy)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367354732

ISBN 10:   036735473
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   25 September 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Challenges to the European Representation System – Away from the ‘old normal’? 1. The Changing Political Landscape in Europe 2. The Impact of Eurosceptic Challenger Parties of the Left and Right on Party Competition over Europe 3. Who is to Blame for European Crises? 4. Crisis and the Complex Path of Burden-sharing in the EU 5. When the Going Gets Tough: Who should take responsibility in times of crisis – European or national institutions? 6. Representation at Work: Miller and Stokes go to Brussels 7. A Deliberative Bridge over the Mass-elite Rift: Effects of online deliberation on support for European integration 8. Group Decision-making in a Public Goods Game: A cross-country experiment. Conclusion: Taking up arms against a sea of troubles

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Maurizio Cotta is Senior Professor of Comparative Politics at the Università di Siena, Italy. Pierangelo Isernia is Jean Monnet Professor of Culture and International Relations at the Università di Siena, Italy.

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