What's Wrong with the European Union and How to Fix It

Informationen zum Autor Simon Hix is a British political scientist and Harold Laski Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Klappentext Das Werk benennt zentrale Probleme der wichtigsten europäischen Organisation. Verfasst für eine breite Leserschaft sowie Studierende, ist es leicht zugänglich und spiegelt aktuelle Debatten wider. Ein engagiertes Werk, das sich für einen konstruktiven Wandel der EU stark macht. Zusammenfassung The European Union seems incapable of undertaking economic reforms and defining its place in the world. Public apathy towards the EU is also increasing, as citizens feel isolated from the institutions in Brussels and see no way to influence European level decisions. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures, tables and boxes vi Preface ix List of abbreviations xi 1. Introduction 1 2. Why the European Union is more necessary than ever 8 PART I: THE DIAGNOSIS 29 3. Policy gridlock 31 4. Lack of popular legitimacy 50 5. A democratic deficit 67 PART II: THE CURE 87 6. The case for 'limited democratic politics' in the EU 89 7. How the EU is ready for limited democratic politics 110 8. Encouraging democratic politics in the EU 137 9. A scenario: the 2009 European Commission President contest 166 10. Conclusion and response to potential critiques 179 Notes 193 References 200 Index 208

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Hix, Simon Hix, Simon (Professor of European and Comparative Politics Hix, Hix Simon
• Verlag: Polity Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 27.01.2008
• EAN: 9780745642055
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-4205-5
• Seiten: 228
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 210 mm x 16 mm
• Serien: PWWS - Polity Whats Wrong series; What's Wrong?; Polity What's Wrong Series; What's Wrong?; PWWS - Polity Whats Wrong series
• Themen: Sachbuch; Sozialarbeit, Volkswirtschaft, Politikwissenschaft, Sozialpolitik, Volkswirtschaftslehre, Political Science, Economics, Social Policy, Social Policy & Welfare, Sozialpolitik u. Wohlfahrt, Allg. Politikwissenschaft, Economics Special Topics, Spezialthemen Volkswirtschaftslehre